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Published 9 Mar 2026, 12:56 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Supply of Fire Fighting Helmets & Associated Products

Official notice

Authority: Merseyside Fire and Rescue Authority (Police & fire)·Consortium: 6 public authorities

Framework agreementGoodsAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Sectors: Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment (35) Delivery: North West (UKD)Northern Ireland (UKN)
Framework ceiling (notional)Value not publishedframework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Awarded 16 Feb 2026no call for competition

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Fire Fighting Helmets

CPV: Fire-brigade uniforms

How this framework works

From the published notice
Bids received
1 bids received · 1 suppliers appointed

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Supply of Fire Fighter Helmets and Associated ProductsAwarded
Delivery: North West, Northern Ireland · NW England & NI
Extensions: option to extend by a further 12 Months
35811100 Fire-brigade uniforms

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
Framework agreement
Who may use this agreement
Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
Competition type
Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
9 Mar 2026, 12:56 GMT
Last source update
9 Mar 2026, 12:56 GMT
Authority reference
MFRS 2526-04
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-020882
Classification (CPV)
Fire-brigade uniforms
Delivery area
North West (UKD)Northern Ireland (UKN)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-066555 Find a Tender
Why no open competition
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification

Direct Award Utilising YPO Framework Agreement Reference:1204 Lot 2.1 Fire Protective Helmets & Associated Products.

Using the Public Contracts Regulations 2015

For continuity of supply with the currrent Firefighting Helmet used within the NW England and N Ireland Region

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Suppliers appointed 1admitted to the panel · see the list ↓
Bids received 1
Contracts signed 1latest 16 Feb 2026

1 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.

Contracts

  • SUPPLY OF FIRE FIGHTING HELMETS AND ASSOCIATED PRODUCTS

    Signed
    16 Feb 2026
    Value
    —
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
Supply of Fire Fighter Helmets and Associated Products1bids——£2,000,000 – £2,500,000
Whole notice———£2,000,000 – £2,500,000

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

6 public bodies on the notice

Merseyside Fire and Rescue Authority

Contracting authorityPolice & fireFIRE & RESCUE SERVICE AUTHORITYFIRE AND RESCUE SERVICE Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service Headquarters, Bridle Road,, Bootle, North West, L304YDContact name, email

Consortium members and other public bodies

  • Cheshire Fire AuthorityContracting authority Winsford, North WestContact email
  • Cumbria Fire & Rescue ServiceContracting authority Penrith, North WestContact email
  • Greater Manchester Combined AuthoriyContracting authority Manchester, North WestContact email
  • Lancashire Fire and Rescue AuthorityContracting authority Preston, North WestContact email
  • Northern Ireland Fire & Rescue ServiceContracting authority Lisburn, Northern IrelandContact email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Merseyside Fire & Rescue AuthorityReview body Bootle

Framework contractors & participating bidders

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.