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# C25062 - Ashford Live Fire Servicing, Maintenance and Repairs

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/c25062-ashford-live-fire-servicing-maintenance-and-repairs-ocds-h6vhtk-06b69d). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Kent and Medway Towns Fire Authority: "C25062 - Ashford Live Fire Servicing, Maintenance and Repairs". Published status: complete. Contract Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Kent and Medway Towns Fire Authority](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/kent-and-medway-towns-fire-authority-GB-PPON-PCTX-8834-ZQLL)
- **Contract Value (direct award):** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Direct award
- **Main Category:** Not published
- **Classifications (CPV):** None published
- **Delivery Location:** Not published
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £500,000 (inc. VAT; no net value published, 1 award)
- **Official Documents:** 4 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/c25062-ashford-live-fire-servicing-maintenance-and-repairs-ocds-h6vhtk-06b69d#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-06b69d`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/c25062-ashford-live-fire-servicing-maintenance-and-repairs-ocds-h6vhtk-06b69d#tl-md)

## Description
Kent Fire and Rescue Service have appointed Draeger Safety UK Ltd for the maintenance, servicing, and repair of the Specialist Smoke Capture and Filtration System installed at the Ashford Live Fire Training Building. 
The installed system is a bespoke, proprietary, non‐open‐protocol platform designed and manufactured exclusively by Draeger Safety UK Ltd. As a result, the ongoing servicing, maintenance, and technical support of the system needs to be delivered by Draeger Safety UK Ltd, who are the sole provider with the necessary proprietary knowledge, components, and certification to work on their system. 
 Due to the unique and manufacturer specific nature of the system, no alternative supplier is able to provide the required services. The contract has therefore been awarded through a direct award in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Procurement Act 2023 permitting award where competition is absent for technical reasons. 
This contract will be in place for the life of the system and for the purposes of this notice have a term of 20 years.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 50413200, 50530000, 50532000, 50700000

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** Ashford Live Fire Servicing, Maintenance and Repairs (active)
  - Award id: `1`
  - Supplier(s): **DRAEGER SAFETY UK LTD**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-1427`
  - Value: £500,000 (inc. VAT)
  - Date: 29/06/2026

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £500,000
  - Signed Date: 09/07/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F070537-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-07-27T07:46:27.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T03:02:12.327Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-06b69d