Official UK procurement notice
C26031 - On Call Gym Equipment
Authority: Kent Fire & Rescue Service (Police & fire)
Sectors: Musical instruments, sport goods, games, toys, handicraft, art materials and accessories (37) Delivery: South East (UKJ)
Awarded value£107,271published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 17 Aug 2026no call for competition
Awarded to Fitness Warehouse Ltd T/A Gym Gear
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionKent Fire and Rescue have appointed Fitness Warehouse Ltd T/A Gym Gear to provide the gym equipment required for operational fitness training at the on call fire stations.
This contract was direct awarded via the ESPO framework 345_24 Fitness Equipment - lot 2.
Contract to commence 12th October 2026 and expires 11th October 2029.
CPV: Gymnasium equipment
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
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
- Goods
- 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
- 18 Aug 2026, 13:29 BST
- Last source update
- 18 Aug 2026, 13:29 BST
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-078549- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e68eFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
Awarded via direct award via the ESPO framework 345_24 - fitness Equipment - Lot 2.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £107,2711 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 1
Contracts signed 1latest 17 Aug 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fitness Warehouse Ltd T/A Gym GearSME | £107,271 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 078549-2026-1 · Fitness Warehouse Ltd T/A Gym GearSME
- Signed
- 17 Aug 2026
- Value
- £107,271
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Kent Fire and Rescue ServiceReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Fitness Warehouse LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.