Official UK procurement notice
NFCC National Fire Fighter PPE Market Engagement Event 3rd July 2025
Authority: Kent and Medway Towns Fire Authority (Police & fire)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionFollowing 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
CPV: Firefighting, rescue and safety equipment · Individual and support equipment · Laundry-collection services · Occupational clothing, special workwear and accessories · Special clothing and accessories · Textile-cleaning services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Framework period
- 8 yrs from 31 Mar 2026
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedWhat 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).
- “NFCC National Fire Fighter PPE Market Engagement Event 3rd July 2025” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Past planning notice
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- 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
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 3 Mar 2025, 09:40 GMT
- Last source update
- 8 May 2025, 13:02 BST
- Authority reference
DN698081- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-019707- Latest notice
- Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area in notice
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04e8d4Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
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Timeline
3 Mar 2025 → 31 Mar 2026 · 5 dates- Planning notice published3 Mar 2025, 09:40 GMT
- Latest notice published8 May 2025, 13:02 BST
- Market engagement4 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
The 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 - forms.office.com/e/jKtAy10fYY ↗
Otherwise please feel free to contact [email protected] for further details.
- Tender notice expected11 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts208 days ago31 Mar 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
4 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 3 Mar 2025- Preliminary market engagement notice published3 Mar 2025, 09:40 GMTUK2
- Preliminary market engagement notice published7 Apr 2025, 09:58 BSTUK2
- Preliminary market engagement notice published8 May 2025, 12:50 BSTUK2
- Preliminary market engagement notice published8 May 2025, 13:02 BSTUK2
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2025-03: 1 release · 3 Mar 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Pipeline notice- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender