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# Operational Fire Fighting Facilities

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/operational-fire-fighting-facilities-ocds-h6vhtk-032216). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Buckinghamshire & Milton Keynes Fire Authority: "Operational Fire Fighting Facilities". Published status: complete. Published Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Buckinghamshire & Milton Keynes Fire Authority](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/buckinghamshire-milton-keynes-fire-authority-GB-PPON-PVZZ-3255-ZQJH)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Firefighting services
- **Delivery Location:** UKJ13
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £1,039,600 (exc. VAT, 2 contracts)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-032216`

## 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/operational-fire-fighting-facilities-ocds-h6vhtk-032216#tl-md)

## Description
BMKFA 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.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 75251100
- **Delivery regions:** UKJ

- **Description:** 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 ventila...

- **Options published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (2)
- **Award:** 007036-2022-000276-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Capita Business Services Ltd (operating as the Fire Service College)**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-46902`
  - Value: £389,850 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Operational Fire Fighting Facilities (active)
  - Award id: `008276-2022-000276-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Capita Business Services Ltd (operating as the Fire Service College)**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-46902`
  - Value: £649,750 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (2)
- **Contract:** Operational Fire Fighting Facilities (active)
  - Signed Value: £649,750
  - Signed Date: 27/03/2022

- **Contract:** 007036-2022-000276-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £389,850
  - Signed Date: 15/03/2022

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F008276-2022)
- **Last Source Update:** 2022-03-28T11:58:17.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-21T12:03:37.838Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-032216