Find a TenderAwardedContract details notice

Published 14 Nov 2025, 16:05 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Purchase of Fire Appliances

Official notice

Authority: Kent and Medway Towns Fire Authority (Police & fire)

GoodsOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable

Sectors: Transport Equipment & Vehicles (34) Delivery: UK

Published estimate£20,000,000≈ £4.0m / year · £24,000,000 inc. VAT

Submissions closed 13 Feb 2026awarded 14 Apr 2026

Awarded to Emergency One (UK) Limited

Contract term 5 yrsends 5 Apr 2031 · up to 5 Apr 2033 with extensions · starts 6 Apr 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Authority has appointed a Supplier to design and build fire appliances covering three distinct variants:

•Variant A Heavy

•Variant A Light

•Variant B

•Variant C

Variant A Heavy and Variant A Light will be constructed to an identical base specification but will carry different equipment sets appropriate to their operational role. Full specification for each variant can be found within the tender documents.

The contract will be established for 5 years with a possible 2 year extension, subject to satisfactory performance and mutual agreement.

Over the full contract period, the Authority anticipate purchasing up to 50 appliances. However, an initial commitment will be made for the supply of 35 appliances. The remaining appliances will be subject to future funding approval.

The supplier will also be required to deliver appropriate user training, warranty coverage and after sales service.

CPV: Emergency vehicles · Motor vehicles · Specialist vehicles

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1AwardedRenewal 5 yrsSMEVCSEPublished value£20,000,000

Contract period: 6 Apr 2026 – 5 Apr 2031 (5 yrs) · up to 5 Apr 2033 with extensionsValue: £20,000,000 exc. VAT · £24,000,000 inc. VAT

Eligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible

Extensions: 24 month extension

34100000 Motor vehicles 34114000 Specialist vehicles 34114100 Emergency vehicles

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

Quality: 50%Price: 50%

Published sub-criteria (2)

Criterion 2: 50%
Criterion 1: 50%

Published award criteria (2)

Criterion 1
Criterion 2

What this means for your bid

Price carries 50 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 5 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Open procedure
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category: Goods
Notice status: Awarded
Procurement threshold: Above threshold (FTS publication)
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: 14 Nov 2025, 16:05 GMT
Last source update: 30 Jun 2026, 12:55 BST
Award evaluation window: Submission end – 31 Mar 2026
Authority reference: C24120
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-074140
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV): Emergency vehiclesMotor vehiclesSpecialist vehicles
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05e1df Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice

Run through: Delta eSourcing · Who buys & how to bid on Delta

Public notice page · account needed to bidElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN

Access & registration note: Free Select account; no DUNS asked at signup

Submission deadline: 13 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
Clarification deadline: 3 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
Submission channel: Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission: Allowed
Accepted languages: en

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

To respond to this opportunity, please click here: www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/WN4UJK78VS ↗

Timeline

14 Nov 2025 → 30 Jun 2026 · 8 dates

Tender notice published343 days ago
14 Nov 2025, 16:05 GMT
Clarification questions by261 days ago
3 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
Submission deadline252 days ago
13 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
Award decision expected by205 days ago
31 Mar 2026, 23:59 BST
Contract starts200 days ago
6 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
Assessment summaries sent190 days ago
16 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
Standstill ends178 days ago
27 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
Latest notice published115 days ago
30 Jun 2026, 12:55 BST

Notice history

7 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 14 Nov 2025

Tender notice published
14 Nov 2025, 16:05 GMT
UK4
Tender notice published
12 Dec 2025, 12:05 GMT
UK4
Deadline moved to 13 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
12 Dec 2025, 12:05 GMT
+28 days · was 16 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
Contract award notice published
16 Apr 2026, 15:06 BST
UK6
Status changed to complete
16 Apr 2026, 15:06 BST
Contract signature expected
29 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
scheduled
Contract details notice published
30 Jun 2026, 12:55 BST
UK7

Published amendments (1)

We would like to inform the market that the deadline for tender returns has been extended by 4 weeks. This extension is being provided to allow additional time for preparation. The new deadline for submission is 13/02/26 at 12pm. The following dates now apply to the tender process. 14/11/2025- Tender Notice published 03/02/2026- ITT clarification period ends 3/02/2026 at 12pm- Tender return deadli…

Routine re-releases (4)

2025-11: 1 release · 14 Nov 2025

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £20,000,0001 award exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Named bidders 1published on the award notice

Contracts signed 1latest 29 Apr 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Emergency One (UK) Limited1 May 2026 – 1 May 2031 · up to 1 May 2033Extensions: 24 month extension	£20,000,000	14 Apr 2026	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 1 · Emergency One (UK) Limited
Signed
29 Apr 2026
Value
£20,000,000
Period
27 May 2026 – 26 May 2031 · up to 26 May 2033 with extensions
Status
active
Extensions
24 month extension
3 agreed KPIs: On-time Delivery of vehicles · First Time Quality Pass Rate · Warranty Defects
- On-time Delivery of vehicles, Percentage of fire appliances delivered within 10 working days of the agreed delivery date. The agreed delivery date is set out within the agreed annual build program
- First Time Quality Pass Rate, Percentage of delivered fire appliances that pass acceptance testing without defects
- Warranty Defects, The percentage of warranty defects resolved (i.e fully rectified and accepted by the Authority) within the agreed target resolution time from the and time the defect is logged

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1final-stage tenders · 2 at stage one	0	0	—

Who bid

wonEmergency One (UK) Ltd · Scotland

Bidders as named on the Procurement Act 2023 award notice. “Won” means the bidder holds an award on this notice.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Kent and Medway Towns Fire Authority

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PCTX-8834-ZQLL The Godlands, Straw Mill Hill, Tovil, Maidstone, South East, ME15 6XBContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Emergency One (UK) LtdAwarded supplierGB-COH: SC319443 3a Caponacre Industrial Estate, Cumnock, Scotland, KA18 1SHContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications (5)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Signed contract contractSigned contractPDF

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender30 Jun 2026, 12:55 BST
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender16 Apr 2026, 15:06 BST
Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender12 Dec 2025, 12:05 GMT
Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender14 Nov 2025, 16:05 GMT