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title: "Purchase of Fire Appliances"
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# Purchase of Fire Appliances

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/purchase-of-fire-appliances-ocds-h6vhtk-0560ac). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Kent and Medway Towns Fire Authority: "Purchase of Fire Appliances". Published status: planning. Planned Pipeline Value: £7,000,000. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNING (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Kent and Medway Towns Fire Authority](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/kent-and-medway-towns-fire-authority-GB-PPON-PCTX-8834-ZQLL)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** £7,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Emergency vehicles, Motor vehicles, Rescue vehicles
- **Delivery Location:** UKJ4
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/purchase-of-fire-appliances-ocds-h6vhtk-0560ac#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0560ac`

## 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/purchase-of-fire-appliances-ocds-h6vhtk-0560ac#tl-md)

## Description
Kent Fire and Rescue are engaging with the market to share draft specifications for two types of fire appliances. The Authority are seeking feedback to help inform a future procurement process.
Further information and the draft specification can be found at www.delta-esourcing.com
For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at: 
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Maidstone:-Motor-vehicles./S3TNHR4US2
To respond to this opportunity, please click here: 
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/S3TNHR4US2

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planning
- **CPV codes:** 34100000, 34114100, 34114110
- **Delivery regions:** UKJ
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB

- **Contract Period:** 02/03/2026 to 01/03/2029
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F040668-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-07-16T18:05:05.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T08:51:02.228Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-0560ac