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Purchase of Fire Appliances

Kent and Medway Towns Fire Authority · Contract details notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 27 Sept 2026, 14:17.

Opportunity overview

The Authority has appointed 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 supplier will also be required to deliver appropriate user training, warranty coverage and after sales service.

Awarded to

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Emergency One (UK) Ltd

Matched by number
Contract value
£20m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
28 Apr 2026
Including VAT
£24m
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH SC319443
Location
Cumnock, UKM93, KA18 1SH, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

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
C24120
Status
complete
Procurement Method
open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

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

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PCTX-8834-ZQLL

Address

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

Contact

Name
Lauren Gibson
Telephone
01622 692121

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - sub-central government
Organisation 2
Name
Emergency One (UK) Ltd
Id
GB-COH-SC319443

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
SC319443

Address

Street Address
3a Caponacre Industrial Estate
Locality
Cumnock
Postal Code
KA18 1SH
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKM93

Contact

Telephone
01290 424200

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
large
Vcse
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No
Sheltered Workshop
No

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Status
active
Main Procurement Category
goods

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
34100000
Description
Motor vehicles
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
34114000
Description
Specialist vehicles
Entry 3
Scheme
CPV
Id
34114100
Description
Emergency vehicles

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-SC319443
Name
Emergency One (UK) Ltd

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
1
Award ID
1
Status
active
Has Renewal
Yes
Above Threshold
Yes
Date Signed
29 Apr 2026, 00:00

Period

Starts
27 May 2026, 00:00
Ends
26 May 2031, 23:59
Max Extent Date
26 May 2033, 23:59

Renewal

Description
24 month extension

Value

Including VAT
24,000,000
Amount
20,000,000
Currency
GBP

Documents

Entry 1
Id
A-18409
Document Type
contractSigned
Format
application/pdf
Entry 2
Id
061223-2026
Document Type
contractNotice
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Published
30 Jun 2026, 12:55
Format
text/html

Agreed Metrics

Entry 1
Id
1047260497
Title
On-time Delivery of vehicles
Description
Percentage of fire appliances delivered within 10 working days of the agreed delivery date. The agreed delivery date is set out within the agreed annual build program

Observations

Entry 1
Id
frequency

Period

Duration In Days
365
Entry 2
Id
1047260498
Title
First Time Quality Pass Rate
Description
Percentage of delivered fire appliances that pass acceptance testing without defects

Observations

Entry 1
Id
frequency

Period

Duration In Days
365
Entry 3
Id
1047260499
Title
Warranty Defects
Description
The percentage of warranty defects resolved (i.e fully rectified and accepted by the Authority) within the agreed target resolution time from the and time the defect is logged

Observations

Entry 1
Id
frequency

Period

Duration In Days
365

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Maidstone · UKJ45 · ME15 6XB · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

2 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

2 VERSIONS
  1. 034786-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 061223-2026Contract details notice on Find a Tender ·