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title: "Provision of cleaning and drying machines for Breathing Apparatus"
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buyer: "The Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner for Northamptonshire"
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# Provision of cleaning and drying machines for Breathing Apparatus

Buyer: The Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner for Northamptonshire  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06f070

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## Summary

The Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner for Northamptonshire bought cleaning equipment and drying machines for breathing apparatus used in fire and emergency services. The requirement covers the provision of machines to clean and dry breathing apparatus equipment, rather than a service for operating or maintaining the equipment. It is classified as goods, covering breathing apparatus and wider security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment. Delivery is associated with Northamptonshire. The buyer is the Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner for Northamptonshire, a sub-central public authority. This opportunity is therefore relevant to manufacturers, authorised distributors and specialist equipment suppliers able to provide cleaning and drying machinery for breathing apparatus and related emergency-service applications.

The procurement is complete and the contract has been awarded to Draeger Safety UK Limited. It was a single-lot purchase made by direct award, below the applicable threshold and without competition. The contract was signed on 18 May 2026 and runs from 19 May 2026 to 19 December 2027, with no further extension options. Its value is £76,534 excluding VAT, or £91,840.80 including VAT. The contract is active. The requirement was evaluated through the buyer’s direct-award approach rather than a competitive tender, so the published information does not identify scored quality, price or social-value criteria. The selected supplier is a large organisation, and the procurement covers breathing-apparatus cleaning and drying machines.

For a supplier that did not win this procurement, the award indicates established public-sector demand in Northamptonshire for specialist equipment used with breathing apparatus. A credible competitor for a future requirement would need to supply reliable cleaning and drying machines suitable for breathing-apparatus equipment and demonstrate a clear understanding of fire, police and emergency-service operating environments. Relevant product experience, technical support, installation or commissioning capability and dependable delivery arrangements would strengthen its position. The selected supplier’s classification in breathing apparatus and security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment suggests that market knowledge in these areas is commercially relevant. Suppliers should also be prepared to explain how their equipment supports safe, repeatable cleaning and drying of breathing apparatus.

## Notice

Provision of Cleaning equipment and Drying Machines for Breathing Apparatus. This Contract is a 19 month contract with no further options to extend.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/083100-2026 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - without competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 2 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 19 May 2026 - 19 Dec 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £76,534 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | The Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner for Northamptonshire |
| Locality | WELLINGBOROUGH |
| Postcode area | Northampton |
| Postcode | NN8 6GS |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLF East Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire |
| ITL 3 | TLF25 North Northamptonshire |
| Local authority | North Northamptonshire |
| Electoral ward | Brickhill & Queensway |
| Westminster constituency | Wellingborough and Rushden |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Draeger Safety UK Ltd |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 35 - Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment
- 44 - Construction structures and materials; auxiliary products to construction (except electric apparatus)

### Codes

- 35000000 - Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment
- 44611200 - Breathing apparatus

## Release History

- 2 Sep 2026 at 14:30 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/083100-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/083100-2026
  2nd September 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://northamptonshire-opfcc.my.site.com/s/Welcome
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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