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Kent and Medway Towns Fire and Rescue Authority · Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 04:24.

Opportunity overview

On behalf of the National Fire Chief Council (NFCC) Kent and Medway Towns Fire Authority acting as the Contracting Authority is seeking to establish an Open Framework using the Competitive Flexible Procedure for the provision of Firefighter and lightweight (Wildland Fire and Technical Rescue) PPE, using a series of successive frameworks for specific goods and services. Lot 1 - Managed Service through a lease arrangement ( either full head to toe ensemble or partial items to be taken as dictated by the purchasing authorities) The following are purchase only Lots Lot 2 - Fire Structural, Wildland/Technical Rescue Helmets Lot 3 - Particulate Fire Hood Lot 4 - Fire Structural Tunic and Trouser Lot 5 - Fire Structural and Rescue Gloves Lot 6 - Fire Structural and Rescue boots Lot 7 - Lightweight PPE (dual standard of Wildand Fire and Technical Rescue, tunic meeting class 2 and class 3 and trousers) Lot 8 - Associated Services for Aqueous laundry ( including,repairs, service and maintenance) Lot 0 - Specialist Decontamination ( including,repairs, service and maintenance) For Lots 1, 2,3 ,5, 7, 8 and 9 up to 3 suppliers may be successful be awarded onto these frameworks For Lot(s) 4 and 7 up to 4 successful suppliers may be awarded onto these frameworks There are 3 key stages Participation stage including Procurement Specific Questionnaire and CDP information Tender Stage including ITT based on technical,quality and price criteria in addition to wearer trials and site visits being undertaken. Over the course of the last 7 months there has been 6 Market Engagement Session being carried out and the last one is due to take place virtually on 3rd July has now been postponed and will take place on the 7th July, previous Preliminary Market Engagement Notice for this session can be found on find a tender Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-019707 . Any one wishing to take part in this session should complete the booking form found on this link - https://forms.office.com/e/jKtAy10fYY To view this notice, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=961514773

Classification

  • CPV18100000 — Occupational clothing, special workwear and accessories
  • CPV18110000 — Occupational clothing
  • CPV18221000 — Waterproof clothing
  • CPV18224000 — Clothing made of coated or impregnated textile fabrics
  • CPV18400000 — Special clothing and accessories
  • CPV18410000 — Special clothing
  • CPV35000000 — Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment
  • CPV35110000 — Firefighting, rescue and safety equipment
  • CPV35111000 — Firefighting equipment
  • CPV35113400 — Protective and safety clothing
  • CPV35811100 — Fire-brigade uniforms
  • CPV98311000 — Laundry-collection services
  • CPV98311100 — Laundry-management services

Lots

  • Lot C25038Value not stated

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
ocds-h6vhtk-0548ea
Status
planning
Above Threshold
Yes
Main Procurement Category
goods

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Techniques

Has Framework Agreement
Yes

Communication

Future Notice Date
11 Jul 2025, 23:59

Additional Procurement Categories

services

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
C25038
Status
planning

Contract period

Ends
31 Mar 2029, 23:59
Starts
1 Apr 2026, 00:00

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
C25038
Related Lot
C25038

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKG
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 2
Region
UKF
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 3
Region
UKH
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 4
Region
UKK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 5
Region
UKJ
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 6
Region
UKC
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 7
Region
UKD
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 8
Region
UKG
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 9
Region
UKF
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 10
Region
UKH
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 11
Region
UKK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 12
Region
UKJ
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 13
Region
UKC
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 14
Region
UKD
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
18100000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Occupational clothing, special workwear and accessories
Entry 2
Id
18110000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Occupational clothing
Entry 3
Id
18221000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Waterproof clothing
Entry 4
Id
18224000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Clothing made of coated or impregnated textile fabrics
Entry 5
Id
18400000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Special clothing and accessories
Entry 6
Id
18410000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Special clothing
Entry 7
Id
35000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment
Entry 8
Id
35110000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Firefighting, rescue and safety equipment
Entry 9
Id
35111000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Firefighting equipment
Entry 10
Id
35113400
Scheme
CPV
Description
Protective and safety clothing
Entry 11
Id
35811100
Scheme
CPV
Description
Fire-brigade uniforms
Entry 12
Id
98311000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Laundry-collection services
Entry 13
Id
98311100
Scheme
CPV
Description
Laundry-management services

Planning and budget

Documents

Entry 1
Id
032432-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Published
14 Jun 2025, 10:05
Entry 2
Id
034899-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Published
25 Jun 2025, 08:39

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Status
scheduled
Date Met
10 Jun 2025, 00:00
Due
10 Jul 2025, 23:59
Description
The formal market engagement sessions end of 7th July 2025 after which the Participation Stage will commence on 11th July 2025. Therefore if you feel that you are interested in this opportunity please complete the booking link to the final market engagement session - https://forms.office.com/e/jKtAy10fYY

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-PPON-PCTX-8834-ZQLL
Name
Kent and Medway Towns Fire and Rescue Authority

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKJ45
Country
GB
Locality
Maidstone
Postal Code
ME15 6XB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
The Godlands, Straw Mill Hill, Tovil

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public authority - sub-central government

Identifier

Id
PCTX-8834-ZQLL
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Name
Miss Sarah Walsh
Telephone
01622692121

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Maidstone · UKJ45 · ME15 6XB · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKC · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKD · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKF · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKG · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKH · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKJ · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKK · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

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