The Fire Safety Systems Repair and Maintenance contract ensures the statutory inspections and required remedial work are carried out to the Council's fire safety systems such as: fire extinguishers; sprinklers; fire detectors; and emergency lighting.
This contract had been in place for 5 years and ended on 1 June 2019.
In order to maintain legislative compliance regarding fire safety systems the contract was re-tendered.
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The council normal procurement process was followed. Over 15 submissions were evaluated and Pyrotec evidenced the best value for money.
The decision was made by the Assistant Chief Executive using delegated powers under Council's constitution to award the contract as its value sum would be above £500k but below £1m.

The decision was to award Pyrotec with the contract for three years with the option to extend for a further two years