--- title: "Fire Appliance Annual Inspections and Related Services" ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000744276" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-r6ebe6-0000744276" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000744276.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000744276.json" source: "Public Contracts Scotland" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "SCOTTISH FIRE AND RESCUE SERVICE" published: "2023-10-11" --- # Fire Appliance Annual Inspections and Related Services Buyer: SCOTTISH FIRE AND RESCUE SERVICE Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000744276 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-r6ebe6-0000744276) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000744276.json) ## Summary The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service recently awarded a contract for Fire Appliance Annual Inspections and Related Services. The procurement process involved a limited procurement method with the main procurement category being services. The contract was awarded to Freight Transport Association TA Logistics UK for a value of £750,000. The inspections will be conducted throughout Scotland, and the buying organisation is based in Cambuslang, UK. This tender for Fire Appliance Annual Inspections and Related Services by the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service offers business growth opportunities for companies providing vehicle inspection services. Businesses capable of offering high-quality technical services in the public order and safety sector would find this tender well-suited for their expertise. The procurement stage was completed recently, and the contract is currently active with a specific focus on service delivery 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. "33.-- (1) A contracting authority may award a public contract following negotiated procedure without prior publication of a contract notice or prior information notice in any of the following cases....... (b) where the works, supplies or services can be supplied only by a particular economic operator for any of the following reasons....... (ii) competition is absent for technical reasons" ................... where no reasonable alternative or substitute exists and the absence of competition is not the result of an artificial narrowing down of the parameters of the procurement" ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland | | Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT490219 | | Notice type | OJEU - F3 - Contract 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 | 11 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 | £550,000 | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Complete | | Lots status | Complete | | Awards status | Not specified | | 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 00:00 - Award - OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT490219 - 11 Sep 2023 at 00:00 - Award - OJEU - F15 - Voluntary Ex Ante Transparency Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP487993 ## Documents - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=SEP487993 Fire Appliance Annual Inspections and Related Services - Annual inspections of fire appliances equivalent to MOT inspections on light and commercial vehicles - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT490219 Fire Appliance Annual Inspections and Related Services - Annual inspections of fire appliances equivalent to MOT inspections on light and commercial vehicles ## Notice URLs - http:// - http://firescotland.gov.uk - https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000744276 - https://www.scotcourts.gov.uk/the-courts/court-locations/glasgow-sheriff-court-and-justice-of-the-peace-court ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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