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Specialist Multi-Agency Operational Training Venue for Smoke-filled Environment training programme (SFE)

London Fire Commissioner · Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 24 Sept 2026, 08:36.

Opportunity overview

Title: Specialist Multi-Agency Operational Training Venue 1. Introduction This document is issued as part of a Preliminary Market Engagement (PME) exercise by The London Fire Commissioner. better known as the London Fire Brigade (LFB). The purpose of this engagement is to identify organisations capable of providing a specialist training venue to enable LFB trainers to conduct training exercises for the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) and the London Fire Brigade (LFB). This notice is issued for information and market engagement purposes only. It is not a call for competition, does not constitute a procurement exercise, and does not commit the Authority to commencing any future procurement. 2. Background The Smoke-Filled Environment (SFE) training programme is a multi-agency working agreement between the MPS and the LFB, for LFB to provide a series of weekly training depending on LFB and MPS availability, for safety critical smoke-filled environment training to MPS officers. This is a specialised training which can only be carried out in specific secure training environments with smoke rooms and specialist buildings designed and built to be used to train officers to respond in smoke filled environments. Information gathered through this engagement will assist the Authority in understanding market capability, refining its requirements, and determining the most appropriate procurement strategy. 3. Scope of Requirement The training requires a secure, purpose-built environment capable of accommodating specialist firefighting and tactical police training. The training facility should provide accommodation and catering facilities for 15 to 25 officers which can vary depending on MPS availability. 4. Information Requested The Authority is seeking information from interested organisations to complete Table 1 accessed via the InTend portal (https://sell2.in-tend.co.uk/blpd/publictenders) to provide a training venue that can satisfy the following minimum operational requirements.

Classification

  • CPV45214800 — Training facilities building
  • CPV80510000 — Specialist training services
  • CPV80520000 — Training facilities
  • CPV80550000 — Safety training services

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-06f3ec
Main Procurement Category
services
Status
planning

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Communication

Future Notice Date
1 Dec 2026, 23:59

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
planning

Suitability

Sme
Yes
Vcse
Yes

Contract period

Starts
2 Dec 2026, 00:00
Ends
30 Nov 2028, 23:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
45214800
Description
Training facilities building
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
80510000
Description
Specialist training services
Entry 3
Scheme
CPV
Id
80520000
Description
Training facilities
Entry 4
Scheme
CPV
Id
80550000
Description
Safety training services

Planning and budget

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Description
Pre market engagement questionnaire
Due
30 Sept 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled

Documents

Entry 1
Id
084853-2026
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Published
8 Sept 2026, 12:39
Format
text/html

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
London Fire Commissioner
Id
GB-PPON-PVBD-9678-ZYDR

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PVBD-9678-ZYDR

Address

Street Address
169 Union Street
Locality
London
Postal Code
SE1 0LL
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKI44

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

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

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · London · UKI44 · SE1 0LL · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

2 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

2 VERSIONS
  1. 084606-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 084853-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·