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Provision of Self Contained Breathing Apparatus

Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service · Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 12:40.

Opportunity overview

This Preliminary Market Engagement is being for the purposes of informing and engaging with potential service providers regarding the upcoming public competition for Self Contained Breathing Apparatus (referred to as BA) and associated equipment including BA Cylinders to be procured for Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service (NIFRS) (the Buyer). NIFRS are seeking to replace their BA apparatus across all locations include their Learning and Development College. The current provision includes circa 650 BA Sets and circa 2100 BA Cylinders along with associated equipment. An initial estimate of 5 million pounds has been attribute to refreshing the equipment and support arrangements. EXPRESSION OF INTEREST Any Suppliers who are interested in taking part in the PME please contact Dawn Bradley (Procurement and Contracts Manager) on NIFRSProcurement@nifrs.org to express interest. EoI will close on Friday 21st November at 5pm (GMT)

Classification

  • CPV35000000 — Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment
  • CPV44611200 — Breathing apparatus

Lots

  • Lot 1Value 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-05e1be
Status
planning
Above Threshold
Yes
Main Procurement Category
goods

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Techniques

Has Dynamic Purchasing System
Yes

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
planning
Has Renewal
Yes

Suitability

Sme
Yes

Contract period

Ends
1 Apr 2038, 00:59
Starts
1 Apr 2028, 00:00
Max Extent Date
1 Apr 2043, 00:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKN
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
35000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment
Entry 2
Id
44611200
Scheme
CPV
Description
Breathing apparatus

Planning and budget

Documents

Entry 1
Id
074084-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Published
14 Nov 2025, 15:18

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Status
scheduled
Due
22 Jan 2026, 23:59
Description
PME is due to take place in Jan 2026

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-PPON-PLBR-6377-MHGZ
Name
Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKN0E
Country
GB
Locality
Lisburn
Postal Code
BT27 4SX
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
1 Seymour Street

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public authority - central government
Entry 2
Id
GB-NIR
Scheme
UK_CA_DEVOLVED_REGULATIONS
Description
Northern Irish devolved regulations apply

Identifier

Id
PLBR-6377-MHGZ
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Lisburn · UKN0E · BT27 4SX · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKN · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

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  1. ocds-h6vhtk-05e1be-2025-11-14T15:18:00ZPreliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·