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C26042 - Smoke Machines

goods
Below threshold - open competition
Firefighting equipment
Location not published
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Official notice
Published value
£105,000
Submission deadline 11 Sept 2026, 17:00 BST
Lots published1
Procurement Executive Summary
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Tenderline Synopsis: Kent Fire and Rescue Service: "C26042 - Smoke Machines". Published status: active. Published value: £105,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 11 Sept 2026, 17:00 BST. Published submission portal: www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk.
Contracting AuthorityKent Fire and Rescue ServiceScope & CategoriesGOODS (1 lot)Submission Window
4d 19h left
11 Sept 2026, 17:00 BST
Submission Gateway
www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk
Legal Basis & Regime2023/54 · Below threshold - open competitionEstimated Value (exc. VAT)£105,000
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: Kent Fire and Rescue Service
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Derived from OCDS awards & bid statistics
Published history for Kent Fire and Rescue Service. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Average Price Reduction
Not availableInsufficient comparable data
Requires at least 5 comparable procedures
Competition Density
4.5Bids / Report
0% of reports have one bid
Supplier ConcentrationHigh Concentration
Draeger Safety UK LtdTop vendor: 71.2% of attributable value
Payment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Payment obligations depend on the applicable regime and contract. Consult the official documents.
Coverage: 27 active published awards; 2 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Price reduction compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Historical Awarded Suppliers With This Authority:
Supplier NameHistoric AwardsAttributable GBP Value
Draeger Safety UK Ltd1 win£200,000
HG Mindworks Ltd1 win£80,846
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityKent Fire and Rescue Service
Procedure methodBelow threshold - open competition
Procurement categorygoods
Statusactive
Framework / DPSNot published
CompetitionNot published
Above thresholdNo
Legal basisUKPGA · 2023/54
Tender period startsNot published
Clarification deadline21 Aug 2026, 17:00 BST
Electronic submissionallowed
Submission languagesNot published
Published7 Aug 2026, 11:03 BST
Last source update7 Aug 2026, 11:03 BST
Recurring procurementNot published
ClassificationFirefighting equipment
Delivery areaLocation not published
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-06deda
How to participate
Open submission portal
Submission methodNot published
Electronic submissionallowed
Clarification deadline21 Aug 2026, 17:00 BST
Submission languagesNot published
Expression of interest deadlineNot published
E-Sourcing Portal
Open portal
Submission instructions
https://www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk/
What is being bought
Kent Fire and Rescue Service (The Authority) is to appoint a supplier to provide generation equipment, training smoke fluids, and associated maintenance and support services used within firefighter training environments. The Authority delivers a range of operational training activities including: - Breathing Apparatus (BA) training - Search and Rescue exercises - Incident Command simulations - Fire Behaviour Training Smoke generation is a critical component of realistic training environments, enabling the simulation of zero-visibility conditions. The Authority currently utilises portable smoke generation systems across multiple training sites. The systems require ongoing servicing, maintenance and consumable supply. Deadline for submissions is the 11th September 2026 and all submission are to be made via the Kent Business Portal (https://www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk/) For more information about this opportunity, please visit the eSourcing portal at: https://www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk/tenders/UK-UK-Maidstone:-Firefighting-equipment./7BU6P88X99 To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk/respond/7BU6P88X99
What changed
From the official release history
  1. tender value changed
    7 Aug 2026, 11:03 BST
  2. Status changed to active
    7 Aug 2026, 11:03 BST
  3. Official notice release published
    7 Aug 2026, 11:03 BST
  4. Submission deadline changed to 11 Sept 2026, 17:00 BST
    7 Aug 2026, 11:03 BST
  5. Buyer information updated
    7 Aug 2026, 11:03 BST
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Individual lot title not published
    active
    Renewal
    Published value£105,000
    The source published no individual title or description for this lot.
    Contract period30 Oct 2026, 00:00 GMT — 29 Oct 2032, 23:59 BST
    Eligibility
    SME eligible
    Options / renewalContract can be extended for an additional 12 months.
Timeline
  1. Procedure published
    7 Aug 2026, 11:03 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    11 Sept 2026, 17:00 BST
Commercial outcome and competition
AwardsNo award published
ContractsNo contract published
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

Kent Fire and Rescue Service

Contracting authority GB-PPON-PCTX-8834-ZQLL
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  • Kent Fire and Rescue Service
    buyer

    GB-PPON: PCTX-8834-ZQLL
    The Godlands, Straw Mill Hill, Tovil, Maidstone, UKJ45, ME15 6XB, GB
    oxana.seager@kent.fire-uk.org
Documents (1)
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