Planning

Supply and installation of 2 Fire Behaviour Training Containers for Suffolk Fire and Rescue Service

SUFFOLK COUNTY COUNCIL

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PlanningUpdate

04 Dec 2025 at 09:34

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Planning

27 Nov 2025 at 16:26

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Suffolk County Council is in the planning stage of a procurement process concerning the supply and installation of two Fire Behaviour Training Containers for the Suffolk Fire and Rescue Service. The focus is on engaging suppliers through informal sessions held over Microsoft Teams on 15th, 17th, or 18th December 2025, allowing potential suppliers to present their innovative solutions. Interested parties are required to contact Mandy Brown by 5pm on 11th December 2025 to arrange timeslots. This procurement falls under the industry category of firefighting, rescue, and safety equipment with delivery locations in Wattisham, Suffolk. With a gross contract value of £120,000, this initiative aims to enhance the training capability of firefighting personnel in a controlled environment.

This upcoming procurement offers substantial opportunities for businesses involved in the construction and integration of training simulators, storage containers, and structural steel erection work with specific expertise in firefighting equipment installation. Small and medium-sized enterprises, as well as voluntary, community, and social enterprises, are encouraged to partake in the planning phase, showcasing their capacity for innovation in fire behaviour unit builds. Engaging in the Suffolk County Council's fast-track Devolution Priority Programme might also lead to future collaborations and growth prospects under newly organised local government structures. The prospective contract period, beginning 1st March 2026, indicates ample time for preparation, offering promising prospects for suppliers adept in the delivery of training facilities.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Supply and installation of 2 Fire Behaviour Training Containers for Suffolk Fire and Rescue Service

Notice Description

Suffolk County Council are conducting preliminary market engagement prior to the procurement for the supply and installation of 2 Fire Behaviour Training Containers. The 2 new Fire Behaviour Training units are required to support the training and development of operational personnel in firefighting skills in a realistic and controlled environment at Suffolk Fire & Rescue training facilities in Wattisham, Suffolk

Planning Information

Suffolk County Council propose to hold informal sessions with interested parties who may be able to provide Fire Behaviour Training Containers via Microsoft Teams on 15, 17 or 18th December 2025. Each session will last approximately 30 mins in which Suffolk County Council will briefly set out our requirements, then invite each supplier to respond and pose any questions they might have about the contract or the procurement. Note that the consultation may be recorded or notes taken to ensure that the resulting tender pack provides information such that all bidders have the same information and no potential bidder unable to make the dates is disadvantaged. Suffolk County Council would like to explore the following topic • Any innovation with recent fire behaviour unit builds Interested Parties should contact Mandy Brown by 5pm on 11th December 2025 to allow timeslots to be arranged. mandy.brown@suffolk.gov.uk You are also advised to ensure you are registered on the Central Digital Platform, or your supplier information record is up to date. Suppliers: How to register your organisation and first administrator on Find a Tender in three easy steps https://shorturl.at/kigPg This notice is intended as an awareness, communication and information gathering exercise. Participation is no indication of a commitment to partake in any future tendering process, nor does it infer any preferential or special status on those individuals and organisations who participate. Please also note that this notice is not intended as a call for competition and as such you will need to express your interest in any future tender opportunity once the tender notice is published. All future tender documents will be available on Suffolk County Council E- tendering portal: http://www.suffolksourcing.uk/ We look forward to your participation and contributions. Suffolk County Council has joined the government's Devolution Priority Programme (DPP), a fast-track programme towards devolution and local government reorganisation. Under the DPP it is proposed that: a) a Mayoral Combined County Authority (MCCA) for Norfolk and Suffolk is established, with strategic powers and headed by an elected mayor ("Devolution"). b) the existing two-tier council structure in Suffolk is abolished and replaced with one or more unitary councils covering the current geographical boundary of Suffolk ("LGR"). It is possible that both, one or neither of these changes will happen. These changes are declared as known risks as we do not yet know the implications of Devolution and/or LGR. As a result of LGR and Devolution, contract modifications may be necessary to novate, transfer or disaggregate the contract from the one you entered into to one or more successor authorities or the MCAA. Impacts could include changes to geographical boundaries, significant increases and/or decreases in the goods and/or services required due to the change in size/scope of any successor authority or the MCAA. This may also change the scope of the contract

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-05ea80
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/079578-2025
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

34 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation

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

44 - Construction structures and materials; auxiliary products to construction (except electric apparatus)

45 - Construction work

80 - Education and training services

CPV Codes

34150000 - Simulators

35110000 - Firefighting, rescue and safety equipment

44613400 - Storage containers

45262400 - Structural steel erection work

45262420 - Structural steel erection work for structures

45343200 - Firefighting equipment installation work

80520000 - Training facilities

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£100,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
4 Dec 2025Today
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
12 Jan 20262 months to go
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Mar 2026 - 30 Sep 2026 6-12 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planning
Lots Status
Planning
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
SUFFOLK COUNTY COUNCIL
Contact Name
Dale Nunn
Contact Email
dale.nunn@suffolk.gov.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
IPSWICH
Postcode
IP1 2BX
Post Town
Ipswich
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLH East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLH6 Suffolk
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLH62 Ipswich
Delivery Location
TLH14 Suffolk CC
Local Authority
Ipswich
Electoral Ward
Gipping
Westminster Constituency
Ipswich

Further Information

Notice Documents

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