DSF-Overhaul/Refresh of Scottish Government Fire Safety Guides

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The Scottish Government has a requirement to place a contract with an external service provider for the provision of DSF-Overhaul/Refresh of Scottish Government Fire Safety Guides. Lot 1: The aim of this project is to carry out an overhaul of the current suite of fire safety guidance documents (listed below) in Scotland. This requirement stems from feedback from various internal and external Fire Safety stakeholders on current guidance. This feedback highlighted that the current fire safety guides are out of date in some places, require additional sector-specific guidance, are not always workable for both dutyholders (who may not be experts but are using them to complete fire risk assessments) and also assessors and other experts who do use these guides. It also follows changes to the Building Standards Technical Handbooks, follows on from the Cameron House Fatal Accident Inquiry findings and also the Scottish Government’s Grenfell phase two report response. As a result, an overhaul/refresh of the Scottish Government’s guides by external experts is required. This guidance is required to be sector specific, tailoring to different building types where identified and appropriate.