Sussex and Kent alarm opportunities with special attention to the interfaces between detection, doors and other connected systems.
Research edition: 28 September 2026. Contract availability is unconfirmed. This text view includes the published research; working notes remain in the interactive workspace on your device.
Service territory
Sussex and Kent; published locations include Brighton, Eastbourne, East Grinstead, Maidstone, Sevenoaks and Tunbridge Wells
Work to prioritise
Alarm service and installation, related emergency lighting and inspection work, with system interfaces and handover records correctly assigned.
Start here · Pre-opening
Francis Court
Care UK · Copthorne, West Sussex
Programme: Winter 2026 Source checked: 2026-09-28
Target scope
Future alarm service and related interface testing within an agreed scope, not alteration of the commissioned design.
Why it fits
Copthorne falls within Sussex coverage; reopening is a concrete handover point for alarm service responsibility.
Recommended first move
Use Care UK’s business route to ask who holds the alarm cause-and-effect records and post-handover service contract.
Timing
Winter-2026 reopening and open show suite suggest a late stage; establish the incumbent and warranty first.
Qualification questions
Which panel and device platform is installed?
Which door-release, notification or suppression interfaces are included in the service scope?
Who holds and approves the cause-and-effect records?
When can the operator review servicing outside warranty cover?
Prepare before contact
Prepare an interface and document checklist.
Confirm platform competence and authority before discussing any tests or adjustments.
Reasons to stop
An incumbent agreement covers all service duties with no review.
Required system access or interface responsibility cannot be agreed.
Published buyer routes
Care UK
Business enquiries; request estates and maintenance procurement Confirm the operator specification, handover responsibilities and future servicing buyer.
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Subject: Francis Court: alarm servicing and interface records
Hello,
Performance Fire Protection supports alarm systems across Sussex and Kent. Who is responsible for Francis Court’s alarm servicing and the associated interface records after handover?
We would first want to establish the panel platform, any connected door or other functions, and the original contractor’s warranty obligations. If Care UK has a future service-review point, we would be pleased to introduce our team against that agreed scope.
Kind regards,
Performance Fire Protection Ltd
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Next useful trigger
Completed handover and a defined service-review invitation.
Fire-alarm installation/service qualification with cause-and-effect ownership explicit.
Why it fits
Deal is in Kent coverage and Apex is a named route to the alarm package.
Recommended first move
Ask Apex’s project commercial route for the alarm/M&E buyer and the person approving system interfaces. Published routing inbox: steph.harris@apexcontractors.co.uk. This contact routes the enquiry; package award authority is not confirmed.
Timing
Late-2027 target; design freeze, nominated platform and award stage unknown.
Qualification questions
Which alarm platform is specified?
Who designs and approves cause and effect?
Are door-release or other interfaces included in the alarm package?
Who will commission interfaces and transfer records to the operator?
Prepare before contact
Prepare a scope boundary for panel, field devices and external interfaces.
Ask for the specification and appointment status before pricing.
Reasons to stop
The nominated supplier already owns the full package.
Required platform or interface scope is not supportable.
Published buyer routes
Boutique Care Homes · Tom Duck
Development Director Request the operator development or estates buyer; confirm handover, incumbent agreements and service-review timing.
New business and social value contact Request the Catherine Grove commercial lead and confirm the relevant trade package, specification owner and supplier-introduction process.
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Subject: Catherine Grove: alarm package and interface responsibility
Hello,
Performance Fire Protection provides alarm installation and maintenance in Kent. Could you direct us to Catherine Grove’s alarm/M&E package buyer?
We would like to establish the selected platform, who owns the cause-and-effect design and which connected-system interfaces fall within the package. If installation or a later service stage remains to be considered, we can submit information against the defined requirements.
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Performance Fire Protection Ltd
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Next useful trigger
Released specification and a remaining specialist procurement stage.
Alarm maintenance after handover, with operational testing and interface responsibilities agreed around resident move-in.
Why it fits
West Malling is within Kent coverage and the resident transfer places value on clear fault and service responsibility.
Recommended first move
Ask Avante’s property team for the fire-alarm service buyer and commissioning-record owner.
Timing
Autumn-2026 opening and final fit-out; do not assume an installation opportunity.
Qualification questions
Which fire-alarm platform is fitted, separate from nurse call/acoustic monitoring?
Who owns connected door-release and other interface checks?
What testing access is permitted around the resident move?
When is the incumbent service arrangement reviewed?
Prepare before contact
Prepare a system-boundary checklist.
Agree safe operational access and responsibilities before any proposed service visit.
Reasons to stop
No relevant review or additional service scope exists.
The required system or testing access cannot be supported.
Published buyer routes
Avante Care & Support · Chris Francis
Director of Property and Development Request the operator development or estates buyer; confirm handover, incumbent agreements and service-review timing.
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Subject: Malling Grange: fire-alarm service responsibility
Hello,
Performance Fire Protection maintains fire alarms in Kent. As Malling Grange prepares for the move from Pilgrims View, who coordinates the fire-alarm service contract and connected-system records?
We would like to understand the installed panel, the commissioning contractor’s cover and any future review date. We would keep this separate from nurse-call and monitoring arrangements and agree operational access before proposing a visit.
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Performance Fire Protection Ltd
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Next useful trigger
Confirmed opening and an estates-approved service discussion.
Future alarm/emergency-lighting service enquiry, with any alarm-to-door interfaces documented separately.
Why it fits
Ramsgate falls within Kent coverage; the advertised opening supports a handover enquiry but reveals no unplaced package.
Recommended first move
Ask Crystal’s estates/development team for the building fire-system maintenance owner.
Timing
Early-2027 target; installer and group maintenance agreements remain unknown.
Qualification questions
Who is appointed to maintain the fire alarm and emergency lighting?
Are connected door-release functions part of that agreement?
What documentation and engineer access transfer at handover?
Prepare before contact
Prepare an asset and interface scope checklist.
Confirm the service-review date before investing in a quotation.
Reasons to stop
Only the resident-monitoring system is under discussion.
The fire-system service package is fully appointed with no review requested.
Published buyer routes
Crystal Care Collection
Group team: ask for development or estates procurement Request the operator development or estates buyer; confirm handover, incumbent agreements and service-review timing.
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Subject: Cliffton Croft: building fire-system maintenance contact
Hello,
Performance Fire Protection provides alarm and related fire-system services across Kent. Who is coordinating Cliffton Croft’s alarm and emergency-lighting maintenance after handover?
We would first like to establish the installed equipment, any connected door functions and the service cover already included by the contractors. If Crystal reviews those arrangements separately at a later date, we would welcome the correct contact and timing.
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Performance Fire Protection Ltd
info@performance-fire.co.uk
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Next useful trigger
Handover completion and confirmed review of a defined building-system service.