Provision of Fire Risk Assessment Surveys

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Overview 1.1 Halton Borough Council requires a specialist consultant to undertake fire risk assessment surveys on a number of properties within our portfolio, primarily focusing on school buildings, but this may be widened out to include any other type of property within the portfolio in due course. 1.2 The contract is to initially be for a 3 year period with the possibility of a further extension of up to 1 year. A full fire risk assessment is to be undertaken in year 1 in accordance with the guidance given in this document, in subsequent years the consultant is to undertake a review of the survey previously undertaken, which should be updated as necessary. 1.3 The surveys are to be undertaken in order to comply with the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 (the Order). 2.0 Requirements 2.1 The surveys should be carried out in accordance with the HM Governments guidance document Fire Safety -Risk Assessment in Educational Premises and should follow the basic 5 steps of good fire risk assessments which are as follows:- a Identify the hazard b Identify the people at risk c Evaluate, remove, reduce and protect from risk d Record, plan, inform, instruct and train. e Review Please register at www.The-Chest.org.uk to view Request for Quotation documents and to submit a bid. Please use the Question and Answer facility on the Chest website for any queries.