Crown Commercial Services (CCS)

The Crown Commercial Service (CCS) is an administrative agency and trading fund of the Cabinet Office of the UK Government, responsible for the supervision of the procurement of common goods and services on behalf of the government

The aim of using CCS agreements is to find cost-effective procurement frameworks to buy commonly used goods and services whilst complying with EU and UK procurement regulations

Cross-sectional view of a residential building’s fire core, showing protected stairwells, lift shafts, fire-rated partitions, and service risers enclosed within fire-resistant construction, designed to maintain vertical compartmentation and safe evacuation routes during a fire.
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Jarek Wityk

Secondary Supply – diverse cable route

This guidance covers the routing of secondary supply cables from a life safety generator to the ATS (Automatic Transfer Switch), and the final equipment with reference to:

BS 7671:2018+A2:2022, specifically Section 560: Safety Services

BS 8519:2020, with emphasis on Clause 7 (Cable Routing) and Clause 11 (Cable Selection)

The goal: clarify requirements for the diverse cable routing and maintain circuit integrity under fire conditions for systems that support life safety and fire-fighting applications, such as sprinkler pumps, fire-fighting lifts, and smoke control systems.

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