Intruder Alarms Servicing and Maintenance Contract – North Tyneside

The Service to be provided by the Contractor comprises of the servicing and maintenance of Intruder Alarms at all of the Council’s buildings within the Borough of North Tyneside. Details of the equipment and its locations are contained in the survey and schedule documents which is attached as Appendix 1 in the tender pack. The Contractor shall carry out planned preventive maintenance, generally in accordance with BS 4737 Parts 1, 3 & 4 at the locations in accordance with the Programme of Work. Tenderers must be a registered member of NSI National Approved Council of Security Systems (NACOSS) and be a NSI ARC (Alarm Receiving Centre) to be eligible to apply for this contract. Successfully awarded Contractors will be required to work together with North Tyneside Council (the Authority) to drive improvements and support the aims and ambitions of the Contract. Following this tender exercise, it is envisaged that 3 Contractors will be appointed to the Framework, for repairs, servicing and minor replacement installs only. No new installations will be required under this framework. The awarded position on the Frameworks, known as the rank order, will form the basis of a non-binding call off agreement, whereby all works up to the indicated threshold of £10 Thousand will also be offered to the first ranked Contractor as a Direct Award. A Contractor declining the offered work will then trigger the works to be offered to the Contractor next in rank order as a Direct Award. Any works exceeding £10 Thousand will be deemed as a new installation and will not be required through this Framework. Following this either mini competitions will be carried out annually or direct awards will be carried out.