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
| Lot | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Lot 1 | — | — |
| Lot 2 | — | — |
| Lot 3 | — | — |
Who won
| Winner | Lot | Value | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
- Contract award notice · UK6, notice 010157-2026
- Contract details notice · UK7, notice 051154-2026
About the buyer
Reading Borough CouncilLast 12 months
Procurements
55Awards
27Suppliers it has used most for construction
- Atlantic Fire Ltd1 contract
- C W G Group Ltd1 contract
- C.L.C. Contractors Limited1 contract
- DDS (International) Limited1 contract
- Hugh LS McConnell Ltd1 contract
Similar open tenders
All open construction tenders- £60kestimated
- £75kestimated
- £154kestimated
- £1.6mestimated
- Value not stated
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.