Leeds Jewish Housing Association Fire Door Repairs and Replacement

Leeds Jewish Housing Association (LJHA) is a Registered Social Landlord based in north Leeds who provide affordable housing to a predominantly Jewish community. LJHA own and manage in excess of 500 properties within the LS17 district. As part of the associations ongoing fire safety works, repairs and replacements to the associations fire doors are required to meet the requirements of the Regulatory Reform Order 2005 and Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022. Suitably qualified contractors with third party accreditation within the fire safety sector are being invited to tender on a range of ‘schedule of works’ (SOWs) based upon the findings and recommendations from the fire door inspection regime in accordance with the specification enclosed within the tender documents. Typical examples of the work types include the following: a) Replacement fire doors and frames b) Replacement fire door ironmongery (hinges, letter boxes, locks etc) c) Fire door signage (Keep Closed, Keep Locked etc) d) Replacement intumescent strips and cold smoke seals e) Replacement overhead door closers The project is to be delivered over three financial years and the project will be prioritised based upon the risks associated with each scheme. Although the project is primarily a planned maintenance programme, the client may offer works on a reactive basis. Some devises such as door closers and locking mechanisms are electronic and connected to other systems such as fire detection and door entry. The contractor is to ensure that they have the relevant technical expertise to undertake works of this nature.