Conditions Of Participation Stage For Active Fire Framework
Framework Description
Nottingham Community Housing Association (NCHA) is procuring a fire safety framework for its homes, split into four lots: fire risk assessments, fire door inspections, active fire servicing, maintenance and replacement, and access control. The procurement is at its conditions of participation stage, the Procurement Act 2023 step where NCHA checks that bidders meet its minimum requirements before inviting tenders.
Context & Use Case
NCHA will use the framework to keep its residential properties compliant with fire safety law: assessing risk, inspecting fire doors, keeping active fire systems working and managing access control. Separating the disciplines into lots lets the association appoint specialists in each area rather than relying on one general contractor, and to compare cost and performance within each discipline.
Scope of Services
Lot: Fire Risk Assessments Lot: Fire Door Inspections Lot: Active Fire Servicing, Maintenance and Replacement Lot: Access Control Defect reporting and remediation
Lots
Yes: Fire Risk Assessments, Fire Door Inspections, Active Fire Servicing/Maintenance/Replacement, Access Control
Who Can Apply
Suits fire safety specialists: risk assessors, fire door inspectors, active fire system engineers and access control installers, each bidding for the lot that matches their accreditations. The procurement is at its conditions of participation stage, so firms that want a place should respond while that stage is open; a formal tender follows.
Buyer Benefits
For a housing association, fire safety failures carry serious consequences for residents and with regulators, so NCHA values contractors with recognised certification and clear records of work. A multi-lot framework lets it buy each discipline from proven specialists while keeping one consistent route for compliance work across its homes.
Next Steps
Search Find a Tender for NCHA's active fire notice and note the conditions of participation deadline. Prepare evidence for your chosen lot: accreditations, insurance, financial information and housing references are typical for this work. Passing this stage leads to the invitation to tender, so start drafting method statements and pricing now.
How Athena Can Help
Conditions of participation are largely pass or fail, so a missing certificate can end your bid early. Athena can check your submission against NCHA's requirements and assemble policies and accreditation evidence through our framework application service.
For the tender stage, our bid writing team can build method statements for your lot and win themes around resident safety, and our guidance on Procurement Act bids explains what the new regime expects at each step.
