C26072 Interim Workwear - Managed Service

Official notice

Authority: Kent and Medway Towns Fire Authority (Police & fire)

GoodsAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Clothing, footwear, luggage articles and accessories (18) Delivery: UK

Awarded value£452,600published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 22 Sept 2026no call for competition

Awarded to Hunter Apparel Solutions Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Kent and Medway Towns Fire Authority has direct awarded to Hunter Apparel Solutions Ltd via the YPO framework 001204 PPE Workwear, Uniform and Managed Service under Lot 12 (Uniforms & Workwear Including Station, Corporate & Workshop Wear - Plus Optional Managed Service) for the provison of providing Interim Workwear Managed Service.

Contract start date 12th October 2026 with an expiry date of 21st September 2028 with the option to extend the contract by an additional 2 further periods of up to 6 months.

CPV: Occupational clothing, special workwear and accessories

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: UK

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £452,6001 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 22 Sept 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Hunter Apparel Solutions LimitedSMEInterim Workwear - Managed Service	£452,600 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Interim Workwear - Managed Service · Hunter Apparel Solutions LimitedSME
Signed
22 Sept 2026
Value
£452,600
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

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

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: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 3 Nov 2026, 10:48 GMT
Last source update: 3 Nov 2026, 10:48 GMT
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-104083
Classification (CPV): Occupational clothing, special workwear and accessories
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-07964c Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: Direct awarded the contract via the YPO framework 001204 PPE Workwear, Uniforms and Managed Services under lot 12.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Kent and Medway Towns Fire Authority

Contracting authorityPolice & fireRegional or local authorityPublic order and safety The Godlands, Straw Mill Hill, Tovil, Maidstone, South East, ME156XBContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Hunter Apparel Solutions LtdAwarded supplierGB-COH: NI001071 Londonderry, UK

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.