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# Detection and Monitoring Equipment for Gasses and Vapours.

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/detection-and-monitoring-equipment-for-gasses-and-vapours-ocds-h6vhtk-02d78f). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Merseyside Fire & Rescue Service: "Detection and Monitoring Equipment for Gasses and Vapours.". Published status: complete. Published Value: Value not published. 2 published lots. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Merseyside Fire & Rescue Service](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/merseyside-fire-rescue-service-GB-FTS-40921)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 2
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Checking and testing apparatus, Detection and analysis apparatus, Emergency and security equipment, Firefighting, rescue and safety equipment, Gas-analysis apparatus (+10 more)
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £1,522,344 (exc. VAT, 2 contracts)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-02d78f`

## 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/detection-and-monitoring-equipment-for-gasses-and-vapours-ocds-h6vhtk-02d78f#tl-md)

## Description
Merseyside Fire & Rescue Authority are carrying out a tender process to establish a Framework on behalf of NFCC National Resilience in order to procure suitable detection and monitoring equipment; for use by Fire & Rescue Services, Police Forces and Health Services, when responding to incidents involving a release of chemical, biological and radiological substances.

## Lots (2)
### Lot 1: Portable Chemical Detection and Monitoring Equipment - Mass Decontamination Sector
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 33114000, 35100000, 35110000, 35113200, 38000000, 38300000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** Lot 1 = MD Sector Detection and Monitoring Equipment - Chemical Warfare Agents (CWA)

### Lot 2: Portable Chemical Detection and Monitoring Equipment - Wider Emergency Services Sector
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 33114000, 35100000, 35110000, 35113200, 38000000, 38300000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** Lot 2 = Specification for the MD Sector Detection and Monitoring Equipment - Gases and Vapours

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (2)
- **Award:** Lot 2 - Gases and vapours (active)
  - Award id: `020512-2021-T/06/20 LOT2-2`
  - Supplier(s): **Life Safety Distribution (Honeywell Analytics Ltd) International**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-26151`
  - Value: £683,260 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** MD Sector Detection and Monitoring Equipment (active)
  - Award id: `020512-2021-T/06/20-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Smiths Detection - Watford Ltd (Part of Smiths Group)**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-26150`
  - Value: £839,084 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (2)
- **Contract:** Lot 2 - Gases and vapours (active)
  - Signed Value: £683,260
  - Signed Date: 27/07/2021

- **Contract:** MD Sector Detection and Monitoring Equipment (active)
  - Signed Value: £839,084
  - Signed Date: 14/04/2021

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F020512-2021)
- **Last Source Update:** 2021-08-20T15:15:02.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T21:00:14.871Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-02d78f