Notice Information
Notice Title
Purchase of Fire Appliances
Notice Description
The Authority is seeking to appoint a Supplier to design and build fire appliances covering three distinct variants: *Variant A Heavy *Variant A Light *Variant B *Variant C Variant A Heavy and Variant A Light will be constructed to an identical base specification but will carry different equipment sets appropriate to their operational role. Full specification for each variant can be found within the tender documents. The contract will be established for 5 years with a possible 2 year extension, subject to satisfactory performance and mutual agreement. Over the full contract period, the Authority anticipate purchasing up to 50 appliances. However, an initial commitment will be made for the supply of 35 appliances. The remaining appliances will be subject to future funding approval. The successful supplier will also be required to deliver appropriate user training, warranty coverage and after sales service.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05e1df
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/034786-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK6 - Contract Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Goods
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
34 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation
-
- CPV Codes
34100000 - Motor vehicles
34114000 - Specialist vehicles
34114100 - Emergency vehicles
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £20,000,000 £10M-£100M
- Lots Value
- £20,000,000 £10M-£100M
- Awards Value
- £20,000,000 £10M-£100M
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 16 Apr 20261 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- 13 Feb 2026Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 13 Apr 20261 weeks ago
- Contract Period
- 30 Apr 2026 - 1 May 2031 Over 5 years
- 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
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
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
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/034786-2026
16th April 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/082409-2025
12th December 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/074140-2025
14th November 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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