DS478-24 NFCC Emergency Response Vehicle Framework

Authority: Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Authority (Police & fire)

Open framework scheme6 lotsGoodsOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable

Sectors: Transport Equipment & Vehicles (34)Transport & Passenger Services (60) Delivery listed: Guernsey (GG)Isle of Man (IM)Jersey (JE)

+1 more

Framework ceiling (notional)£900,000,000total for 6 lots · framework ceiling, not attributable revenue

Submissions closed 5 Dec 2025awarded 10 Mar 2026

Awarded to Angloco Limited +5 more6 awards

Framework period 8 yrsends 31 Mar 2034 · starts 1 Apr 2026

What is being bought6 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service (on behalf of the National Fire Chiefs Council Transport Officers Group (NFCC TOG) and in conjunction with the NFCC Procurement Hub is leading a procurement project to replace the existing Framework Agreement for UK Fire and Rescue Emergency Response Vehicles.

The framework will enable Contracting Authorities named on the framework to procure Pumping Appliances, Aerial Appliance, Special Vehicles and Vehicle Disposal as required by their Contracting Authority.

The requirements for each lot were developed by NFCC TOG.

The contract location will depend upon the call-off contracts awarded by the Contracting Authorities.

The NFCC Emergency Response Vehicle Framework will be an open framework for a period of 8 years. No extensions will be available.

No maximum number of suppliers per lot has been applied.

CPV: Emergency vehicles · Rescue vehicles · Road transport services

How this framework works

From the published notice

Type: Open framework · open framework scheme (admission reopens)
Call-offs: every call-off is a further competition among the appointed suppliers
Bids received: 8 bids on the busiest of 6 lots · 6 suppliers appointed
Framework period: 8 yrs from 1 Apr 2026
Scheme runs until: 31 Mar 2034
Supplier levy on call-offs (max %): 0.10% of call-off value · The rebate applied will be 0.1% to each Call-Off Contract. The rebate will be fixed for the duration of the Open Framework.

Who may buy through it

All Fire and Rescue Services within the United Kingdom inc. those in Crown Dependencies
The Defence Fire Risk Management Organisation
The Home Office
Suppliers or Organisations who are the acting agent and responsible for/manage vehicle procurement on behalf of any of the named organisations.
All Police Forces within the UK, Scotland and Northern Ireland
NHS Bodies England inc. Acute Trusts, Ambulance Trusts, Primary Care trusts, Care Trusts, NHS Hospital Trusts, Foundation Trusts, Strategic Health Authorities, Mental Health Trusts, Special Health Authorities, Community Health Councils, Local Health Boards, NHS Trusts, Ambulance Trusts.
Police Forces of British Overseas Territories, British Sovereign Base Areas and British Crown Dependencies - full details can be found within the Framework ITT.
Lease/Finance Providers procuring vehicles which are utilised by any named organisations.
UK Airports that are wholly or partially owned by Local Authorities or Councils.

Published description of the framework

A Contracting Authority will publish a further competition to the framework suppliers on the specific lot on NFCC Emergency Response Vehicle Framework. Tenders to be assessed using the Most Advantageous Tender (MAT) approach, applying the assessment criteria as defined in the Further Competition Procedure. The Contracting Authority may choose and weight criteria but cannot introduce new overarching categories.

Pricing is determined as part of the Further Competition.

Following the assessment, the Contracting Authority will issue an Order Form to the winning supplier, give feedback to unsuccessful suppliers, and publish the relevant notices.

Call-offs published through it4

Provision of Water Carriers · Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Authority · 9 Oct 2026
Compact Response Vehicles (Class As) · Humberside Fire & Rescue Service · 3 Sept 2026
B Class Fire Appliances · Humberside Fire & Rescue Service · 3 Sept 2026
Procurement of 2 Heavy Rescue Pumping Vehicles · South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Authority · 13 Jul 2026

Notices that name this framework as their framework in the official record. Many call-offs are never published, so this is a floor, not utilisation.

Lots and requirements (6)Procurement structure

6 lots · all with a published value

Every one of these 6 lots carries the same published figure, £900,000,000: it is the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each lot's own budget, and no share per lot is published. The cards below say ceiling above rather than repeat it.

Lot #1Pumping AppliancesAwarded 8 yrsSMEceiling above