Notice Information
Notice Title
Appliance Graphics
Notice Description
Kent Fire and Rescue have awarded a contract for the installation of graphics across its fleet of vehicles. The contract period is for 2 years with an option to extend for a further 12 months. The contract will allow for initial installation across 95 vehicles and graphics for vehicles on an ad-hoc basis throughout the life of the contract. The initial installation in will include fire station names on each side of the vehicle cab and roof decals.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Renewal: one, 12 month extension available at the end of the initial contract term
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0505b4
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/046567-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK7 - Contract Details Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Below threshold - open competition
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
34 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
-
- CPV Codes
34114100 - Emergency vehicles
34114110 - Rescue vehicles
79810000 - Printing services
79820000 - Services related to printing
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £30,000 Under £100K
- Lots Value
- £30,000 Under £100K
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £30,000 Under £100K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 6 Aug 20256 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 20 May 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 3 Jul 20257 months ago
- Contract Period
- 6 Aug 2025 - 6 Aug 2027 1-2 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- KENT AND MEDWAY TOWNS FIRE AUTHORITY
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- procurement@kent.fire-uk.org
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- MAIDSTONE
- Postcode
- ME15 6XB
- Post Town
- Rochester
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLJ South East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLJ4 Kent
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLJ45 Mid Kent
- Delivery Location
- TLJ4 Kent
-
- Local Authority
- Maidstone
- Electoral Ward
- Tovil
- Westminster Constituency
- Maidstone and Malling
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/046567-2025
6th August 2025 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/016270-2025
22nd April 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
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