NFCC National Firefighter PPE - Lot 1 (Managed Service)

Description

Kent and Medway Towns Fire and Rescue Authority on behalf of NFCC, as the Contracting Authority, have now awarded the opportunity set out below for Lot 1 Managed Services , please note a voluntary 30 days standstill period now applies from starting from 9/04/2026 ending on 9/05/2026. 'Lot 1 (Managed Services)' relates to the managed service provision of Fire Structural Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and Lightweight PPE (which consists of Wildland Fire PPE and Technical Rescue PPE) and certain associated services. Please note Lot 1 includes a variety of different leasing options that will be available to Participating Authorities to choose from in line with their requirements, such as top to toe Fully Managed Service, Partial Managed Service with and without associated services to aid flexibility and ensure value for money. Please note that this opportunity was seeking to establish a series of open Framework Agreements. Each successive open framework will be for specific products and/or services that will be awarded to successful suppliers, pursuant to which the Participating Authorities listed in Annex 1 of the Procurement Specific Questionnaire may award a Call-Off Agreement. It is has been awarded to the 4 successful suppliers will each be awarded a Framework Agreement Participating Authorities will be able to enter into a Call-Off Agreement under the Framework Agreement following the call-off procedure. Asan open framework it is intended that it will have a maximum term of 8 years. It is anticipated that the successive frameworks will re-open as follows: in (i) March 2029 and (ii) between March 2032 and March 2033. These dates may be subject to change at the discretion of the Contracting Authority. Anyone wishing to take part should look for further notices to be published around these times.