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planning
Official procurement procedure
NFCC National Fire Fighter PPE Market Engagement Event 3rd July 2025
Firefighting
rescue and safety equipment
Individual and support equipment
+5 more
GG
IM
JE
UK
Published value
Not published
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
Procurement Executive Summary
AI & Search Synopsis
Generated from official OCDS record
Tenderline Synopsis: Kent Fire and Rescue Service: "NFCC National Fire Fighter PPE Market Engagement Event 3rd July 2025". Published status: planning. Published value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
| Contracting Authority | Kent Fire and Rescue Service | Scope & Categories | Not published | Submission Window | planning No deadline published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Submission Gateway | Direct notice route | Legal Basis & Regime | Standard procurement | Estimated Value (exc. VAT) | Not published |
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: Kent Fire and Rescue Service
Market Analytics
Derived from OCDS awards & bid statistics
Published history for Kent Fire and Rescue Service. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
Not availableInsufficient comparable data
Competition Density
4.5Bids / Report
Supplier ConcentrationHigh Concentration
Draeger Safety UK LtdTop vendor: 71.2% of attributable valuePayment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Coverage: 27 active published awards; 2 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Historical Awarded Suppliers With This Authority:
| Supplier Name | Historic Awards | Attributable GBP Value |
|---|---|---|
| Draeger Safety UK Ltd | 1 win | £200,000 |
| HG Mindworks Ltd | 1 win | £80,846 |
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityKent Fire and Rescue Service | Procedure methodNot published | Procurement categoryNot published |
Statusplanning | Framework / DPSFramework | CompetitionNot published |
Above thresholdNot published | Legal basisNot published | Tender period startsNot published |
Clarification deadlineNot published | Electronic submissionNot published | Submission languagesNot published |
Published8 May 2025, 13:02 BST | Last source update8 May 2025, 13:02 BST | Recurring procurementNot published |
ClassificationFirefighting, rescue and safety equipment, Individual and support equipment, Laundry-collection services, Occupational clothing, special workwear and accessories, Special clothing and accessories, Textile-cleaning services | ||
Delivery area GG IM JE UK | ||
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-04e8d4 | ||
What is being bought
Following the successful of the Collaborative PPE framework which was awarded in June
2017.
The National Fire Chiefs Council and Kent and Medway Towns Fire Authority also known as
Kent Fire and Rescue Service, have identified a requirement for a new framework to provide
Fire Fighting PPE to the sector.
This Framework will be open to all UK Fire and Rescue Services in addition to all those
parties listed under Category 1 res ponders as defined in the Civil Contingency Act 2004. his
will also include Kent Search and Rescue (Lowlands) or similar voluntary charitable
organisations and will cover the geographical area of the UK, Channel Islands and other
Crown dependencies to procure items either directly or via mini competition dependent on
the lot structure
What changed
From the official release history
- Official notice release published
8 May 2025, 13:02 BST - Official notice release published
8 May 2025, 12:50 BST - Official notice release published
7 Apr 2025, 09:58 BST - Status changed to planning
3 Mar 2025, 09:40 GMT - Official notice release published
3 Mar 2025, 09:40 GMT - Buyer information updated
3 Mar 2025, 09:40 GMT
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
- Lot 1 · #1Individual lot title not publishedplanningPublished valueNot publishedThe source published no individual title or description for this lot.Contract periodNot publishedEligibilityNot publishedOptions / renewalNot published
Timeline
- Pipeline notice
8 May 2025, 13:02 BST - Procedure published
8 May 2025, 13:02 BST - engagement
4 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST · scheduledThe Authority has hosted several Supplier Engagement Sessions using PIN notices Date Type FTS notice number / Notice Type/Purpose 7th December 2023 Virtual only 2023/S 000-033154 Prior information Notice - Information only 12th November 2024 Virtual only 2024/S 000-026679 Prior information Notice - Information only 12th December 2024 Hybrid 2024/S 000-026679 Prior information Notice - Information only 6th February 2025 Hybrid 2024/S 000-033450 Prior information Notice - Information only 20th March 2025 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice 2025/S 000-007606 30th April Preliminary Market Engagement Notice 2025/S 000-013295 29th May Preliminary Market Engagement Notice 2025/S 000-019697 The next Supplier engagement session will be held on 3rd July 2025 and will be a virtual only meeting this booking form to secure a space - https://forms.office.com/e/jKtAy10fYY Otherwise please feel free to contact nationalppe@kent.fire-uk.org for further details.
Commercial outcome and competition
AwardsNo award published |
ContractsNo contract published |
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published |
Buyer and organisations in this procedure
Kent Fire and Rescue Service
Contracting authority GB-PPON-PCTX-8834-ZQLLDocuments (1)
Official links; attachments are not copied
- 8 May 2025, 13:02 BST
Related procedures (0)
No related procedures published
Planning and rationale
Planning budgetNot published |
No-engagement rationaleNot published |
Procedure rationaleNot published |