Notice Information
Notice Title
Purchase of Positive Pressure Ventilation
Notice Description
Royal Berkshire Fire Authority is organising a market engagement for the purchase of Positive Pressure Ventilation (PPV) units in collaboration with Oxfordshire County Council, Buckinghamshire and Milton Keynes Fire Authority, and Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Authority. The Authorities are conducting this market engagement to gain insight into the range of PPVs currently available in the marketplace, with a specific interest in exploring different fuel types for these units. This process will help inform procurement strategy by assessing the latest technologies and options offered by suppliers.
Planning Information
The market engagement is being organised on 2nd March 2026 from 10:00 at Whitley Wood Fire Station, 270 Whitley Wood Road, Reading, RG2 8FT. Suppliers participating in the event will be allocated an hour and a half session to demonstrate their PPV fans. To book your slot, please email bhandaris@rbfrs.co.uk with your organisation's name, contact details and preferred time for demonstration. Slots will be allocated on a first come, first served basis. This market engagement presents an opportunity for the Authority to review available solutions in the marketplace, enabling refinement of specifications, tender documentation, and the route to market.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0659b1
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/015859-2026
- 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
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
42 - Industrial machinery
75 - Administration, defence and social security services
-
- CPV Codes
42520000 - Ventilation equipment
75250000 - Fire-brigade and rescue services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 20 Feb 20262 days ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 13 Mar 20263 weeks to go
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 31 May 2026 - 31 May 2031 Over 5 years
- 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
- ROYAL BERKSHIRE FIRE AUTHORITY
- Additional Buyers
BUCKINGHAMSHIRE & MILTON KEYNES FIRE AUTHORITY
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- procurement.support@hants.gov.uk, procurement@bucksfire.gov.uk, procurementandcontractmanagement.enquiries@oxfordshire.gov.uk, procurementenquiries@rbfrs.co.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- READING
- Postcode
- RG31 7SD
- Post Town
- Reading
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLJ South East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLJ3 Hampshire and Isle of Wight
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLJ35 South Hampshire
- Delivery Location
- TLJ11 Berkshire, TLJ12 Milton Keynes, TLJ13 Buckinghamshire, TLJ14 Oxfordshire CC, TLJ32 Southampton, TLJ34 Isle of Wight, TLJ35 South Hampshire, TLJ36 Central Hampshire, TLJ37 North Hampshire
-
- Local Authority
- Eastleigh
- Electoral Ward
- Eastleigh Central
- Westminster Constituency
- Eastleigh
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/015859-2026
20th February 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
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