Find a TenderPlanned procurementPreliminary market engagement notice
Published 23 Sept 2026, 14:07 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Fire Scene Investigation Training

Authority: Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Authority (Police & fire)·Consortium: 3 public authorities

Framework agreementServicesAbove thresholdSME suitable
Framework ceiling (notional)£200,000framework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Tender notice expected 12 Oct 2026from the planned procurement notice
Framework period 2 yrsup to 4 yrs with extensions · starts 1 Feb 2027

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Authority are publishing this Preliminary Market Engagement Notice to notify suppliers that Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Authority on behalf of ourselves, South Wales Fire and Rescue Service and North Wales Fire and Rescue Service are looking to set up a framework for Fire Scene Investigation Training. The successful bidder will provide Fire Scene Investigation Training to enable staff from the three Welsh Fire and Rescue Services to be considered as Tier 2 Fire Scene Investigators in line with the NFCC Competency Framework and to competently conduct investigations commensurate with this role. The successful bidder will provide training and assessment facilities that will enable Welsh FRS delegates to attain the Skills for Justice (SFJ) Awards - Level 5 Certificate in Fire Investigation in line with the provisions of the SFJ Qualification Handbook and the NFCC Competency Framework for Fire Investigation 2nd Edition. A detailed specification of requirements will be provided to suppliers within the tender documentation, which will be advertised in October 2026.

CPV: Fire-brigade and rescue services · Higher education services · Investigation services · Personnel-training services · Training services

How this framework works

From the published notice
Framework period
2 yrs · up to 4 yrs from 1 Feb 2027

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Lot 1PlannedRenewal 2 yrsSME
Contract period: 1 Feb 2027 — 31 Jan 2029 (2 yrs) · up to 4 yrs with extensionsEligibility: SME eligibleDelivery: UK
Extensions
Extension options published
75250000 Fire-brigade and rescue services79632000 Personnel-training services79720000 Investigation services80300000 Higher education services80500000 Training services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Planned procurement
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Framework agreement
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
23 Sept 2026, 14:07 BST
Last source update
23 Sept 2026, 14:07 BST
Authority reference
PA23GPAGST10
Latest notice
Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
Classification (CPV)
Fire-brigade and rescue servicesHigher education servicesInvestigation servicesPersonnel-training servicesTraining services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0778a7

How it was run

Appointment period ends

Timeline

4 published dates · Europe/London
  1. Planning notice publishedearlier today
    23 Sept 2026, 14:07 BST
  2. Market engagementin 14 days
    7 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
    To inform open FTS tender, suppliers are invited to an online information event on Thursday 8th October 2026, 10am - 10:45am, via Microsoft Teams, where representatives of Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Authority will outline the procurement and the tender submission process, as well as more…fielding questions from prospective bidders. To register your place at the engagement event contact David Williams - [email protected] by 5pm on 7th October 2026.
  3. Tender notice expectedin 19 days
    12 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
  4. Contract startsin 130 days
    1 Feb 2027, 00:00 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    23 Sept 2026, 14:07 BSTUK2

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

3 public bodies on the notice

Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Authority

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central governmentWelsh devolved regulations apply GB-PPON: PGBC-9888-YDYX Fire Service Headquarters, Carmarthen, Wales, SA31 1SP [email protected] +3706060699

Consortium members and other public bodies

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure