Buyer Name: Kent and Medway Towns Fire and Rescue Authority
Buyer Address: The Godlands, Straw Mill Hill, Tovil, Maidstone, UKJ45, ME15 6XB, United Kingdom
Contact Name: Miss Sarah Walsh
Contact Email: Sarah.Walsh@kent.fire-uk.org
Contact Telephone: 01622692121
Kent and Medway Towns Fire and Rescue Authority on behalf of NFCC, as the Contracting Authority, is seeking to establish a series of open Framework Agreements. Each successive open framework will be for specific products and/or services that will be awarded to successful suppliers, pursuant to which the Participating Authorities listed in Annex 1 of the Procurement Specific Questionnaire may award a Call-Off Agreement. This Tender Notice relates to 'Lot 7 (Lightweight Firefighting PPE)'. The Procurement Specific Questionnaire will be published alongside this Tender Notice. The draft ITT (which will include the draft form of Framework Agreement and draft form of Call-Off Agreement) will include details of the call-off procedure. 'Lot 7 (Lightweight Firefighting PPE)' relates to the provision of Lightweight Firefighting PPE, as set out within the Specification and Requirement document for this Lot. This procurement will start with a participation stage comprising of the completion of the Procurement Specific Questionnaire and the information required to be submitted to the Central Digital Platform by potential bidders. Those successful at the participation stage will progress to the tender stage and will be invited to submit a formal tender in response to the Invitation to Tender (ITT). The evaluation process for the tender stage will include wearer trials and site visits. It is intended that up to 4 successful suppliers will each be awarded a Framework Agreement (subject to the Contracting Authority's discretion to increase the number of successful suppliers beyond 4). Participating Authorities will be able to enter into a Call-Off Agreement under the Framework Agreement following the call-off procedure. The Contracting Authority reserves the right to charge a levy to the successful suppliers as set out within the draft ITT. Where there is more than 1 successful supplier, it is intended that each Framework Agreement will have a maximum term of 8 years. It is anticipated that the successive frameworks will re-open as follows: in (i) March 2029 and (ii) between March 2032 and March 2033. These dates may be subject to change at the discretion of the Contracting Authority. Access Code to PSQ : FAJDDJ6886 To view this notice, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=966476082
No linked documents found for this notice.
External Link: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/040965-2025
Link Description: Tender notice on Find a Tender
Lot 1 Status: active
Lot 1 Value (Gross): GBP 75,604,485.15
Lot 1 Contract Start: 2026-04-01T00:00:00+01:00
Lot 1 Contract End: 2034-03-29T23:59:59+01:00
Lot 1 SME Suitable: Yes
Lot 1 Award Criterion (price): Quality (70%)
Lot 1 Award Criterion (price): Price (30%)
Document Description: Not published
Document Description: Tender notice on Find a Tender
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