Service market

Fire stopping contracts

UK public sector · 136 contracts awarded in the 12 months to 6 October 2026

Covering 600+ buyer portals · 5 years of records · Updated 6 October 2026 · How we count

Contracts awarded
136
Last 12 months
Median contract
£177k
Recorded value
Recorded value
£129m
113 of 113 main-service contracts have a published value
Buyers
94
Suppliers
106

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What stands out

  • The five suppliers that won the most fire stopping contracts took 19% of them (26 of 136).
  • Contracts awarded per quarter held steady across the period.
  • The median contract, £177k, is 28% above the median across construction & trades contracts (£139k).
  • South East had the most contracts: 27, or 20% of the total.

Who buys fire stopping

By contracts awarded, the 12 months to 6 October 2026.

  1. 1UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)6 contracts
  2. 2VIVID Housing Limited5 contracts
  3. 3Aster Group4 contracts
  4. 4HOUSING 214 contracts
  5. 5Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust4 contracts
  6. 6Clarion Housing Group3 contracts
  7. 7Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust3 contracts
  8. 8The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust3 contracts
  9. 9West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust3 contracts
  10. 10Oxford Brookes University3 contracts

Top fire stopping contractors by contracts won

The 12 months to 6 October 2026.

  1. 1Bell Group10 contracts
  2. 2Golden Thread Fire Delay Ltd7 contracts
  3. 3Harmony Fire Limited4 contracts
  4. 4CLC Group3 contracts
  5. 5Sureserve Fire & Electrical3 contracts
  6. 6ABCA Systems Ltd3 contracts
  7. 7Airport Facilities Maintenance Limited3 contracts
  8. 8Kale Interiors Ltd3 contracts
  9. 9Ark Fire Protection Limited2 contracts
  10. 10Ian Williams Limited2 contracts

Latest and largest awards

Each links to the official notice.

Latest

Largest

Contracts awarded by quarter

28Q4 2025*41Q1 202626Q2 202640Q3 20261Q4 2026*
* part quarter

Where the contracts were awarded

England 128 · Scotland 5 · Wales 3

South East27South West20London17East of England16Yorkshire and The Humber12North East8North West8East Midlands6Scotland5West Midlands4Wales3UK-wide or not stated10

What is included

Compartmentation surveys and installation or repair of passive fire protection: fire stopping, cavity barriers, penetration seals, fire-resisting enclosures and glazing, and loft or shaft sub-division.

  • Intrusive and visual compartmentation surveys
  • Fire stopping to service penetrations and ceiling voids
  • Compartmentation of shafts and lofts
  • Passive fire protection to escape stairs
  • Fire-resisting glazing
  • Passive fire protection frameworks

What is not included

  • Fire doorsets (con.fire.fire-doors-and-shutters)
  • External wall cladding remediation (con.fabric.cladding-and-overcladding)
  • Fire risk assessments (con.fire.fire-risk-assessments)
  • Fire engineering design and PAS 9980 appraisals (another industry: consulting-accountancy)

Often bought by the same buyers