Official UK procurement notice
The Provision of Servicing, Maintenance and Supply of Breathing Air Compressors
Authority: Cleveland Fire Authority (Police & fire)·Consortium: 3 public authorities
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionCleveland Fire & Rescue Authority are conducting a Tender exercise on behalf of the participated services: Cleveland Fire & Rescue Authority, Durham & Darlington Fire & Rescue Service, Tyne & Wear Fire and Rescue Service and Northumberland Fire and Rescue Service (NFRS is administrated through TWFRS) for the provision of a Service, Maintenance and Supply of Breathing Air Compressors.
The purpose of this Introduction and Tender package is to provide all interested parties with the opportunity to propose an accurately priced solution for the provision of Service, Maintenance and Supply of Breathing Air Compressors in accordance with the Specification of requirements, terms and conditions of contract.
CPV: Compressors · Repair and maintenance services
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · all with a published value (£210,000 together) · evaluation weights differ by lotLot #1The Servicing and Maintenance of BA Compressors for Cleveland Fire Brigade, Durham and Darlington Fire & Rescue Service, Tyne & Wear Fire and Rescue Service and Northumberland Fire and Rescue Service.RenewalPublished value£210,000
The requirements under this contract are for the Contractor to carry out full servicing at specified intervals together with providing an emergency call out as detailed within these tender documents.
Lot #2The ad hoc supply of BA Compressors for Cleveland Fire Brigade and Durham & Darlington Fire and Rescue Service.RenewalPublished value£0
For Cleveland Fire Authority, Durham & Darlington Fire and Rescue and Tyne & Wear Fire and Rescue Service there is an addition lot for the supply of BA Compressors on an ad hoc basis as well as the servicing and maintenance.
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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).
Lots publish different evaluation splits; there is no single procedure weighting.
No conditions of participation were published on the notice; check the tender documents.
- Price carries 40–50 points depending on the lot. Read the split per lot below.
- Turnover usually expected: about £139,872 per lot (twice each lot's annual value).
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula. Turnover is an indicative market norm (≈2× annual value), not a published condition.
Competition analysis · published record, not a forecast of who will bid
How Cleveland Fire Authority buys Pumps and compressors (CPV 4212), and who usually turns up
Cleveland Fire Authority’s published record next to the market for the same work. Frameworks and DPS are left out: they draw different bid counts. Whole-market view: Pumps and compressors (CPV 4212) →
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Local means the winner is registered in the region where that award was delivered.
A local branch does not count if the registered address is elsewhere.
Most of this buyer’s recorded winners were registered in the region where that award was delivered.
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How long buyers here take to decide after bids close.
Middle value in days from the bid deadline to the award date, on competitions that published both.
Only decided tenders count, so slow ones still waiting are not in.
Half of these awards have an award date within 32 days of the bid deadline.
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Direct awards and tenders where every published lot count shows one bid.
Both shares are minimums: some awards have no bid count.
Thin markets produce this too; it is not proof of a tailored specification.
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How many bids did past lots attract?
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How many bids past lots received.
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Past bids do not predict this tender.
1 bid43%
2–343%
4–614%
7+0%
How did awards compare with estimates?
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Where winning prices landed against estimates.
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Past prices are a guide, not a bid price.
Below estimate45%
Within ±2%34%
Above estimate22%
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No supplier is confirmed as a bidder.
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Lot #1The Servicing and Maintenance of BA Compressors for Cleveland Fire Brigade, Durham and Darlington Fire & Rescue Service, Tyne & Wear Fire and Rescue Service and Northumberland Fire and Rescue Service.CPV 4212Published estimate£210k
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How many bids this lot may attract.
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Each lot shows its own forecast based on its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative.
A forecast, not a list of bidders.
1 bid7%
2–365%
4–626%
7+2%
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Where the award price may land.
The forecast uses similar awards and the buyer’s estimate. The band covers the middle half of likely prices.
Based on 8 comparable awards. Each lot reflects its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative.
A statistical guide from past awards, not a price to bid.
Middle 50%£183k–£212k
Estimate£210k
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None is confirmed as a bidder.
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Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
| Supplier | Won in this category | Live contracts | Award vs estimate |
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Aaron Services LtdLarge | £117m26 awards in 36m · last 1 months ago | 3 live · £25m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | 18% below n=4 |
| £50m8 awards in 36m · last 1 months ago | 1 live · £15m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | 3% below n=3 | |
| £395k3 awards in 36m · last 6 months ago | 3 live · £395k iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | no comparable pairs | |
| £183k3 awards in 36m · last 6 months ago | 2 live · £91k iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | 48% below n=1 | |
Vectec LtdLarge | £191k3 awards in 36m · last 8 months ago | 3 live · £191k iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=1 |
Lot #2The ad hoc supply of BA Compressors for Cleveland Fire Brigade and Durham & Darlington Fire and Rescue Service.CPV 4212No real estimate
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How many bids this lot may attract.
The forecast uses similar past competitions. The bar shows either that forecast or past bid counts; the line below says which.
Each lot shows its own forecast based on its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative.
A forecast, not a list of bidders.
1 bid13%
2–362%
4–622%
7+2%
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Where the award price may land.
The forecast uses similar awards and the buyer’s estimate. The band covers the middle half of likely prices.
No comparable awards for this lot yet.
A statistical guide from past awards, not a price to bid.
Who has supplied this buyer on similar work? i
Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
A past supplier may not bid again.
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Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
A past supplier may not bid again.
No earlier contract of this buyer matches this lot on the published record.
Who could compete for this lot? i
Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
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Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
| Supplier | Won in this category | Live contracts | Award vs estimate |
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| £50m8 awards in 36m · last 1 months ago | 1 live · £15m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | 3% below n=3 | |
| £183k3 awards in 36m · last 6 months ago | 2 live · £91k iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | 48% below n=1 | |
Vectec LtdLarge | £191k3 awards in 36m · last 8 months ago | 3 live · £191k iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=1 |
| £1.9m5 awards in 36m · last 7 months ago | None on file | no comparable pairs | |
| £31k1 awards in 36m · last 3 months ago | None on file | no comparable pairs |
About this data
- Source. Official UK public procurement notices (Find a Tender), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0. New notices arrive through the day; the figures are rebuilt nightly.
- Two views, kept apart. The authority’s own track record and the wider market for the same kind of work sit side by side and are never mixed. Where the local picture is too thin, a figure widens to a broader market and says which one it used.
- Forecasts are labelled. The price forecast and its range, possible competitors and the earlier-work matches are our estimates from past awards: not published facts, not win chances and not price advice. Official notices do not say who is bidding.
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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
- Open for tender
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 22 Oct 2026, 16:26 BST
- Last source update
- 22 Oct 2026, 16:26 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 12 Feb 2027
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-100157- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-078e47Find a Tender
How to participate & submission route
Official notice Submit via In-tend- Requests to participate (first stage)
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- Tender submission deadline
- 27 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 20 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
sell2.in-tend.co.uk/blpd/home ↗
All submissions and clarification questions to be submitted via the Intend Portal.
Timeline
22 Oct 2026 → 1 Apr 2027 · 5 dates- Tender notice published1 day ago22 Oct 2026, 16:26 BST
- Today23 Oct 2026
- Clarification questions byin 28 days20 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission deadlinein 35 days27 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Award decision expected byin 112 days12 Feb 2027, 23:59 GMT
- Contract startsin 159 days1 Apr 2027, 00:00 BST
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published22 Oct 2026, 16:26 BSTUK4
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Nothing awarded yet- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
3 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- County Durham and Darlington Fire and Rescue AuthorityContracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government
- Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue AuthorityContracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender