AwardedAwarded 13 March 2026

RBC - Fire Safety and Compliance

Reading Borough Council · Local authority

In brief

Reading Borough Council awarded construction work to DDS (International) Limited and Atlantic Fire Ltd on 13 March 2026.

It is split into 3 lots, so a supplier can bid for part of the work.

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

What the notice says

Reading Borough Council are seeking providers to deliver a range of fire safety and compliance related goods, works and services, including: Lot 1 - Risk assessments, Inspections and surveys • Fire risk assessments • Building Fabric Fire compartmentation surveys • Fire door (flat entrance and communal) inspections. Lot 2 - Remediation works • Fire door-set supply (with Primary Test Evidence) • Fire door installation and compartmentation remedial works Lot 3 - Fire Safety Equipment (Active & Passive) Maintenance. • Fire alarm and refuge alarm maintenance • Emergency lights maintenance • Wet and dry riser maintenance • Fire extinguisher maintenance • Automatic opening smoke ventilation maintenance • Fire sprinklers and misting systems maintenance • Bin chute maintenance The required goods, works and services are to be provided and carried out across the entirety of the high, medium and low risk blocks of flats, houses of multiple occupancy (HMOs), sheltered housing schemes and supported housing stock within the portfolio managed by Reading Borough Council.

Lots

LotTradeValue
Lot 1——
Lot 2——
Lot 3——

Who won

WinnerLotValueDates
DDS (International) Limited (SME)
13 bids received
Lot 1£600,000
Awarded 12 September 2025
16 February 2026 to 15 February 2028
Atlantic Fire Ltd (SME)
18 bids received
Lot 2£1,600,000
Awarded 12 September 2025
15 February 2026 to 14 February 2028
Atlantic Fire Ltd (SME)
7 bids received
Lot 3£1,480,000
Awarded 2 February 2026
16 March 2026 to 15 March 2028

Values as the award notice gives them, excluding VAT where stated.

Timeline

  1. Contract award notice · UK6, notice 010157-2026
  2. Contract details notice · UK7, notice 051154-2026

About the buyer

Procurements

62

Awards

30

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From notice 010157-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 4 February 2026, last updated 1 June 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.