Purchase of Fire Appliances

Kent and Medway Towns Fire AuthoritycontractFind a TenderRef ocds-h6vhtk-05e1dfProcurement Act 2023SME suitableVCSE suitablepending
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Estimated value

Awarded value

£20.0m

Awarded 13 Apr 2026

Suppliers

1

Lots

1

1 awarded

Published

16 Apr 2026

Description

The Authority is seeking to appoint a Supplier to design and build fire appliances covering three distinct variants: •Variant A Heavy •Variant A Light •Variant B •Variant C Variant A Heavy and Variant A Light will be constructed to an identical base specification but will carry different equipment sets appropriate to their operational role. Full specification for each variant can be found within the tender documents. The contract will be established for 5 years with a possible 2 year extension, subject to satisfactory performance and mutual agreement. Over the full contract period, the Authority anticipate purchasing up to 50 appliances. However, an initial commitment will be made for the supply of 35 appliances. The remaining appliances will be subject to future funding approval. The successful supplier will also be required to deliver appropriate user training, warranty coverage and after sales service.

Scope

Reference
C24120
Commercial tool
Standalone contract
Contract dates
05 Apr 2026 to 05 Apr 2031
Possible extension to 05 Apr 2033

24 month extension

CPV classifications
34100000
34114000
34114100
Particular suitability
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)

Award criteria

Criteria the buyer will use to evaluate bids.

NameDescriptionTypeWeighting
Criterion 1price50.00%
Criterion 2quality50.00%

Submission & procedure

Procedure
Open procedure

Award details

Awarded supplier(s), contract period and value as published in the award notice.

Awarded value

£20.0m

Award date

13 Apr 2026

Contract start

30 Apr 2026

Contract end

01 May 2031

Awarded to