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# Large Foam Making Equipment (Firefighting)

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/large-foam-making-equipment-firefighting-ocds-h6vhtk-0295e2). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Greater Manchester Combined Authority: "Large Foam Making Equipment (Firefighting)". Published status: complete. Framework Ceiling: £5,000,000. 6 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 2 Aug 2021, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: www.the-chest.org.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Greater Manchester Combined Authority](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/greater-manchester-combined-authority-ons-e47000001)
- **Framework Ceiling (notional):** £5,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 2 August 2021 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 6
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Emergency and security equipment, Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0295e2`

## 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/large-foam-making-equipment-firefighting-ocds-h6vhtk-0295e2#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [the-chest.org.uk](/out?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.the-chest.org.uk%2F)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/large-foam-making-equipment-firefighting-ocds-h6vhtk-0295e2#participate

## Description
Greater 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):
https://www.nationalfirechiefs.org.uk/Fire-and-Rescue-Services
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.

## Lots (6)
### Lot 1: Foam Making Equipment: up to 8000 lpm
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 35100000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** 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, m...

### Lot 2: Foam Making Equipment: 8001 to 13000 lpm
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 35100000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** 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: Foam Making Equipment: 13001 to 18000 lpm
- **Lot id:** `3`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 35100000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** 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: Foam Making Equipment: 18001 to 23000 lpm
- **Lot id:** `4`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 35100000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** 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 5: Foam Making Equipment: over 23001 lpm
- **Lot id:** `5`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 35100000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** 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 6: Ancillary Equipment (for Foam Making Equipment detailed in Lots 1 - 5)
- **Lot id:** `6`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 35000000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** 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.

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 028277-2022-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **J&RA Hawkes & Sons Ltd T/A Hawkesfire**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-65457`

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 028277-2022-1 (active)

  - Signed Date: 10/07/2022

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F028277-2022)
- **Last Source Update:** 2022-10-07T13:55:31.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-27T07:51:05.511Z
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