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C25065 - Compartment Fire Behaviour Training Instructor Course

KENT AND MEDWAY TOWNS FIRE AUTHORITY

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03 Nov 2025 at 10:05

UK5 - Transparency Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Kent and Medway Towns Fire Authority has completed a procurement process for a training contract titled "C25065 - Compartment Fire Behaviour Training Instructor Course." The procurement process involves a direct award to the Fire Service College, which is based in Gloucestershire, United Kingdom. The course is scheduled for December 2025, specifically from the 8th to the 19th, and falls under the fire-brigade and rescue services industry category. This procurement was necessary to address the urgent requirement for training five officers to qualify as Level 3 fire behaviour instructors. The process adheres to UK legislation under the legal basis ID 2023/54.

This tender creates significant opportunities for businesses involved in fire safety and training services. Entities with expertise in delivering specialised fire training and possessing the capacity to handle urgent training requirements would benefit from competing in similar tenders. The direct award approach highlights the necessity for providers to demonstrate technical capabilities and availability to meet immediate needs. Large-scale suppliers with a comprehensive understanding of fire-brigade operations and educational service delivery will find this market sector particularly conducive to growth by catering to specific and urgent demands from public authorities.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

C25065 - Compartment Fire Behaviour Training Instructor Course

Notice Description

Kent Fire and Rescue Service have direct awarded a contract for a Compartment Fire Behaviour Training Instructor Course to the Fire Service College due to the requirement to send 5 officers on the course in December 2025. To view this notice, please click here: https://www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=991439743

Procurement Information

Kent Fire and Rescue Services need to urgently send 5 officers on the Compartment Fire Behaviour Training Instructor Course in December 2025. The Fire Service College were the only supplier that had availability /spaces to be able to deliver the course in December 2025. Kent Fire and Rescue Services needed to send officers on the training in order to run live fire training courses, the course qualifies training coaches to Level 3, meaning that they are able to carry out 3-key roles in live fire training - monitoring safety within the compartment, setting the conditions within the compartment and assessing students within the compartment. Due to the urgency to have a provider deliver the course Kent Fire and Rescue have Direct Awarded to The Fire Service College.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-05d89a
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/070319-2025
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK5 - Transparency Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

75 - Administration, defence and social security services

80 - Education and training services

CPV Codes

75250000 - Fire-brigade and rescue services

75251000 - Fire-brigade services

75251100 - Firefighting services

80000000 - Education and training services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£36,500 Under £100K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
3 Nov 20253 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
3 Nov 20253 months ago
Contract Period
8 Dec 2025 - 19 Dec 2025 30 days
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Pending
Contracts Status
Not Specified

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
Not specified
Local Authority
Maidstone
Electoral Ward
Tovil
Westminster Constituency
Maidstone and Malling

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

FIRE SERVICE COLLEGE

Further Information

Notice Documents

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