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Controlled Door Entry & Fire Safety Equipment Servicing and Maintenance

London Borough of Tower Hamlets · Local authority

In brief

London Borough of Tower Hamlets has announced plans to buy fire safety and construction work. This is an early notice: there is nothing to bid on yet, but it tells you a tender may follow.

The estimated value is £3,600,000 excluding VAT.

The contract runs for 4 years, starting 1 October 2026.

The buyer says it is suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.

Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.

Can I win this?

Competition

Typical: a median of 3 bids per contract for this buyer (from 29 awards in the last 12 months).

What the notice says

The London Borough of Tower Hamlets (LBTH) is preparing to procure servicing and maintenance contracts for door entry and fire safety equipment across its housing stock, covering sheltered housing, general needs blocks. This contract is for the repair and maintenance of all door entry systems and ad-hoc minor upgrades as required. The maintenance of new door entry systems installed under the capital programme; repairs and maintenance of existing CCTV systems; maintenance, servicing and compliance requirements for automated gates; repairs and maintenance of communal tv aerials; repairs and maintenance of existing IRS systems; and a life-cycle condition report on existing systems to inform future planned maintenance and capital programs. Please note, this notice is not a call for competition or a commitment to procure. Participation in this market engagement will not prejudice future involvement in any subsequent procurement process and does not commit LBTH to running a competitive tender process in the future.

How to bid

  1. Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
  2. Register your organisation on the Central Digital Platform (through Find a Tender) if you have not already. Suppliers need to be registered to take part in procurements under the Procurement Act 2023.
  3. Follow the submission instructions in the notice; it does not name an e-tendering portal.

Timeline

  1. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 078649-2025

About the buyer

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From notice 078649-2025 on Find a Tender, first published 1 December 2025. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.