C25062 - Ashford Live Fire Servicing, Maintenance and Repairs
Details
- Supplier(s)
- Draeger UK Ltd
- Value
- £500,000
- Duration
- 20 years
- Topic
- Repair and maintenance services of firefighting equipment
- Published
- 17 June 2026
- Source
- uk:find_a_tender
Tender description
Kent Fire and Rescue Service have appointed Draeger Safety UK Ltd for the maintenance, servicing, and repair of the Specialist Smoke Capture and Filtration System installed at the Ashford Live Fire Training Building. The installed system is a bespoke, proprietary, non‐open‐protocol platform designed and manufactured exclusively by Draeger Safety UK Ltd. As a result, the ongoing servicing, maintenance, and technical support of the system needs to be delivered by Draeger Safety UK Ltd, who are the sole provider with the necessary proprietary knowledge, components, and certification to work on their system. Due to the unique and manufacturer specific nature of the system, no alternative supplier is able to provide the required services. The contract has therefore been awarded through a direct award in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Procurement Act 2023 permitting award where competition is absent for technical reasons. This contract will be in place for the life of the system and for the purposes of this notice have a term of 20 years. ## Contract award Title: Ashford Live Fire Servicing, Maintenance and Repairs
Timeline
- Completed: Award published17 June 2026Current notice
- Completed: Award date17 June 2026
- Next: Contract expiry date11 July 2046
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.
Decision makers
Connect with the people behind this procurement.
| Contact name | Job title | Phone number | Work email |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head of Procurement | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@kent-fire-and-rescue-service.gov | |
| Commercial Director | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@kent-fire-and-rescue-service.gov | |
| Procurement Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@kent-fire-and-rescue-service.gov | |
| Category Lead | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@kent-fire-and-rescue-service.gov | |
| Senior Buyer | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@kent-fire-and-rescue-service.gov | |
| Contracts Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@kent-fire-and-rescue-service.gov |
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