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Purchase of Electronic Personal Dosimeter (EPD) Units

Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Authority

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Planning

01 Sep 2026 at 12:13

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Authority intends to purchase replacement Electronic Personal Dosimeter (EPD) units for operational personnel. The equipment will support compliance with the Ionising Radiations Regulations 2017, the UK’s primary legal framework for managing and controlling exposure to ionising radiation. This is a goods procurement covering safety and fire-fighting equipment. The buyer is the fire and rescue authority serving Dorset and Wiltshire; the data does not identify a more specific delivery site. The requirement is focused on supplying replacement personal radiation-monitoring units rather than wider radiation-management services, so it is relevant to manufacturers, distributors and specialist suppliers of electronic personal dosimetry and associated safety equipment.

This procurement is at the planning stage: the authority has stated an intention to buy and has not issued an invitation to tender. It is planned as a single lot, with an anticipated contract period from 4 January 2027 to 3 January 2028. The authority has scheduled pre-market engagement, described as a preliminary market engagement exercise, with a planned milestone of 25 September 2026. The process is being developed under the UK Procurement Act 2023. The published information identifies the requirement as a purchase of goods and indicates that the single lot is suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises. No tender procedure, evaluation basis or contract value is set out at this planning stage.

The requirement should suit suppliers with an established capability to provide electronic personal dosimeter units for operational staff working around ionising radiation. Relevant businesses are likely to include EPD manufacturers, authorised distributors and specialist radiation-safety equipment providers able to supply replacement units for organisational use. Suppliers should be prepared to demonstrate that their products support the authority’s need to manage and control occupational radiation exposure in line with the Ionising Radiations Regulations 2017. The authority has identified the procurement as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises, so smaller specialist businesses may wish to use the planned market engagement to explain their products, supply capability and experience. The immediate focus for preparation is understanding the equipment requirement and applicable radiation-safety obligations.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Purchase of Electronic Personal Dosimeter (EPD) Units

Notice Description

The purchase of replacement Electronic Personal Dosimeter (EPD) Units for use by operational personnel to ensure compliance with the primary legal framework for managing and controlling exposure to ionising radiation in the UK - Ionising Radiations Regulations 2017 (IRR17). Please go to: https://sell2.in-tend.co.uk/blpd/publictenders to express interest in this market engagement .

Planning Information

Pre Market Engagement

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06ef6a
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/082591-2026
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

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

CPV Codes

35000000 - Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment

35113000 - Safety equipment

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
1 Sep 2026Today
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
25 Sep 20264 weeks to go
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
4 Jan 2027 - 3 Jan 2028 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
Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Authority
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
SALISBURY
Postcode
SP1 3NR
Postcode Area
Salisbury
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLK South West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLK7 Gloucestershire and Wiltshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLK72 Wiltshire
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Wiltshire
Electoral Ward
Salisbury St Francis & Stratford
Westminster Constituency
Salisbury

Further Information

Notice Documents

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