Official UK procurement notice
Purchasing new P50 Fire Extinguishers
Authority: Staffordshire County Council (Local council)
Sectors: Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment (35) Delivery: West Midlands (UKG2)
Awarded value£300,000published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 26 Jun 2026no call for competition
Awarded to Lantern Fire & Security Ltd
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Council has awarded a contract for the purchase of P50 Fire Extinguishers.
This contract covers all properties under the administration of Staffordshire County Council. Properties on this contract include Offices, Education, Social Services, Libraries and Leisure Centre's.
CPV: Fire extinguishers
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 2 Jul 2026, 07:50 BST
- Last source update
- 2 Jul 2026, 07:50 BST
- Authority reference
IA3703- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-061998- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06c1dcFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
Call off from NHS SBS Framework Agreement for Building safety & Fire Compliance (SBS10509)
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £300,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 11 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 26 Jun 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lantern Fire & Security LtdSME | £300,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 061998-2026-1 · Lantern Fire & Security LtdSME
- Signed
- 26 Jun 2026
- Value
- £300,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids · 1 electronic | 1 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Lantern Fire & SecurityAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.