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title: "NATIONAL GAS MONITOR AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPEMENT FRAMEWORK"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-03693a"
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buyer: "WEST MIDLANDS FIRE AND RESCUE AUTHORITY"
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# NATIONAL GAS MONITOR AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPEMENT FRAMEWORK

Buyer: WEST MIDLANDS FIRE AND RESCUE AUTHORITY  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03693a

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## Summary

The West Midlands Fire and Rescue Authority is currently conducting a procurement exercise to establish a national gas monitor and associated equipment framework. The procurement, titled "NATIONAL GAS MONITOR AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPEMENT FRAMEWORK," falls under the goods category with a focus on gas-detection equipment. The Authority intends to create a framework agreement for a maximum period of 4 years, allowing all Blue Light Sectors in various regions to purchase gas monitors through this agreement. The procurement is currently in the tender stage, with an anticipated contract commencement date of 1st December 2022.

This tender offers significant business growth opportunities for suppliers of gas monitors and associated equipment. Businesses well-suited to compete are those capable of delivering high-quality technical solutions with a strong emphasis on social value. The tender, with a total contract value of £4.5 million (GBP), spans across multiple lots, including gas monitors, managed services, replacement parts, and photo ionisations detectors. Any eligible business interested in participating must adhere to the submission deadline of 21st October 2022.

## Notice

West Midlands Fire and Rescue Authority are undertaking a procurement exercise to establish a framework agreement for Gas Monitors and associated equipment. The Contract will be divided into the following work packages "Lots": Lot 1: Gas monitors and Associated Equipment Lot 2: Managed Service Lot 3: Replacement parts Lot 4: Photo Ionisations Detector (PID) Establishing a national framework agreement will mean that all Blue Light Sectors (Fire Service, Police Service and Ambulance Service) in England; Scotland; Wales; Northern Ireland; the States of Jersey; Guernsey and Isle of Man; have one route to market for the purchase Gas Monitors. The Authority is proposing to enter a Framework Agreement for a maximum period of 4 years with the successful Tenderers.

### Lot Information

Gas monitors and Associated Equipment

This lot is for the purchase of Gas monitors and Associated Equipment. Gas monitoring is essential to the safety of Firefighters, how to detect, identify and monitor harmful substances is key to determine the levels of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and risk to Firefighters and the public. These users frequently operate in a range of hostile environments, which place requirements on devices for ruggedisation and usability which are not encountered for consumer devices.

Managed Service

Lot 2 is for the supply of the gas monitors and associated equipment as part of a managed services, the items included in this lot will remain the property of the supplier for the lifetime of the contract and will be return to the supplier once the contract expires.

Replacement parts

Over the period since the previous framework, end users have purchased at various times and therefore may seek to maintain the existing fleet of gas monitors with appropriate servicing and spare parts.

Photo Ionisations Detector (PID)

The purchase of Photo Ionisations Detector (PID) and equipment. Monitoring for Volatile Organic Compounds is essential to the safety of Hazardous Materials Responders, Fire Investigation, and other Specialist and None Specialist Responders. These users frequently operate in a range of hostile environments, which place requirements on devices for ruggedisation and usability which are not encountered for consumer devices.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/035570-2022 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 15 Dec 2022 |
| Submission deadline | 21 Oct 2022 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 15 Dec 2022 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | 4 Years |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £4,500,000 |
| Lots value | £4,500,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £4,500,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | WEST MIDLANDS FIRE AND RESCUE AUTHORITY |
| Locality | BIRMINGHAM |
| Post town | Birmingham |
| Postcode | B7 4HW |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLG3 West Midlands |
| ITL 3 | TLG31 Birmingham |
| Local authority | Birmingham |
| Electoral ward | Nechells |
| Westminster constituency | Birmingham Ladywood |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 5 |
| Supplier names | CROWCON DETECTION INSTRUMENTS; DRAEGER SAFETY; LIFE SAFETY DISTRIBUTION GMBH (HONEYWELL ANALYTICS; MSA SAFETY; SUNBELT RENTALS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 38 - Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
- 50 - Repair and maintenance services

### Codes

- 38431000 - Detection apparatus
- 38431100 - Gas-detection apparatus
- 38543000 - Gas-detection equipment
- 50413100 - Repair and maintenance services of gas-detection equipment

## Release History

- 15 Dec 2022 at 17:09 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/035570-2022
- 16 Sep 2022 at 15:07 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/026107-2022

## Notice URLs

- http://https://www.crowcon.com/
- http://www.draeger.com
- http://www.wmfs.net
- https://aace.org.uk/uk-ambulance-service/
- https://uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=52604&B=BLUELIGHT
- https://uk.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/34952
- https://www.nationalfirechiefs.org.uk/Fire-and-Rescue-Services
- https://www.police.uk/pu/contact-the-police/uk-police-forces/

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