Award

Purchase of 2 Driver Training Vehicles

  • Kent and Medway Towns Fire Authority

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Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-013058

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-04fd42

Published 4 April 2025, 12:16pm



Scope

Reference

C25021

Description

Purchase of 2 driver training vehicles, including chassis, body box conversion and blue light installation.


Contract 1

Supplier

Contract value

  • £600,000 including VAT

Above the relevant threshold

Earliest date the contract will be signed

17 April 2025

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 22 April 2025 to 21 April 2026
  • 1 year

Main procurement category

Goods

CPV classifications

  • 34114100 - Emergency vehicles

Contract locations

  • UKJ - South East (England)

Other information

Conflicts assessment prepared/revised

Yes


Procedure

Procedure type

Direct award

Direct award justification

Extreme and unavoidable urgency

This justification applies due to the rapid decline in performance of the current vehicles, which could not have been foreseen by the Contracting Authority. A direct award is required to minimise the impact on training and operational response capability.


Supplier

SCANIA (GREAT BRITAIN) LIMITED

  • Companies House: 00831017
  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PNPL-5774-XJTY

Delaware Drive

Milton Keynes

MK15 8HB

United Kingdom

Region: UKJ12 - Milton Keynes

Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): No

Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No

Contract 1


Contracting authority

Kent and Medway Towns Fire Authority

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PCTX-8834-ZQLL

The Godlands, Straw Mill Hill, Tovil

Maidstone

ME15 6XB

United Kingdom

Region: UKJ45 - Mid Kent

Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government