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Provision of Rescue Pumps & Type B Appliances

Avon Fire Authority · Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 24 Sept 2026, 13:25.

Opportunity overview

Avon Fire & Rescue Service (AFRS) are looking to replace Four (4) x Rescue pumps and Six (6) x Type B appliances required over the next 2 years as part of our capital replacement program. AFRS will be utilising Lot1 Pumping appliances of the NFCC Emergency Response Vehicle Framework DS478-24.

Classification

  • CPV34144210 — Firefighting vehicles

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
AFRS06-2025-09
Main Procurement Category
goods
Status
planning

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Communication

Future Notice Date
6 Nov 2026, 23:59

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Has Renewal
Yes
Status
planning

Contract period

Starts
24 Mar 2027, 00:00
Ends
24 Mar 2029, 23:59
Max Extent Date
24 Mar 2030, 23:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
34144210
Description
Firefighting vehicles

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Planning and budget

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Description
The purpose of this notice to advise of pre-market engagement that has been undertaken by Avon Fire & Rescue Service as well as to notify Suppliers of the upcoming opportunity to tender for provision of Four (4) x Rescue Pumps and six (6) Type B Appliances. Open Day An Open day was held in September 2025 and consisted of a walk round one of the current Rescue Pumps with a discussion around what AFRS are looking to change and improve, as well as understanding current supplier capacity, current risks to parts and materials, build times to help form our approach The Open Day was held at our Technical Centre, Nova Way Avonmouth, BS11 9DJ The Tender opportunity is estimated to be published in November 2026.
Due
17 Oct 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled

Documents

Entry 1
Id
090522-2026
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Published
24 Sept 2026, 12:17
Format
text/html

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Avon Fire Authority
Id
GB-PPON-PYYL-6479-DWHX

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PYYL-6479-DWHX

Address

Street Address
Valley Road
Locality
Portishead
Postal Code
BS20 8JJ
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKK12

Contact

Name
Alex Mainstone
Telephone
07971794511

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

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

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Portishead · UKK12 · BS20 8JJ · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UK · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 090522-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·