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title: "Supply, Installation and Maintenance of 2 Fire Behaviour Training Containers for Suffolk Fire and Rescue Service"
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# Supply, Installation and Maintenance of 2 Fire Behaviour Training Containers for Suffolk Fire and Rescue Service

Buyer: SUFFOLK COUNTY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05ea80

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## Summary

Suffolk County Council, based in Ipswich, has concluded a public procurement process for the supply, installation, and maintenance of two fire behaviour training containers for the Suffolk Fire and Rescue Service. The procurement, which initially commenced in the planning phase in November 2025, has progressed through various stages including tender and award. The contract was awarded to Crofton Engineering Limited on 26th May 2026, with a successful open competition involving eight bids, primarily from SMEs. The procurement was conducted under the legal basis of UKPGA 2023/54, with a contract period starting from 1st July 2026, lasting until 30th June 2036, with an optional extension of up to 36 months. The procurement category is classified under goods and includes additional services, focusing on the delivery of firefighting simulators and related equipment in the UKH14 region.

This tender offers significant opportunities for business growth, particularly for SMEs involved in manufacturing, installation, and maintenance of specialised training and firefighting equipment. The successful tenderer, being an SME, exemplifies the accessibility of such contracts to small and medium enterprises. Businesses focusing on structural steelwork, storage solutions, and specialised safety equipment can benefit significantly from such opportunities, enhancing their portfolio and allowing for expansion within the UK's safety and rescue industries. The open procurement process fostered competitive participation, ensuring a robust selection of capable providers, thus promoting diversity and innovation within the public contracting sphere.

## Notice

Suffolk County Council is awarding a contract for the provision of Supply, Installation and Maintenance of 2 Fire Behaviour Training Containers for Suffolk Fire and Rescue Service. The advertised value here is PS134196 inclusive of VAT. The VAT included is 20% Standard Rate however in some circumstances VAT may be exempt or chargeable at a different rate.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Renewal: There will be an option to extend the contract for up to a further 36 months

### Planning Information

Suffolk County Council propose to hold informal sessions with interested parties who may be able to provide Fire Behaviour Training Containers via Microsoft Teams on 15, 17 or 18th December 2025.
Each session will last approximately 30 mins in which Suffolk County Council will briefly set out our requirements, then invite each supplier to respond and pose any questions they might have about the contract or the procurement.
Note that the consultation may be recorded or notes taken to ensure that the resulting tender pack provides information such that all bidders have the same information and no potential bidder unable to make the dates is disadvantaged.
Suffolk County Council would like to explore the following topic
• Any innovation with recent fire behaviour unit builds
Interested Parties should contact Mandy Brown by 5pm on 11th December 2025 to allow timeslots to be arranged.
mandy.brown@suffolk.gov.uk
You are also advised to ensure you are registered on the Central Digital Platform, or your supplier information record is up to date.
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This notice is intended as an awareness, communication and information gathering exercise.
Participation is no indication of a commitment to partake in any future tendering process, nor does it infer any preferential or special status on those individuals and organisations who participate.
Please also note that this notice is not intended as a call for competition and as such you will need to express your interest in any future tender opportunity once the tender notice is published.
All future tender documents will be available on Suffolk County Council E- tendering portal: http://www.suffolksourcing.uk/
We look forward to your participation and contributions.
Suffolk County Council has joined the government's Devolution Priority Programme (DPP), a fast-track programme towards devolution and local government reorganisation.
Under the DPP it is proposed that:
a) a Mayoral Combined County Authority (MCCA) for Norfolk and Suffolk is established, with strategic powers and headed by an elected mayor ("Devolution").
b) the existing two-tier council structure in Suffolk is abolished and replaced with one or more unitary councils covering the current geographical boundary of Suffolk ("LGR").
It is possible that both, one or neither of these changes will happen. These changes are declared as known risks as we do not yet know the implications of Devolution and/or LGR.
As a result of LGR and Devolution, contract modifications may be necessary to novate, transfer or disaggregate the contract from the one you entered into to one or more successor authorities or the MCAA. Impacts could include changes to geographical boundaries, significant increases and/or decreases in the goods and/or services required due to the change in size/scope of any successor authority or the MCAA. This may also change the scope of the contract

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/052914-2026 |
| Notice type | UK6 - Contract Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - open competition |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Planning, Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 4 Jun 2026 |
| Submission deadline | 12 Mar 2026 |
| Future notice date | 12 Jan 2026 |
| Award date | 25 May 2026 |
| Contract period | 30 Jun 2026 - 30 Jun 2036 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £100,000 |
| Lots value | £100,000 |
| Awards value | £134,196 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | SUFFOLK COUNTY COUNCIL |
| Additional buyers | Missing |
| Locality | IPSWICH |
| Post town | Ipswich |
| Postcode | IP1 2BX |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLH East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLH6 Suffolk |
| ITL 3 | TLH62 Ipswich |
| Local authority | Ipswich |
| Electoral ward | Gipping |
| Westminster constituency | Ipswich |
| Delivery location | TLH14 Suffolk CC |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | CROFTON ENGINEERING |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 34 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation
- 35 - Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment
- 44 - Construction structures and materials; auxiliary products to construction (except electric apparatus)
- 45 - Construction work
- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 34150000 - Simulators
- 35110000 - Firefighting, rescue and safety equipment
- 44613400 - Storage containers
- 45262400 - Structural steel erection work
- 45262420 - Structural steel erection work for structures
- 45343200 - Firefighting equipment installation work
- 80520000 - Training facilities

## Release History

- 4 Jun 2026 at 14:14 - TenderCancellation - UK12 - Procurement Termination Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/052914-2026
- 26 May 2026 at 15:37 - Award - UK6 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/049065-2026
- 16 Feb 2026 at 13:01 - TenderUpdate - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/013831-2026
- 28 Jan 2026 at 17:27 - Tender - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/007776-2026
- 4 Dec 2025 at 09:34 - PlanningUpdate - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/079578-2025
- 27 Nov 2025 at 16:26 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/077841-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/052914-2026
  4th June 2026 - Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/049065-2026
  26th May 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/013831-2026
  16th February 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/007776-2026
  28th January 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/079578-2025
  4th December 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/077841-2025
  27th November 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
- http://www.suffolksourcing.uk/

## Notice URLs

- http://suffolk.gov.uk
- https://shorturl.at/kigPg
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

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