Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Kent Fire and Rescue Service
The Godlands, Straw Mill Hill, Tovil
Maidstone
ME15 6XB
Contact
Miss Sarah Walsh
Telephone
+44 1622692121
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
one.3) Communication
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
one.5) Main activity
Public order and safety
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
NFCC National Fire Fighters PPE - Emergency Services Show 2024
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 18000000 - Clothing, footwear, luggage articles and accessories
two.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
two.1.4) Short description
NFCC National Fire Fighters PPE Project
Please be advised that the NFCC National Fire Fighters PPE Project team has arranged various informative sessions at this year’s Emergency Services Show, details of which can be viewed using this link Agendas | The Emergency Services Show (emergencyuk.com)
The first session is a specific project update provided by ACFO Steve Topham (Project Sponsor and Chair of NFCC PPE committee) who will be joined by the technical lead Brett Egan-Briers and Sarah Walsh, commercial lead for the project.
This session will be followed by Gavin Wolstenhulme (Kent Fire and Rescue Service Head of Commercial and Procurement) and Ellie Wilkinson (Head of Commercial Governance & Compliance, Blue Light Commercial),
who will be discussing the important changes that the new Public Procurement Act will bring and what the changes will mean for future public procurements.
These sessions build upon the previous early supplier engagement event which took place on 7th December 2023 via MS teams, which was advertised previously under notice 2023/S 000-033154
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
NFCC National Fire Fighters PPE Project
Please be advised that the NFCC National Fire Fighters PPE Project team has arranged various informative sessions at this year’s Emergency Services Show, details of which can be viewed using this link Agendas | The Emergency Services Show (emergencyuk.com)
The first session is a specific project update provided by ACFO Steve Topham (Project Sponsor and Chair of NFCC PPE committee) who will be joined by the technical lead Brett Egan-Briers and Sarah Walsh, commercial lead for the project.
This session will be followed by Gavin Wolstenhulme (Kent Fire and Rescue Service Head of Commercial and Procurement) and Ellie Wilkinson (Head of Commercial Governance & Compliance, Blue Light Commercial),
who will be discussing the important changes that the new Public Procurement Act will bring and what the changes will mean for future public procurements.
These sessions build upon the previous early supplier engagement event which took place on 7th December 2023 via MS teams, which was advertised previously under notice 2023/S 000-033154
two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice
30 April 2025
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2023/S 000-033154