Closed tender

Purchase of Fire Appliances

Details

Value
£20,000,000
Topic
Motor vehicles
Published
14 November 2025
Submission
13 February 2026

Tender description

The Authority has appointed a Supplier to design and build fire appliances covering three distinct variants: •Variant A Heavy •Variant A Light •Variant B •Variant C Variant A Heavy and Variant A Light will be constructed to an identical base specification but will carry different equipment sets appropriate to their operational role. Full specification for each variant can be found within the tender documents. The contract will be established for 5 years with a possible 2 year extension, subject to satisfactory performance and mutual agreement. Over the full contract period, the Authority anticipate purchasing up to 50 appliances. However, an initial commitment will be made for the supply of 35 appliances. The remaining appliances will be subject to future funding approval. The supplier will also be required to deliver appropriate user training, warranty coverage and after sales service.

Timeline

  1. Completed: Tender published14 November 2025
    Current notice
  2. Completed: Submission date13 February 2026

About the buyer

Kent Fire and Rescue Service is a blue light buyer, and its Commercial and Procurement Team runs the purchasing. Three routes to market apply by value, from self service to formal procurement. Existing contracts and catalogues are the default wherever one is available. Frameworks come from the Government Commercial Agency, Kent County Council, the Laser Energy Buying Group and the South East Consortium.

Over the past 5 years, most of Kent Fire and Rescue Service's contract awards have been in business services, transport equipment and repair and maintenance.

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