Efficiency East Midlands Ltd (EEM) is a not for profit consortium which establishes and manages a range of framework and DPS agreements. Our membership has now grown to 294 public sector organisations including housing associations and ALMO's, Local Authorities, NHS trusts, Education Providers, Blue Light Services, Government Agencies and Charities.
EEM have also established a formal collaboration with 3 like-minded procurement consortia
-Westworks, South East Consortium and Advantage South West.
The membership list for these three consortia may be obtained from the following website
addresses:
(https://www.westworks.org.uk)
(https://www.southeastconsortium.org.uk)
(https://www.advantagesouthwest.co.uk)
EEM have conducted this tender exercise to procure a Passive Fire Protection Framework to replace the existing Framework which will expire late 2022. The Framework will provide EEM Members with a provision for their Passive Fire Protection including but not limited to:
Carrying out surveys, fire door installs and repairs, compartmental surveys and remedial works, covering high and low rise buildings.
The Framework agreement will be for a period of 48 months, running from Monday 21st November 2022 to 20th November 2026.
A maximum of 8 Contractors were appointed onto each of the geographical lots of the Framework, ensuring that all our member's requirements are covered taking into consideration the range of locations our members are located in.
The Framework enables EEM to cover the UK under the following sub lots:
Lot 1 has been created to support Members with the geographical area Midlands.
Lot 2 has been created to support Members with the geographical area London.
Lot 3 has been created to support Members on a National basis.
The Framework will provide EEM Members with a route to procure the services, but not be
restricted to the following list:
• Fire Risk Assessment (FRA)
• Fire Protection Consultancy
• Passive Fire Protection strategy and advice.
• CDM & Building Regulation Assistant Management including designing.
• Fire Engineers Services.
• Supply and fit of fire doorset and associated areas including and fire door repairs.
• Building escape route surveys.
• Compartmentation survey and projects.
• Fire Signage
• EWS Forms (External Wall Systems) process and forms.
• Expert Witness Advice.
• Low rise cladding services
• High rise cladding services
All works must comply to the current safety regulations standards. All installs, refurbishment
works or FRA services have a purpose of enhancing quality performance whilst reducing long
term issues and delivering a compliant solutions with value for money. There are some
passive fire principles, that we are to ensure our Member are provided with from any calls off
from this Framework:
• Protecting escape routes by keeping safe waypoints
• Protecting building integrity
• Resisting heat conduction (insulation)
The Framework will provide EEM Members with a route to procure the services, but not be restricted to the following list:
• Fire Risk Assessment (FRA)
• Fire Protection Consultancy
• Passive Fire Protection strategy and advice.
• CDM & Building Regulation Assistant Management including designing.
• Fire Engineers Services.
• Supply and fit of fire doorset and associated areas including and fire door repairs.
• Building escape route surveys.
• Compartmentation survey and projects.
• Fire Signage
• EWS Forms (External Wall Systems) process and forms.
• Expert Witness Advice.
• Low rise cladding services
• High rise cladding services
All works must comply to the current safety regulations standards.
The Framework will provide EEM Members with a route to procure the services, but not be restricted to the following list:
• Fire Risk Assessment (FRA)
• Fire Protection Consultancy
• Passive Fire Protection strategy and advice.
• CDM & Building Regulation Assistant Management including designing.
• Fire Engineers Services.
• Supply and fit of fire doorset and associated areas including and fire door repairs.
• Building escape route surveys.
• Compartmentation survey and projects.
• Fire Signage
• EWS Forms (External Wall Systems) process and forms.
• Expert Witness Advice.
• Low rise cladding services
• High rise cladding services
All works must comply to the current safety regulations standards.