Kent Fire and Rescue Service has published this notice through Delta eSourcing
| Notice Summary |
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| Title: | C25062 - Ashford Live Fire Servicing, Maintenance and Repairs |
| Notice type: | UK6: Contract award notice |
| Authority: | Kent Fire and Rescue Service |
| Nature of contract: | Not applicable |
| Procedure: | Direct award |
| Short 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. |
| Published: | 30/06/2026 08:27 |
C25062 - Ashford Live Fire Servicing, Maintenance and Repairs
Contracting Authorities
- Contracting authority:
- Kent Fire and Rescue Service
- Public Procurement Organisation Number:
- PCTX-8834-ZQLL
- Address:
The Godlands
Maidstone
ME15 6XB
UK- Contact name:
- Not provided
- Email:
- alex.whelan@kent.fire-uk.org
- Telephone:
- Not provided
- Website:
- Not provided
- Organisation type:
- REGIONAL_AUTHORITY
- Devolved regulations that apply:
- None
Procedure
- Procedure type:
Direct award- Tenders received:
- 0
- Tenders assessed:
- 0
- Tenders from SMEs:
- 0
- Tenders from VCSEs:
- 0
- Special regime:
None
Scope
- Title:
- C25062 - Ashford Live Fire Servicing, Maintenance and Repairs
- Reference number:
- C25062
- 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.
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https://www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=1044306246
- Contract value:
- Not provided
Contract Details
Contract 1
- Title:
- Ashford Live Fire Servicing, Maintenance and Repairs
- Reference number:
- Not provided
- Contract value:
- GBP 500,000 including VAT
- Below the relevant threshold:
- No
- Award decision date:
- 30/06/2026
- Earliest date the contract will be signed:
- 10/07/2026
- Contract dates (estimated):
- 12/07/2026 to 11/07/2046
- Main procurement category:
- SERVICES
- CPV classifications:
50413200 - Repair and maintenance services of firefighting equipment.
50530000 - Repair and maintenance services of machinery.
50532000 - Repair and maintenance services of electrical machinery, apparatus and associated equipment.
50700000 - Repair and maintenance services of building installations.- Delivery regions:
Not provided
Supplier
- Supplier:
- Draeger Safety UK Ltd
- Companies House:
- 00777464
- Address:
Ullswater Close, Blyth Riverside Business Park, Blyth
Northumberland
NE24 4RG
UK- Email:
- nqrs@draeger.com
- Telephone:
- Not provided
- Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME):
- No
- Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE):
- No
- Supported employment provider:
- No
- Public service mutual:
- No
Other organisations
Not provided