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Provision of Water Carriers

Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Authority

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09 Oct 2026 at 11:37

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Authority procured water carrier fire engines for its emergency response fleet. This is a supply contract for specialist fire appliances, rather than general vehicle hire or routine vehicle servicing. The authority is based in Carmarthen, and the contract concerns vehicles for its fire and rescue service in Mid and West Wales. The procurement was run as a further competition under the National Fire Chiefs Council emergency response vehicle framework, with one lot covering the water carriers. The requirement is relevant to manufacturers and suppliers able to provide purpose-built water carrier fire engines for operational fire and rescue use.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to Emergency One UK Limited on 8 October 2026. The award value is £1.8 million excluding VAT (£2.16 million including VAT). The contract period runs from 26 October 2026 to 25 October 2028, with options to extend by up to two years to October 2030 and then by up to a further two years, in periods of at least 12 months, ending no later than 25 October 2032. The authority used a competitive further competition under the DS478-24 NFCC Emergency Response Vehicle Framework Agreement. The process covered one lot. The available procurement details do not set out the evaluation criteria.

This award demonstrates demand from Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Authority for specialist water carrier fire engines through a framework-based competition. Suppliers competing for a comparable requirement would need the capability to design, manufacture and supply operational fire appliances suited to water-carrier duties, and to meet the authority’s fleet requirements. Credible competitors are likely to need established fire-engine production capability, relevant experience supplying emergency response vehicles, and the capacity to deliver a sizeable fleet order under a call-off contract. The successful supplier was Emergency One UK Limited, a large company. The contract’s potential multi-year duration points to a sustained supply relationship, so suppliers should be able to support delivery and the ongoing requirements associated with the vehicles throughout the contract term.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Provision of Water Carriers

Notice Description

Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Authority has undertaken a further competition on the DS478-24 NFCC Emergency Response Vehicle Framework Agreement and awarded a call off contract for the Provision of Water Carriers.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-078491
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/095579-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Award under framework
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

34 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation

CPV Codes

34144213 - Fire engines

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£1,800,000 £1M-£10M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
9 Oct 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
8 Oct 20262 weeks ago
Contract Period
26 Oct 2026 - 25 Oct 2028 2-3 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Mid and West Wales 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
CARMARTHEN
Postcode
SA31 1SP
Postcode Area
Swansea
Country
Wales
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLL Wales
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLL4 Mid and South West Wales
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLL42 South West Wales
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Carmarthenshire
Electoral Ward
Carmarthen Town West
Westminster Constituency
Caerfyrddin

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Emergency One (UK) Limited

Further Information

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