Find a TenderAwardedContract details notice
Published 13 Nov 2025, 13:49 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Provision of Gas Monitors and Associated Equipment

Official notice

Authority: Avon Fire Authority (Police & fire)

GoodsBelow threshold - open competitionBelow threshold
Published estimate£95,000≈ £32k / year · £114,000 inc. VAT10.5% below published estimate
Submissions closed 12 Dec 2025awarded 13 Feb 2026
Awarded to Draeger Safety UK Ltd
Contract term 3 yrsends 8 Feb 2029 · up to 8 Feb 2031 with extensions · starts 9 Feb 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Provision of Gas Monitoring Equipment, replacement parts for the monitors and maintenance other than that which can be carried out by our in-house technicians. This will be in the form of 75 gas monitors, divided into 55 x four or five gas monitors with the capacity to detect Hydrogen Sulphide (H2S), Hydrogen Cyanide (HCN), Carbon Monoxide (CO), Flammable gas calibrated against Methane (CH4) LEL and Oxygen (O2), and 20 x four or five gas monitors with the capacity to detect Ammonia (NH3), Chlorine (CL2), Flammable gas calibrated against Methane (CH4) LEL and Oxygen (O2) for our hazmat officers plus calibration equipment for all monitors.

CPV: Firefighting equipment · Firefighting, rescue and safety equipment · Gas-analysis apparatus · Gas-detection apparatus · Monitors · Safety equipment · Sensors

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 3 yrsPublished value£95,000
Contract period: 9 Feb 2026 – 8 Feb 2029 (3 yrs) · up to 8 Feb 2031 with extensionsValue: £95,000 exc. VAT · £114,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: UK
Extensions: 2 x 12 months

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored

Lot awarding rule: 60%Price + 40% Quality

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
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
13 Nov 2025, 13:49 GMT
Last source update
23 Feb 2026, 13:21 GMT
Authority reference
AFRS05-2024-07
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-073556
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Firefighting equipmentFirefighting, rescue and safety equipmentGas-analysis apparatusGas-detection apparatusMonitorsSafety equipmentSensors
Delivery area
UKSouth West (UKK)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05e078 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
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Submission deadline
12 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
Clarification deadline
28 Nov 2025, 17:00 GMT
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Please send via our Blue Light portal Sell2UK (sell2.in-tend.co.uk/blpd/home ↗)

The Contractor should ensure that all the following documents are completed in full and are returned as part of the tender submission:

Appendix 1 - Procurement Specific Questionnaire (to be completed and returned)

Appendix 3 – Pricing Schedule (to be completed and returned)

Appendix 4 – Declarations (to be completed and returned)

Appendix 6 – Evaluation Questions (to be completed and returned)

Timeline

13 Nov 2025 → 23 Feb 2026 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published343 days ago
    13 Nov 2025, 13:49 GMT
  2. Clarification questions by328 days ago
    28 Nov 2025, 17:00 GMT
  3. Submission deadline314 days ago
    12 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
  4. Contract starts255 days ago
    9 Feb 2026
  5. Latest notice published241 days ago
    23 Feb 2026, 13:21 GMT

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 13 Nov 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    13 Nov 2025, 13:49 GMT
    UK4
  2. Contract details notice published
    23 Feb 2026, 13:21 GMT
    UK7
  3. Status changed to complete
    23 Feb 2026, 13:21 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £85,0001 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 13 Feb 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Draeger Safety UK Ltd£85,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Provision of Gas Monitors and Associated Equipment · Draeger Safety UK Ltd

    Signed
    13 Feb 2026
    Value
    £85,000
    Period
    13 Feb 2026 – 12 Feb 2029 · up to 12 Feb 2031 with extensions
    Status
    active
    Extensions
    2 optional extensions of 12 months annually

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Avon Fire Authority

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PYYL-6479-DWHX Valley Road, Portishead, South West, BS20 8JJContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • DRAEGER SAFETY UK LTDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 00777464GB-PPON: PLWQ-6741-GYHN Draeger Safety UK Limited, Ullswater Close, Blyth Riverside Business Park, Blyth, North East, NE24 4RGContact email

Official documents & specifications (9)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender