Official UK procurement notice
Supply of USAR PPE & Associated Products
Authority: Merseyside Fire and Rescue Authority (Police & fire)
Sectors: Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment (35) Delivery: North West (UKD7)
Awarded value£140,000published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 9 Jul 2026no call for competition
Awarded to Bristol Uniforms Ltd
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionSupply of USAR Uniform to MF&RS
CPV: Fire-brigade uniforms
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Supply of USAR Uniform to MF&RS, for the Urban Search & Rescue TeamsAwarded
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
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 15 Jul 2026, 16:20 BST
- Last source update
- 15 Jul 2026, 16:20 BST
- Authority reference
MFRS 2627-21- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-066925- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06cc36Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
The Contract was procured utlising the YPO Framework Ref 1204, Lot 1 Fire Protective Clothing. Via a Direct Award
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £140,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 1
Contracts signed 1latest 9 Jul 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bristol Uniforms LtdSMEThe Supply of USAR PPE & Assiciated Products | £140,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
The Supply of USAR PPE & Assiciated Products · Bristol Uniforms LtdSME
- Signed
- 9 Jul 2026
- Value
- £140,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids · 1 electronic | 0 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Merseyside Fire & Rescue AuthorityReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Bristol Uniforms LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.