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NFCC National Firefighter PPE - Lot 9 (Specialist Decontamination)

Kent and Medway Fire and Rescue Authority

This public procurement record has 5 releases in its history.

Award

09 Aug 2026 at 23:59

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
AwardUpdate

13 Apr 2026 at 19:51

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Award

09 Apr 2026 at 12:02

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
TenderUpdate

30 Jul 2025 at 19:05

UK4 - Tender Notice
Tender

17 Jul 2025 at 14:05

UK4 - Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Kent and Medway Fire and Rescue Authority procured specialist decontamination cleaning for fire structural personal protective equipment and lightweight firefighting personal protective equipment. The requirement covers specialist cleaning services, with associated laundry collection and management services, for participating public authorities across the United Kingdom. It sits within the national firefighter PPE programme and is intended to support the safe reuse and maintenance of protective clothing used by fire and rescue services. The arrangement is relevant to businesses that clean, decontaminate, manage or repair specialist firefighting PPE, particularly those able to provide a consistent service across multiple UK locations. The named buying organisation is Kent and Medway Fire and Rescue Authority, acting for participating authorities using the framework.

The procurement is complete and was awarded on 26 March 2026 to Decontex B.V and Hunter Apparel Solutions Ltd, with both suppliers signing framework agreements. The award and contract value is £134,373,145.80 gross. The active framework contract runs from 11 July 2026 to 9 July 2034. It was run as an open competitive flexible procedure, using a participation stage followed by formal tendering, with wearer trials and site visits forming part of evaluation. Quality carried 70% and price 30%. The framework allows call-off agreements through reopening competition and has a maximum of three participants. The expression-of-interest deadline was 12 August 2025, and the enquiry period ended on 11 August 2025. The lot was assessed as suitable for SMEs and voluntary, community and social enterprises.

This award demonstrates substantial, multi-authority demand for specialist decontamination and maintenance of structural and lightweight firefighting PPE. A credible future competitor would need demonstrable technical ability, adequate legal and financial capacity, and the operational scale to deliver consistently across UK fire and rescue services. Practical evidence of performance would matter: the evaluation included wearer trials and site visits, while the framework measures service turnaround, first-time resolution of support issues and repair errors. Suppliers should therefore be able to operate controlled cleaning and laundry processes, manage collection and return logistics, maintain service quality across multiple locations, and monitor repair outcomes. The successful supplier profile includes SMEs, showing that specialist capability can be commercially relevant without being limited to very large organisations.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

NFCC National Firefighter PPE - Lot 9 (Specialist Decontamination)

Notice Description

This is the Contact Details Notice for 'Lot 9 (Specialist Decontamination) relates to the provision of specialist decontamination cleaning of Fire Structural PPE, Lightweight Firefighting PPE, as set out within the Specification and Requirement document for this Lot. It is has been awarded to the top 2 successful suppliers both have now signed their respective Framework Agreement Participating Authorities will be able to enter into a Call-Off Agreement under the Framework Agreement following the call-off procedure. Access to documentation can be provided via https://ccaps.bluelightcommercial.police.uk/login/index.php 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-056150
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/075501-2026
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

98 - Other community, social and personal services

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

98311000 - Laundry-collection services

98311100 - Laundry-management services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£134,373,145 £100M-£1B
Lots Value
£134,373,145 £100M-£1B
Awards Value
£134,373,145 £100M-£1B
Contracts Value
£134,373,145 £100M-£1B

Notice Dates

Publication Date
9 Aug 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
11 Aug 2025Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
26 Mar 20265 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), 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

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
2
Supplier Names

Decontex B.V

Hunter Apparel Solutions Ltd

Further Information

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