Supply of Timber for Live Training
Estimated value
—
Awarded value
£460k
Suppliers
1
Lots
1
Published
26 Jan 2026
Description
The Authority require the supply of timber to be used for live fire training exercises for firefighters. The timber is burned to simulate the conditions experienced during various fire situations. The current arrangement is a single supplier contract under which the Authority purchase Oriented Strand Board Type 3 ("OSB3") cut to exact sizes designed to fit their training equipment. The demand for training is variable and therefore no guarantee of the volume of boards required can be given, however an existing indicative amount is provided. Please see Section 1.5 of Annex 1 - Specification.
Scope
- Reference
- HF27211
- Commercial tool
- Standalone contract
- Contract dates
- 26 Jan 2026 to 25 Jan 2028Possible extension to 25 Jan 2030
There is 1 contract extension with a maximum duration of 2 years and 0 month, and a value ex VAT of £ 230,000
- CPV classifications
- 0341900003419100
- Contract locations
- South East England, United Kingdom
- Particular suitability
- Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
Award criteria
Criteria the buyer will use to evaluate bids.
| Name | Description | Type | Weighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quality criterion 1 (Lot 0) | Service Delivery - 800 Words | quality | 10.00% |
| Quality criterion 2 (Lot 0) | Stock Management - 800 words | quality | 10.00% |
| Quality criterion 3 (Lot 0) | Competency and Quality - 800 Words | quality | 10.00% |
| Price criterion 1 (Lot 0) | Please see Annex 2 - Pricing Schedule for details. | price | 70.00% |
Participation
Conditions suppliers must meet to bid.
There are 2 additional Pass/Fail questions included in the Participation Stage Questionnaire (PSQ). Question 30: Environmental Standards - Legislative Compliance Question 31: Environmental Standards - Sustainably Sourced Question 32: Health and Safety Standards Only if a pass is received for these questions will Suppliers quality responses be evaluated. If a fail is scored, your tender will be rejected and evaluated no further.
Submission & procedure
- Procedure
- Open procedure
Award details
Awarded supplier(s), contract period and value as published in the award notice.
Awarded value
£460k
Award date
14 Jan 2026
Contract start
16 Feb 2026
Contract end
15 Feb 2028