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Harmony Fire has been appointed to the £100 million NHC Procurement Active Fire Framework.
The four-year public sector framework encompasses consultancy, supply and installation, servicing and fully managed services, and is available to a wide range of public sector organisations across the UK.
Harmony Fire was successfully appointed to Lot 1 – Fire Products Supply and Installation, Lot 2 – Consultancy and Lot 3 – Servicing, with the national life safety specialist selected to deliver consultancy services, alongside the design and installation of fire detection, smoke control, sprinkler systems, and emergency lighting. Within the essential servicing Lot, Harmony Fire was successful in sprinkler, misting and emergency lighting maintenance, as well as fire servicing and maintenance and minor and remedial works.
NHC Procurement has over 500 member organisations who manage social housing tenancies, as well as NHS Trusts, education institutions, other public sector bodies and charities. The Active Fire Framework enables member organisations to efficiently engage and procure vital life safety projects with sector specialists that have met rigorous quality assurance and competence standards.
Lee Goodenough, Director at Harmony Fire, said: “Partnering frameworks continue to provide public sector organisations with a highly efficient and fast-tracked pathway to procuring essential life safety works. Our appointment to the NHC Procurement Active Fire Framework demonstrates our national capability as a full service life safety specialist, positioning Harmony Fire at the forefront of fire safety consultancy, design and delivery and maintenance solutions.”
According to the 2026 UK Facilities Management Market Research Report by askporter, facilities management professionals want clear, verifiable evidence of work being delivered, with teams that can communicate progress in real time. This requires technology that is affordable, intuitive, and quick to adopt.
Yet the report found that:
Over three quarters of FM professionals (76 per cent) experience operational inefficiencies caused by siloed software which results in a lack of real-time visibility.
Communications challenges lead to maintenance issues, with 73 per cent of teams being forced into reactive problem-solving on a weekly basis.
A worrying level of compliance gaps, with 44 per cent of admitting that half or less of their compliance tasks are tracked and automated within their systems.
Closing this gap requires the establishment of transparent and consistent communications using affordable software that gives FM teams the ability to track, evidence and improve their services.
This webinar provides a valuable overview of the main findings of the report by askporter followed by a panel discussion by FM thought leaders on practical, strategic solutions that can help close this communications gap.
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