Official UK procurement notice
Operational Fire Fighting Facilities
Authority: Buckinghamshire & Milton Keynes Fire Authority (Police & fire)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionBMKFA have awarded a contract to provide appropriate venues, equipment and facilities in collaboration with Buckinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service /instructors, to deliver firefighting training including Fire Behaviour, Tactical Ventilation simulation, Highway scenarios, Breathing Apparatus assessments, Incident Command assessment exercises, Multi-Agency scenarios, Open Programme Instructor development courses and Incident Command refresher courses, in accordance with National Operational Guidance and standards. As part of the collaborative package BFRS will provide instructors to the Provider (the Fire Service College) to utilise for up to 300 days a year to support the delivery and development of the Provider (the Fire Service College) courses.
CPV: Firefighting services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1BMKFA intend to award a contract for the provision of appropriate venues, equipment…Awarded
BMKFA intend to award a contract for the provision of appropriate venues, equipment and facilities, in collaboration with Buckinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service Instructors, to deliver firefighting training including Fire behaviour, tactical ventilation simulation, highway scenarios, Breathing Apparatus assessments, Incident Command assessment exercises, Multi-Agency scenarios, Open Programme Instructor development courses and Incident Command refresher courses in accordance with National Operational Guidance and standards. Accommodation and catering requirements will be included at the venue for BMKFA delegates and Instructors.
As part of the contract package, Buckinghamshire Fire & Rescue Service will provide Instructors to the Fire Service College to utilise for up to 300 days a year to support the delivery and development of the Fire Service College courses. Each day will generate a training credit to be offset against the delivery costs of the contracting Authority's fire service annual training requirements. The Fire Service College will provide accommodation, provided for the night prior to any delivery, and catering provided on a full board basis to the Authority's Instructors.
The level of facilities, equipment and venue must be appropriate to deliver the required scenarios to meet the current National Operational Guidance and standards, at one location and able to accommodate the opportunities for the further development of the Authority's Instructors whilst providing a flexible cost-effective collaborative solution to meet the unique specialist requirements of a modern fire service.
The contract will commence 01 June 2022 for an initial term of 3 years, with an option to extend a further 24 months at the discretion of the contracting authority/entity.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 15 Mar 2022, 16:21 GMT
- Last source update
- 28 Mar 2022, 12:58 BST
- Authority reference
000276- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-008276- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-032216Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
This is a unique requirement for the provision of appropriate venues, specialist equipment and facilities, to deliver firefighting training including Fire behaviour, tactical ventilation simulation, highway scenarios, Breathing Apparatus assessments, Incident Command assessment exercises, complex Multi-Agency scenarios to meet the future needs of Buckinghamshire firefighters and Instructors, with Open Programme Instructor development courses and Incident Command refresher courses facilitated in accordance with National Operational Guidance and standards. Accommodation and catering requirements must be included at the venue for BMKFA delegates and Instructors.
As part of the unique contract package, Buckinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service will provide Instructors to the Provider (the Fire service College) to utilise up to 300 days a year to support the delivery and development of the Providers (the Fire Service College) courses. Each day will generate a training credit to be offset against the delivery costs of the contracting Authority's fire service annual training requirements.
The level of facilities, equipment and venue must be appropriate to deliver the required scenarios to meet the current National Operational Guidance and Standards, at one location, and able to accommodate the opportunities for the further development of the Authority's Instructors whilst providing a flexible cost-effective collaborative solution.
In accordance with the justification a VEAT Notice was published 15 March 2022 prior to proceeding with the contract award.
Publisher note: Initial Contract Term of 36 months value £389,850 Optional contract extension available of further 24 months would indicate a possible total contract value of £649,750 Contract Start Date is 01 June 2022, with initial 3 year term ending 31 May 2025. The contract allows for an optional further 24 month extension to 31 May 2027.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capita Business Services Ltd (operating as the Fire Service College) | £389,850 † | — | Awarded |
| Capita Business Services Ltd (operating as the Fire Service College) | £649,750 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Operational Fire Fighting Facilities · Capita Business Services Ltd (operating as the Fire Service College)
- Signed
- 28 Mar 2022
- Value
- £649,750
- Status
- active
Contract 007036-2022-000276-1 · Capita Business Services Ltd (operating as the Fire Service College)
- Signed
- 15 Mar 2022
- Value
- £389,850
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids · 1 electronic | 0 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- The High Court of England and WalesReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the noticeOfficial documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.