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Published 5 Jul 2022, 17:11 BST

Official UK procurement notice

The Provision of Operational Contingency Crews (OCC)

Official notice

Authority: London Fire Commissioner (Public body)

ServicesOpen procedure
Budget not disclosedValue not published
Submissions closed 16 Aug 2022

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The LFC has a need to secure contractual arrangements with a contractor for emergency fire cover in the event of such exceptional circumstances including those described below to enable it to discharge its core operational functions without the need to request military support.

This Agreement will enable the LFC to put in place arrangements to allow the LFC to discharge its duties in the following (but not limited to) exceptional emergency circumstances:

Natural Disaster; Terrorist event; Pandemic; Industrial action; or any other similar events.

CPV: Fire-brigade and rescue services · Fire-brigade services · Firefighting services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1The LFC requires the provision of an Operational Contingency Crew Service (“OCC…

The LFC requires the provision of an Operational Contingency Crew Service (“OCC Service”) sufficient to maintain the availability of up to twenty-seven Appliances within 35 days of notification (or the same number of crew spread over thirty-two appliances if requested by LFC).

Delivery: London
Variant bids: not allowed

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Closed
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
5 Jul 2022, 17:11 BST
Last source update
17 Aug 2022, 12:57 BST
Award evaluation window
16 Aug 2022 – …
Authority reference
7040
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-022796
Classification (CPV)
Fire-brigade and rescue servicesFire-brigade servicesFirefighting services
Delivery area
London (UKI)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-034e94 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: EU-Supply (CTM) · Who buys & how to bid on EU-Supply
Public notice page · account needed to bidLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · 5–10 minutes
Submission deadline
16 Aug 2022, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
16 Aug 2022, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

16 Aug 2022 → 11 May 2023 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    16 Aug 2022, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    16 Aug 2022, 12:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    17 Aug 2022, 12:57 BST
  4. Bids must remain valid until
    11 May 2023, 23:59 BST

Notice history

2 releases on Find a Tender
Published amendments (1)

Duration of contract originally listed at 72 months (6 years). This should have been entered as 72 months with a possible extension of up to 36 months, so a total of 108 months possible duration

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

London Fire Commissioner

Contracting authorityPublic bodyRegional or local agency/officePublic order and safety N/A 169 Union Street , London, London, SE1 0LLContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • High CourtReview body London

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.