Notice Information

  • Notice Title

    NFCC National Firefighter PPE - Lot 6 (Footwear)

  • Notice Description

    Kent and Medway Towns Fire and Rescue Authority on behalf of NFCC, as the Contracting Authority, is 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. This Tender Notice relates to 'Lot 6 (Footwear)'. The Procurement Specific Questionnaire will be published alongside this Tender Notice. The draft ITT (which will include the draft form of Framework Agreement and draft form of Call-Off Agreement) will include details of the call-off procedure. 'Lot 6 (Footwear)' relates to the provision of Fire Structural Boots, as set out within the Specification and Requirement document for this Lot. This procurement will start with a participation stage comprising of the completion of the Procurement Specific Questionnaire and the information required to be submitted to the Central Digital Platform by potential bidders. Those successful at the participation stage will progress to the tender stage and will be invited to submit a formal tender in response to the Invitation to Tender (ITT). The evaluation process for the tender stage will include wearer trials and site visits. It is intended that up to 3 successful suppliers will each be awarded a Framework Agreement (subject to the Contracting Authority's discretion to increase the number of successful suppliers beyond 3). Participating Authorities will be able to enter into a Call-Off Agreement under the Framework Agreement following the call-off procedure. The Contracting Authority reserves the right to charge a levy to the successful suppliers as set out within the draft ITT. Where there is more than 1 successful supplier, it is intended that each Framework Agreement will have a maximum term of 8 years. It is anticipated that the successive frameworks will re-open as follows: in (i) March 2029 and (ii) between March 2032 and March 2033. These dates may be subject to change at the discretion of the Contracting Authority. Access Code to PSQ : FAJDDJ6886 To view this notice, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=969701948

Notice Details

  • Notice Details

    Open Contracting ID

    ocds-h6vhtk-05614d

    Publication Source

    Find A Tender Service

    Latest Notice

    https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/044506-2025

    Current Stage

    Tender

    All Stages

    Tender


    Notice Type

    UK4 - Tender Notice

    Procurement Type

    Framework

    Procurement Category

    Goods

    Procurement Method

    Open

    Procurement Method Details

    Competitive flexible procedure

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    SME, VCSE

    Awardee Scale

    Not specified

  • Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

    CPV Divisions

    18 - Clothing, footwear, luggage articles and accessories

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


    CPV Codes

    18100000 - Occupational clothing, special workwear and accessories

    18110000 - Occupational clothing

    18113000 - Industrial clothing

    18224000 - Clothing made of coated or impregnated textile fabrics

    18400000 - Special clothing and accessories

    18410000 - Special clothing

    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

  • Notice Value(s)

    Tender Value

    £71,348,300 £10M-£100M

    Lots Value

    £71,348,300 £10M-£100M

    Awards Value

    Not specified

    Contracts Value

    Not specified

  • Notice Dates

    Publication Date

    30 Jul 20252 months ago

    Submission Deadline

    11 Aug 2025Expired

    Future Notice Date

    Not specified

    Award Date

    Not specified

    Contract Period

    31 Mar 2026 - 29 Mar 2034 Over 5 years

    Recurrence

    Not specified

  • Notice Status

    Tender Status

    Active

    Lots Status

    Active

    Awards Status

    Not Specified

    Contracts Status

    Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

  • Contracting Authority (Buyer)

    Main Buyer

    KENT AND MEDWAY TOWNS FIRE AND RESCUE AUTHORITY

    Contact Name

    Miss Sarah Walsh

    Contact Email

    sarah.walsh@kent.fire-uk.org

    Contact Phone

    01622692121

    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

    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), TLK South West (England), TLL Wales, 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


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