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Portable Misting Systems - Maintenance, Monitoring, Removals and Installation

Derby Homes · Housing

In brief

Derby Homes has announced plans to buy this contract. This is an early notice: there is nothing to bid on yet, but it tells you a tender may follow.

The notice does not state a value.

The contract runs for 2 years, up to 5 years with extensions, starting 2 September 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 5 awards in the last 12 months).

What the notice says

Derby Homes is an Arm's Length Management Organisation (ALMO) and is a 100% owned subsidiary of Derby City Council. It was created in 2002 to manage and maintain the Council's domestic housing stock. The function of the management and maintenance is delegated to Derby Homes, but the Council retains ownership of the housing stock, and all tenants are Council tenants. Derby Homes are running this preliminary market engagement activity to identify suppliers who maybe able to provide monitoring, maintenance, repair and replacement of current holding of Portable Misting Systems manufactured by Surefire. The provider must be an approved contractor with Surefire. Derby Homes would require that the system is to be monitored, and the emergency response warning call goes directly to Derbyshire Fire and Rescue Service and not via a third party. The provider should be able to access the Enterprise Information System (EIS) operated by Derbyshire Fire and Rescue Service. Provision for the storage of the portable misting systems is required. Derby Homes would be provided with a completed service report and other relevant reports. The equipment is required to ensure the safety of vulnerable and immobile tenants, deemed at risk, from the outbreak of a fire.

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 050956-2026

About the buyer

From notice 050956-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 29 May 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.