Notice Information
Notice Title
DS506-25 Welfare Support Units
Notice Description
Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Authority is seeking to award one contract for the supply of welfare trailers and toilet units, or two separate contracts - Lot 1 Welfare Trailers and Lot 2 - Toilet units, to support operational staff during emergency incidents. The welfare support units will be used to provide effective welfare facilities in accordance with the National Fire Chiefs Council (NFCC) guidance on firefighter safety, health and wellbeing. This procurement supports DSFRS's commitment to firefighter safety, health, and wellbeing, and ensures compliance with relevant statutory obligations.
Lot Information
Welfare Trailer Units
This lot is for three welfare trailer units.
Options: The option will be included to procure more welfare trailers and/or toilets and any maintenance including parts.
Renewal: 2 x optional 12 month extensions
Welfare Toilet UnitsThis lot is for four welfare toilet units.
Options: The option will be included to procure more welfare trailers and/or toilets and any maintenance including parts.
Renewal: 2 x optional 12 month extensions
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05f0cd
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/080617-2025
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK4 - Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Goods
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Below threshold - open competition
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
34 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation
-
- CPV Codes
34114300 - Welfare vehicles
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £135,000 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- £135,000 £100K-£500K
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 8 Dec 20252 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 6 Jan 2026Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 26 Jan 2026 - 27 Jan 2030 4-5 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- DEVON & SOMERSET FIRE & RESCUE AUTHORITY
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- procurement@dsfire.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- EXETER
- Postcode
- EX3 0NW
- Post Town
- Exeter
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLK South West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLK4 Devon
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLK43 Devon CC
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- East Devon
- Electoral Ward
- Clyst Valley
- Westminster Constituency
- Exmouth and Exeter East
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/080617-2025
8th December 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
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