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title: "Fire Appliance Annual Inspections and Related Services"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-03fb93"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "SCOTTISH FIRE AND RESCUE SERVICE"
published: "2023-10-11"
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# Fire Appliance Annual Inspections and Related Services

Buyer: SCOTTISH FIRE AND RESCUE SERVICE  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03fb93

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## Summary

The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service has completed the procurement process for "Fire Appliance Annual Inspections and Related Services." This service falls under the technical automobile inspection services category. The procurement method used was a limited award procedure without prior publication, with a total contract value of £750,000. The procurement stage has reached the award phase, and the contract was signed on 8th September 2023. The buying organisation is located in Cambuslang, UK, and the service will be delivered throughout Scotland.

This tender for fire appliance inspections presents business growth opportunities for service providers capable of offering inspections across Scotland. Companies in the technical inspection and testing services sector would find this tender well-suited for their expertise. The award criteria included a quality/technical merit component of 60% and a price component of 40%. The sole active supplier for this contract is "Freight Transport Association TA Logistics UK." The award was made following a procurement rationale stating no other service provider could fulfill the required scope across Scotland.

## Notice

Annual inspections of fire appliances equivalent to MOT inspections on light and commercial vehicles

### Lot Information

Lot 1

A single unified service across Scotland including its islands is required whereby a service provider will send out its own staff to fire stations to carry out inspections. Appliances must be inspected at their home operational stations as they cannot be removed from operational service for this purpose

### Procurement Information

No other potential service provider capable of providing the entire service on demand across Scotland has been found.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/029962-2023 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 11 Oct 2023 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 7 Sep 2023 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £1,300,000 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | SCOTTISH FIRE AND RESCUE SERVICE |
| Locality | CAMBUSLANG |
| Post town | Glasgow |
| Postcode | G72 7NA |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM9 Southern Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM95 South Lanarkshire |
| Local authority | South Lanarkshire |
| Electoral ward | Cambuslang East |
| Westminster constituency | Rutherglen |
| Delivery location | TLM Scotland |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | FREIGHT TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION TA LOGISTICS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

### Codes

- 71630000 - Technical inspection and testing services
- 71631200 - Technical automobile inspection services

## Release History

- 11 Oct 2023 at 11:32 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/029962-2023
- 11 Sep 2023 at 08:48 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/026760-2023

## Notice URLs

- http://firescotland.gov.uk
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000744276
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA19543

## Provenance

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