Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2020-10-27
Buyer: Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Authority
Country: UK
Contract type: Supplies
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 35000000: Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment | 35111100 | 50000000
Estimated value: 46000000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2020-11-27
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service (on behalf of the National Fire Chiefs Council, Respiratory Protective Equipment Group) is leading a procurement to establish a framework agreement for respiratory protective equipment, associated equipment and services to commence on 1 March 2021. The framework agreement will be let in seven lots:
This contract notice invites suppliers to tender for inclusion on the framework agreement. Full details of the requirements are provided in the tender documents which are available to bidders through the EU-Supply Bluelight eTendering portal. Further information on the requirements and estimated value of the framework agreement is provided in the Invitation to Tender.
The initial term for this framework agreement is 48 months (4 years). The authority reserves the right to extend the framework agreement by up to a further 2 years, in periods of 12 months, providing that there have been no substantial changes in the supply market and that the framework agreement continues to meet the needs of the participating services and participating customers.
Lot 5: Maintenance services for self-contained breathing apparatus and associated equipment and other respiratory protective equipment.
The initial term for this framework agreement is 48 months (4 years). The authority reserves the right to extend the framework agreement by up to a further 2 years, in periods of 12 months, providing that there have been no substantial changes in the supply market and that the framework agreement continues to meet the needs of the participating services and participating customers.
Respiratory protective equipment and supporting services, designed to protect the respiratory system from atmospheres that are potentially hazardous to health but where it is not deemed necessary or appropriate to wear breathing apparatus.
The initial term for this framework agreement is 48 months (4 years). The authority reserves the right to extend the framework agreement by up to a further 2 years, in periods of 12 months, providing that there have been no substantial changes in the supply market and that the framework agreement continues to meet the needs of the participating services and participating customers.
The framework agreement will be available to access by the participating services, which shall include the fire and rescue authorities in England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, the States of Jersey, Guernsey and Isle of Man, including their trading arms and community interest companies, their successor authorities, and their nominated agents.
South western region: Avon, Cornwall, Devon and Somerset, Dorset and Wiltshire, Gloucestershire, Guernsey, Jersey, Isles of Scilly. South Eastern Region: Buckinghamshire, East Sussex, Hampshire and Isle of Wight, Kent, Oxfordshire, Royal Berkshire,Surrey, West Sussex.
North Western Region: Cheshire, Cumbria, Isle of Man, Lancashire, Greater Manchester, Merseyside, Northern Ireland.
West Midlands Region: Hereford and Worcester, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Warwickshire, West Midlands.


Award value: 46000000