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VIVID Fire Risk Assessments

Awarded to DDS (INTERNATIONAL) LIMITED

VIVID Housing Ltd(buyer)

Published
Published 14 August 2025
Deadline
Closed 24 September 2025

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Overview

VIVID Housing Ltd awarded a £3 million contract to DDS (INTERNATIONAL) LIMITED on 11 November 2025 for fire risk assessments covering common areas of residential blocks, community centres, sheltered schemes, and commercial units across VIVID's stock in Hampshire, Surrey, and Wiltshire. The work encompasses both occupied and vacant properties within the housing association's portfolio.

Contracting authority

  • 5 live opportunities · 30 awarded contracts

    Portsmouth, United Kingdom

    GB-MPR: 7544

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Key details

Country
United Kingdom
Status
In delivery
Category
Services
Estimated value
£3,000,000
Procedure
Open procedure
Rules
Procurement Act 2023
SME suitable
Yes
Published
14 August 2025
Questions by
17 September 2025
Deadline
Closed
Classification (CPV)
Fire-detection systemsFire-alarm systemsFire-alarm system installation workFire-prevention installation worksFire and explosion protection and control consultancy services

Award outcome

Awarded value
£3,000,000
Award date
11 November 2025
Contract period
1 January 2026 → 31 December 2028
Contract length
3 years
Could run to
1 March 2032
Bids received
13
Winner
  • DDS (INTERNATIONAL) LIMITED

This contract ends on 31 December 2028, or 1 March 2032 if every extension is used.

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About the winner

DDS (INTERNATIONAL) LIMITED

Based in
Sittingbourne
Public contracts won
5
Across UK and EU notices

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Competition and scoring

Bids received

13

7 from SMEs

Open and restricted tenders in Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting drew a median of 4 bids over the last 24 months; 13% received only one.

How bids were scored

Price 30% · Quality 70%

  • Quality70%
  • Price30%

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Market context

Typical award in Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting

£112,389

Median of 1,595 awards in the last 24 months

This award is 26.7× the median.

VIVID Housing Ltd in the last 12 months

37

contracts awarded, worth £70,309,460 in total

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Notice history

Every published notice in this contracting process, newest first.

  1. Contract

    9 February 2026

  2. Contract

    16 January 2026

  3. Tender Update

    18 August 2025

  4. Contract Notice

    15 August 2025

  5. Prior Information Notice

    14 August 2025

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