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NFCC National Firefighter PPE - Lot 1 (Managed Service)

Kent and Medway Fire and Rescue Authority

This public procurement record has 6 releases in its history.

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09 Aug 2026 at 22:13

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
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13 Apr 2026 at 20:22

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Award

09 Apr 2026 at 11:02

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30 Jul 2025 at 16:05

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30 Jul 2025 at 14:05

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17 Jul 2025 at 14:05

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Summary of the contracting process

Kent and Medway Fire and Rescue Authority procured Lot 1 of the NFCC National Firefighter PPE Framework: a managed service for fire structural personal protective equipment and lightweight PPE, including wildland fire and technical rescue clothing. Associated services include leasing options, fully managed or partial managed services, laundry collection and management, and emergency PPE replacement. The requirement covers specialist protective, weatherproof and fire-brigade clothing, related accessories and laundry support. Services are intended for participating fire and rescue and other eligible public-sector authorities across the United Kingdom, including England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. The framework can be used by fire and rescue services, the National Fire Chiefs’ Council, ambulance services, the Maritime and Coastguard Agency, and specified combined or local authorities.

This procurement is complete and was run as an above-threshold open competitive flexible procedure for one lot under an open framework, with call-off agreements awarded through supplier selection. The lot was evaluated on 70% quality and 30% price. Participation required legal, financial and technical capacity, with an expression-of-interest deadline of 12 August 2025 and award date of 7 April 2026. The award was made separately to Hunter Apparel Solutions Ltd, FlamePro Global Ltd, Ballyclare Ltd and Bristol Uniforms Ltd, each for £529,358,897.90 gross. The framework contract was signed on 10 July 2026 and runs from 11 July 2026 to 9 July 2034. Electronic submission in English was allowed, and valid invoices are payable within 30 days.

This award demonstrates sustained public-sector demand for suppliers able to provide firefighter PPE as a managed service rather than clothing supply alone. Credible competitors would need technical capability in structural, wildland and technical rescue PPE, together with reliable leasing, stock management, laundry collection and processing, and rapid emergency replacement. The evaluation placed greater emphasis on quality than price, so evidence of product performance, wearer suitability and service reliability would be important. The procurement used wearer trials, site visits and basket-based pricing, indicating that suppliers need operational delivery experience and a clear, competitive product range. Strong contract management would also be needed to support annual service reporting, including first-time-resolution, emergency replacement and laundry turnaround performance. The stated SME suitability indicates that specialist smaller suppliers could compete, either independently or through suitable supply-chain arrangements.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

NFCC National Firefighter PPE - Lot 1 (Managed Service)

Notice Description

This is the Contract Details Notice for Lot 1 Managed Services on the NFCC National Firefighter PPE Framework . 'Lot 1 (Managed Services)' relates to the managed service provision of Fire Structural Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and Lightweight PPE (which consists of Wildland Fire PPE and Technical Rescue PPE) and certain associated services. Please note Lot 1 includes a variety of different leasing options that will be available to Participating Authorities to choose from in line with their requirements, such as top to toe Fully Managed Service, Partial Managed Service with and without associated services to aid flexibility and ensure value for money. Please note that this opportunity was seeking to establish a series of open Framework Agreements. Each successive open framework will be for specific products and/or services that will be awarded to successful suppliers, pursuant to which the Participating Authorities listed in Annex 1 of the Procurement Specific Questionnaire may award a Call-Off Agreement. It is has been awarded to the 4 successful suppliers, each have now signed a Framework Agreement . Participating Authorities will be able to enter into a Call-Off Agreement under the Framework Agreement following the call-off procedure. As an open framework it is intended that it will have a maximum term of 8 years. It is anticipated that the successive frameworks will re-open as follows: in (i) July 2029 and (ii) between July 2032 and July 2033. These dates may be subject to change at the discretion of the Contracting Authority. Anyone wishing to take part should look for further notices to be published around these times.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-056149
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/075497-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Competitive flexible procedure
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

18 - Clothing, footwear, luggage articles and accessories

35 - Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment

39 - Furniture (incl. office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances (excl. lighting) and cleaning products

98 - Other community, social and personal services

CPV Codes

18100000 - Occupational clothing, special workwear and accessories

18110000 - Occupational clothing

18113000 - Industrial clothing

18220000 - Weatherproof clothing

18221000 - Waterproof clothing

18224000 - Clothing made of coated or impregnated textile fabrics

18400000 - Special clothing and accessories

18410000 - Special clothing

18935000 - Laundry bags

35000000 - Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment

35110000 - Firefighting, rescue and safety equipment

35111000 - Firefighting equipment

35113400 - Protective and safety clothing

35811100 - Fire-brigade uniforms

39291000 - Laundry supplies

98311000 - Laundry-collection services

98311100 - Laundry-management services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£529,358,897 £100M-£1B
Lots Value
£529,358,897 £100M-£1B
Awards Value
£529,358,897 £100M-£1B
Contracts Value
£529,358,897 £100M-£1B

Notice Dates

Publication Date
9 Aug 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
11 Aug 2025Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
7 Apr 20264 months ago
Contract Period
11 Jul 2026 - 9 Jul 2034 Over 5 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 Fire and Rescue Authority
Additional Buyers

Kent and Medway Towns Fire and Rescue Authority

Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
MAIDSTONE
Postcode
ME15 6XB
Postcode Area
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
TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLE1 East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire, TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLJ South East (England), TLL1 West Wales and The Valleys, TLL14 South West Wales, TLL2 East Wales, TLM Scotland, TLM5 North Eastern Scotland, TLM7 Eastern Scotland, TLM8 West Central Scotland, TLM9 Southern Scotland, TLN0 Northern Ireland
Local Authority
Maidstone
Electoral Ward
Tovil
Westminster Constituency
Maidstone and Malling

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
4
Supplier Names

Ballyclare Ltd

Bristol Uniforms Ltd

FlamePro Global Ltd

Hunter Apparel Solutions Ltd

Further Information

Notice Documents

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