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title: "Battery Powered HRE - Market Engagement"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-05d98b"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "KENT AND MEDWAY TOWNS FIRE AUTHORITY"
published: "2025-11-04"
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# Battery Powered HRE - Market Engagement

Buyer: KENT AND MEDWAY TOWNS FIRE AUTHORITY  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05d98b

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## Summary

The Kent and Medway Towns Fire Authority is currently in the planning stage of a public procurement process for supplying Battery Powered Heavy Rescue Equipment (HRE). The initiative is aimed at engaging with suppliers interested in contributing to this necessity in the firefighting, rescue, and safety equipment industry. Suppliers are invited to express their interest by 28th November 2025, through the Delta portal. The engagement sessions are scheduled to be held at either Maidstone or Rochester, indicating the procurement's geographical focus within the United Kingdom. The market engagement is currently not several successful conclusion guarantees for tender issuance, indicating an exploratory stage to assess supplier capability and interest before moving forward. The Authority has proposed several preliminary engagement dates throughout November and December 2025 to facilitate this process.

This tender represents a strategic opportunity for businesses specialising in firefighting, rescue, and safety equipment to establish or strengthen their engagement with a sub-central government authority. Suppliers who are adept in providing innovative and efficient battery-powered rescue solutions, especially those capable of scaling and adapting to the rescue services' specific needs, will find this market engagement particularly beneficial. Companies operating within the specified CPV codes of firefighting and safety equipment will gain the opportunity to secure a foothold in a government supply chain, potentially leading to future contracts worth up to £95,000 in this procurement category. Responding to this engagement could be a pivotal step for businesses eyeing growth in public sector contracts within Kent and the broader UK region.

## Notice

Kent Fire and Rescue Service are looking to engage with suppliers of Battery Powered HRE. Suppliers should express their interest via the Delta portal by Friday 28th November 2025 where they will be invited to attend a Kent Fire and Rescue site either at Maidstone or Rochester to participate in market engagement at a Kent Fire and Rescue site either in Rochester or Maidstone. It should be noted that it is not guaranteed that the Authority will issue a tender following the market engagement. Currently the Authority are unable to provide information on contract value or timings. Where Kent Fire and Rescue have other market engagement notices which are also of interest to a supplier these will be coordinated to be on the same date. Currently the Authority have availability on the following dates: 13th November 2025 27th November 2025 28th November 2025 10th December 2025 11th December 2025 The Authority will endeavour to accommodate suppliers at a mutually convenient time. For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Maidstone:-Firefighting%2C-rescue-and-safety-equipment./RSXRWUG7TU To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/RSXRWUG7TU

### Planning Information

Kent Fire and Rescue Service are looking to engage with suppliers of Battery Powered HRE Equipment.
Suppliers should express their interest via the Delta portal by Friday 28th November 2025 where they will be invited to attend a Kent Fire and Rescue site either at Maidstone or Rochester for a market engagement session. 
Where Kent Fire and Rescue have other market engagement notices which are also of interest to a supplier these will be coordinated to be on the same date.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/070702-2025 |
| Notice type | UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 4 Nov 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 28 Nov 2025 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 31 May 2026 - 31 May 2030 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £95,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Planning |
| Lots status | Planning |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | KENT AND MEDWAY TOWNS FIRE AUTHORITY |
| Locality | MAIDSTONE |
| Post town | Rochester |
| Postcode | ME15 6XB |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLJ4 Kent |
| ITL 3 | TLJ45 Mid Kent |
| Local authority | Maidstone |
| Electoral ward | Tovil |
| Westminster constituency | Maidstone and Malling |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 35110000 - Firefighting, rescue and safety equipment
- 35111000 - Firefighting equipment

## Release History

- 4 Nov 2025 at 10:05 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/070702-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/070702-2025
  4th November 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/RSXRWUG7TU
- https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Maidstone:-Firefighting%2C-rescue-and-safety-equipment./RSXRWUG7TU
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

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