Find a TenderAwardedContract details notice
Published 14 Apr 2025, 15:27 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Supply, Servicing, and Maintenance of Breathing Apparatus Compressors

Official notice

Authority: Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Authority (Police & fire)·Consortium: 3 public authorities

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable
Published estimate£450,000≈ £150k / year · £540,000 inc. VAT · 1 value update
Submissions closed 18 Jun 2025awarded 25 Jun 2025
Awarded to REVOLUTION AIR SERVICES LTD
Contract term 3 yrsends 23 Jul 2028 · up to 23 Jul 2030 with extensions · starts 24 Jul 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Servicing and maintenance of Breathing Apparatus (BA) compressors for Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Authority, South Wales Fire and Rescue Service and North Wales Fire and Rescue Service.

  • The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 19 May 2030, 23:59 BST.

CPV: Air compressors · Installation services of compressors · Parts of air compressors · Repair and maintenance services of compressors

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 3 yrsSMEVCSEPublished value£450,000
Contract period: 24 Jul 2025 – 23 Jul 2028 (3 yrs) · up to 23 Jul 2030 with extensionsValue: £450,000 exc. VAT · £540,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: WalesEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
Extensions: Option to extend for a further 24 months

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: 60%Price: 30%Social value: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
  • Quality
  • Price
  • Social Value
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

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
Services
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
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Yes · next expected 19 May 2030
First published
14 Apr 2025, 15:27 BST
Last source update
25 Jul 2025, 15:16 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 7 Jul 2025
Authority reference
PA23GPAGST1
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-023369
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Air compressorsInstallation services of compressorsParts of air compressorsRepair and maintenance services of compressors
Delivery area
Wales (UKL)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0502ac Find a Tender
Contract terms summary

All invoices to be e-mailed directly to [email protected]

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
18 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
11 Jun 2025, 17:00 BST
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en, cy
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

14 Apr 2025 → 25 Jul 2025 · 11 dates
  1. Planning notice published
    14 Apr 2025, 15:27 BST
  2. Market engagement
    5 May 2025, 23:59 BST

    To inform open FTS tender, suppliers are invited to an online information event on 9th May 2025, 10am - 10:45am, via Microsoft Teams, where representatives of Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Authority, as the lead on this procurement, will outline the procurement and the tender submission process, as well as fielding questions from prospective bidders.

    Please register your interest to bid for this opportunity via the sell2wales notice and register your place at the engagement event by contacting David Williams - [email protected] by 5pm on 5th May 2025.

  3. Next notice expected
    14 May 2025, 23:59 BST
  4. Tender notice published
    20 May 2025, 15:29 BST
  5. Clarification questions by
    11 Jun 2025, 17:00 BST
  6. Submission deadline
    18 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
  7. Assessment summaries sent
    25 Jun 2025, 00:00 BST
  8. Standstill ends
    4 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
  9. Award decision expected by
    7 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
  10. Contract starts
    24 Jul 2025, 00:00 BST
  11. Latest notice published
    25 Jul 2025, 15:16 BST

Notice history

10 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 14 Apr 2025
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    14 Apr 2025, 15:27 BST
    UK2
  2. Tender notice published
    20 May 2025, 15:29 BST
    UK4
  3. Published value updated to £450,000
    20 May 2025, 15:29 BST
    was £400,000
  4. Status changed to active
    20 May 2025, 15:29 BST
  5. Procurement method changed
    20 May 2025, 15:29 BST
  6. Deadline published: 18 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
    20 May 2025, 15:29 BST
  7. Contract award notice published
    25 Jun 2025, 15:04 BST
    UK6
  8. Status changed to complete
    25 Jun 2025, 15:04 BST
  9. Contract signature expected
    14 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
    scheduled
  10. Contract details notice published
    25 Jul 2025, 15:16 BST
    UK7
Routine re-releases (4)
  • 2025-04: 1 release · 14 Apr 2025

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £450,0001 award exc. VAT
Bids received 11 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 14 Jul 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
REVOLUTION AIR SERVICES LTDSME24 Jul 2025 – 23 Jul 2028 · up to 23 Jul 2030Extensions: option to extend for a further 24 months£450,00025 Jun 2025Awarded

Contracts

  • Supply, Servicing, and Maintenance of Breathing Apparatus Compressors · REVOLUTION AIR SERVICES LTDSME

    Signed
    14 Jul 2025
    Value
    £450,000
    Period
    24 Jul 2025 – 23 Jul 2028 · up to 23 Jul 2030 with extensions
    Status
    active
    Extensions
    option to extend for a further 24 months

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1final-stage tenders10—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

3 public bodies on the notice

Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Authority

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central governmentWelsh devolved regulations apply GB-PPON: PGBC-9888-YDYX Fire Service Headquarters, Carmarthen, Wales, SA31 1SPContact name, email, phone

Consortium members and other public bodies

  • North Wales Fire and Rescue ServiceContracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central governmentWelsh devolved regulations applyGB-PPON: PCXP-7467-ZWXQ St Asaph, WalesContact email
  • South Wales Fire and Rescue ServiceContracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central governmentWelsh devolved regulations applyGB-PPON: PQMW-9436-MMYZ Llantrisant, WalesContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Revolution Air Services LtdAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PRPQ-3882-VYWZ Unit 25, Highfield Business Park, Tewkesbury Road, Gloucester, South West, GL19 4BPContact email

Official documents & specifications (12)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Notices published for this procedure