Official UK procurement notice
Portable Firefighting Equipment · UK public procurement notice
Authority: South Wales Fire and Rescue Service (Police & fire)
Sectors: Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment (35) Delivery: Wales (UKL)
Framework ceiling (notional)£50,000framework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 13 Jun 2025awarded 8 Aug 2025
Framework period 3 yrsends 7 Aug 2028 · up to 7 Aug 2029 with extensions · starts 8 Aug 2025
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionSouth Wales Fire and Rescue Service (SWFRS) are looking for a supplier to supply portable firefighting equipment and recharges.
Purchases made through the contract will be on an ad hoc basis, as and when required by our Hydrant and Extinguishers department.
CPV: Portable fire-extinguishers
How this framework works
From the published notice- Type
- Closed framework
- Call-offs
- call-offs are awarded directly to appointed suppliers, without further competition
- Framework period
- 3 yrs · up to 4 yrs from 8 Aug 2025
Published description of the framework
Prices are not guaranteed for the length of contract. Amendments to pricing may be obtained by applying with 1 months notice.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£50,000
What 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).
How bids were scored
Published sub-criteria (8)
- Lead Times: 25%
- Communication: 30%
- Total Cost of Basket of Goods (including any cost of change): 40%
- Environmental Sustainability - Resource Efficiency: 1%
- Environmental Sustainability - Operational Emissions: 1%
- Environmental Sustainability - Supply Chain: 1%
- Environmental Sustainability - Environmental Accreditation: 1%
- Environmental Sustainability - Waste: 1%
Published award criteria (8)
- Total Cost of Basket of Goods (including any cost of change)
- Lead Times
- Communication
- Environmental Sustainability - Resource Efficiency
- Environmental Sustainability - Operational Emissions
- Environmental Sustainability - Supply Chain
- Environmental Sustainability - Environmental Accreditation
- Environmental Sustainability - Waste
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- “Portable Firefighting Equipment” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract, and call-offs are awarded directly: getting appointed is the whole game.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- 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
- 15 May 2025, 14:56 BST
- Last source update
- 4 Dec 2025, 12:38 GMT
- Authority reference
SWITQ174- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-021819- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0514adFind a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: Sell2Wales · Who buys & how to bid on Sell2Wales
Access & registration note: Free Wales registration; eTenderWales runs on Jaggaer
- Appointment period ends
- 13 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 6 Jun 2025, 17:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
15 May 2025 → 4 Dec 2025 · 5 dates- Tender notice published15 May 2025, 14:56 BST
- Clarification questions by6 Jun 2025, 17:00 BST
- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown13 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
- Contract starts8 Aug 2025, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published321 days ago4 Dec 2025, 12:38 GMT
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 15 May 2025- Tender notice published15 May 2025, 14:56 BSTUK4
- Contract details notice published4 Dec 2025, 12:38 GMTUK7
- Status changed to complete4 Dec 2025, 12:38 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastSuppliers appointed 1admitted to the panel · see the list ↓
Contracts signed 1latest 8 Aug 2025
1 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
Portable Firefighting Equipment
- Signed
- 8 Aug 2025
- Value
- £50,000
- Period
- 1 Sept 2025 – 31 Aug 2028 · up to 31 Aug 2029 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- Extension based on successful performance
3 agreed KPIs: Management · Commercial · Organisation Satisfaction
- Management
- Commercial
- Organisation Satisfaction
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Framework contractors & participating bidders
1 commercial party on the notice- Fire Safety Direct LtdFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (8)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications South Wales FRS ITQ Below Threshold Part 2 - English
- Bidding documents and specifications Appendix B Part 1 - South Wales FRS Quote - Framework Agreement Terms and Conditions
- Bidding documents and specifications Appendix A - Pricing Schedule
- Bidding documents and specifications Appendix C - Business Continuity Audit Report (Light Touch)
- Bidding documents and specifications Appendix B Part 2 - Call off Terms and Conditions for Goods
- Bidding documents and specifications South Wales FRS ITQ Below Threshold Part 1
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender