Award

Supply, Installation and Maintenance of 2 Fire Behaviour Training Containers for Suffolk Fire and Rescue Service

SUFFOLK COUNTY COUNCIL

This public procurement record has 6 releases in its history.

TenderCancellation

04 Jun 2026 at 14:14

Award

26 May 2026 at 15:37

TenderUpdate

16 Feb 2026 at 13:01

Tender

28 Jan 2026 at 17:27

PlanningUpdate

04 Dec 2025 at 09:34

Planning

27 Nov 2025 at 16:26

Summary of the contracting process

Suffolk County Council, based in Ipswich, has concluded a public procurement process for the supply, installation, and maintenance of two fire behaviour training containers for the Suffolk Fire and Rescue Service. The procurement, which initially commenced in the planning phase in November 2025, has progressed through various stages including tender and award. The contract was awarded to Crofton Engineering Limited on 26th May 2026, with a successful open competition involving eight bids, primarily from SMEs. The procurement was conducted under the legal basis of UKPGA 2023/54, with a contract period starting from 1st July 2026, lasting until 30th June 2036, with an optional extension of up to 36 months. The procurement category is classified under goods and includes additional services, focusing on the delivery of firefighting simulators and related equipment in the UKH14 region.

This tender offers significant opportunities for business growth, particularly for SMEs involved in manufacturing, installation, and maintenance of specialised training and firefighting equipment. The successful tenderer, being an SME, exemplifies the accessibility of such contracts to small and medium enterprises. Businesses focusing on structural steelwork, storage solutions, and specialised safety equipment can benefit significantly from such opportunities, enhancing their portfolio and allowing for expansion within the UK's safety and rescue industries. The open procurement process fostered competitive participation, ensuring a robust selection of capable providers, thus promoting diversity and innovation within the public contracting sphere.

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Notice Title

Supply, Installation and Maintenance of 2 Fire Behaviour Training Containers for Suffolk Fire and Rescue Service

Notice Description

Suffolk County Council is awarding a contract for the provision of Supply, Installation and Maintenance of 2 Fire Behaviour Training Containers for Suffolk Fire and Rescue Service. The advertised value here is PS134196 inclusive of VAT. The VAT included is 20% Standard Rate however in some circumstances VAT may be exempt or chargeable at a different rate.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Renewal: There will be an option to extend the contract for up to a further 36 months

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

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-05ea80
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/052914-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Planning, Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - open competition
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
SME

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
£100,000 £100K-£500K
Awards Value
£134,196 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
4 Jun 2026Today
Submission Deadline
12 Mar 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
12 Jan 2026Expired
Award Date
25 May 20261 weeks ago
Contract Period
30 Jun 2026 - 30 Jun 2036 Over 5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Cancelled

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
SUFFOLK COUNTY COUNCIL
Additional Buyers

MISSING

Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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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

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

CROFTON ENGINEERING

Further Information

Notice Documents

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