C24083 - Consultancy for Sustainability

Official notice

Authority: Kent Fire & Rescue Service (Police & fire)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Architecture & Engineering (71) Delivery: South East (UKJ4)

Awarded value£50,000published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 19 Nov 2025no call for competition

Awarded to MCBAINS LTD

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Kent Fire and Rescue is committed to environmental sustainability and has appointed a qualified consultant to assess feasibility of identified decarbonisation projects, prioritise and create programmes of work to further progress works carried out to date. The consult is also to help evaluate areas Kent Fire and Rescue can work towards to create a more sustainable organisation.

This contract was awarded via the ESPO framework 500_23 - Consultancy for Decarbonisation / Net Zero Strategies.

Contract was awarded on the 27th October 2025 with a contract expiry date of 2nd November 2026.

CPV: Infrastructure works consultancy services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1This contract was direct awarded via the ESPO framework 500_23 - onsultancy for…Awarded

This contract was direct awarded via the ESPO framework 500_23 - onsultancy for Decarbonisation / Net Zero Strategies.

Delivery: South East

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 25 Nov 2025, 08:35 GMT
Last source update: 25 Nov 2025, 08:35 GMT
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-076686
Classification (CPV): Infrastructure works consultancy services
Delivery area: South East (UKJ4)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05e7e8 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: This contract was awarded via the ESPO framework 500_23 - Consultancy for Decarbonisation / Net Zero Strategies.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £50,0001 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 19 Nov 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
MCBAINS LTD	£50,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 076686-2025-C24083-1 · MCBAINS LTD
Signed
19 Nov 2025
Value
£50,000
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids · 0 electronic	0	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Kent Fire & Rescue Service

Contracting authorityPolice & fireBlue Light ServicePublic order and safety Service Headquarters, The Godlands, Straw Mill Hill, Tovil, Maidstone, South East, ME156XBContact name, email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Kent Fire and Rescue ServiceReview body Maidstone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

McBains LimitedAwarded supplierGB-COH: 3094139 London, UK

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.