Official UK procurement notice
Large Foam Making Equipment (Firefighting)
Authority: Greater Manchester Combined Authority (Local council)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought6 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionGreater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) has sought proposals from suitably
qualified providers for the provision of: - Large Scale Foam Making Equipment (Firefighting)
to deliver large quantities of foam solution to the North West Fire and Rescue Services
(NWF&RS’s), namely: -
Cheshire, Cumbria, Greater Manchester, Lancashire, Merseyside, Northern Ireland and Isle
of Man.
In addition to the above named Services, the framework will be made available for any other
UK Fire and Rescue Service, (please follow this link for details):
www.nationalfirechiefs.org.uk/Fire-and-Rescue-Serv… ↗
to utilise as required subject to prior agreement with Greater Manchester Combined
Authority and the successful provider(s).
It is the intention of GMCA to set up a Framework Agreement for the items being sought in
this tender. The framework is split into Lots according to flow rates. It is intended to evaluate
and award places on the framework on a Lot by Lot basis. Each individual Lot will be awarded
to a single supplier, it is possible that a single supplier may be awarded more than 1 Lot.
CPV: Emergency and security equipment · Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment
How this framework works
From the published notice- Places
- up to 5 suppliers · 3 bids received (0.6 per place) · 1 appointed
Lots and requirements (6)Procurement structure
6 lots · no lot values publishedLot #1Foam Making Equipment: up to 8000 lpmAwarded
Lot 1 - Supply of foam making equipment, consisting of a pump, monitor and inductor, capable of
delivering unaspirated foam solution at a flow rate of up to 8000 litres per minute (lpm)
Lot 2 - Supply of foam making equipment, consisting of a pump, monitor and inductor, capable of
delivering unaspirated foam solution at a flow rate of between 8001 and 13000 litres per
minute (lpm)
Lot 3 - Supply of foam making equipment, consisting of a pump, monitor and inductor, capable of
delivering unaspirated foam solution at a flow rate of between 13001 and 18000 litres per
minute (lpm)
Lot 4 - Supply of foam making equipment, consisting of a pump, monitor and inductor, capable of
delivering unaspirated foam solution at a flow rate of over 23001 litres per minute (lpm).
Lot 5 - Supply of foam making equipment, consisting of a pump, monitor and inductor, capable of
delivering unaspirated foam solution at a flow rate of over 23001 litres per minute (lpm).
Lot #2Foam Making Equipment: 8001 to 13000 lpm
Supply of foam making equipment, consisting of a pump, monitor and inductor, capable of delivering unaspirated foam solution at a flow rate of between 8001 and 13000 litres per minute (lpm).
Lot #3Foam Making Equipment: 13001 to 18000 lpm
Supply of foam making equipment, consisting of a pump, monitor and inductor, capable of delivering unaspirated foam solution at a flow rate of between 13001 and 18000 litres per minute (lpm)
Lot #4Foam Making Equipment: 18001 to 23000 lpm
Supply of foam making equipment, consisting of a pump, monitor and inductor, capable of delivering unaspirated foam solution at a flow rate of between 18001 and 23000 litres per minute (lpm)
Lot #5Foam Making Equipment: over 23001 lpm
Supply of foam making equipment, consisting of a pump, monitor and inductor, capable of delivering unaspirated foam solution at a flow rate of over 23001 litres per minute (lpm).
Lot #6Ancillary Equipment (for Foam Making Equipment detailed in Lots 1 - 5)Planned
Lot 6 is for ancillary equipment that might be used at different incident types, such as rim seal fire, vent fire, pressure (3D) fire etc.
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published sub-criteria (1)
- Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents.: 30
Published award criteria (1)
- Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents.: 30
- Price carries 30 of 30 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
- “Large Foam Making Equipment (Firefighting)” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 5 suppliers, not a single contract.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 24 Feb 2021, 15:21 GMT
- Last source update
- 7 Oct 2022, 14:55 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 2 Aug 2021 – …
- Authority reference
DN524916- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-028277- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0295e2Find a Tender
Publisher note: GMCA would appreciate advice/guidance from providers regarding what we should expect as a standard lead time for the supply and delivery of this type of equipment especially with regards to the high volume, high pressure pumps in Lots 1 to 5. As part of the evaluation process, it is planned to include product demonstrations from shortlisted bidders, it is anticipated that these will be held during the summer/autumn 2021,(COVID-19 permitting). If you are able to offer advice/guidance or would like to register an interest, please e-mail: [email protected] It would assist us if you could use "Large Foam Making Equipment" in your e-mail subject, and mark for the attention of Debbie Partington. Thank you
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 2 Aug 2021, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 2 Aug 2021, 12:30 BST
Timeline
10 May 2021 → 7 Oct 2022 · 4 dates- Next notice expected10 May 2021, 00:00 BST
- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown2 Aug 2021, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened2 Aug 2021, 12:30 BST
- Notice published7 Oct 2022, 14:55 BST
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 24 Jun 2021- Published value published: £5,000,00024 Jun 2021, 20:52 BST
- Status changed to active24 Jun 2021, 20:52 BST
- Procurement method changed24 Jun 2021, 20:52 BST
- Deadline published: 2 Aug 2021, 12:00 BST24 Jun 2021, 20:52 BST
- Status changed to complete7 Oct 2022, 14:55 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast1 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
Contract 028277-2022-1
- Signed
- 11 Jul 2022
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Foam Making Equipment: up to 8000 lpm | 3bids · 3 electronic | 0 | — | £1 – £5,000,000 |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- https://www.nationalfirechiefs.org.uk/Fire-and-Rescue-ServicesContracting authority
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Royal Courts of JusticeReview body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
1 commercial party on the notice- J&RA Hawkes & Sons Ltd T/A HawkesfireFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.