Planning

Purchase of Fire Appliances

  • Kent and Medway Towns Fire Authority

UK2: Preliminary market engagement notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-040668

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-0560ac

Published 16 July 2025, 7:05pm



Scope

Reference

C24120

Description

Kent Fire and Rescue are engaging with the market to share draft specifications for two types of fire appliances. The Authority are seeking feedback to help inform a future procurement process.

Further information and the draft specification can be found at www.delta-esourcing.com

For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at:

https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Maidstone:-Motor-vehicles./S3TNHR4US2

To respond to this opportunity, please click here:

https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/S3TNHR4US2

Total value (estimated)

  • £7,000,000 excluding VAT
  • £8,400,000 including VAT

Above the relevant threshold

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 2 March 2026 to 1 March 2029
  • Possible extension to 1 March 2031
  • 5 years

Main procurement category

Goods

CPV classifications

  • 34100000 - Motor vehicles
  • 34114100 - Emergency vehicles
  • 34114110 - Rescue vehicles

Contract locations

  • UKJ4 - Kent

Engagement

Engagement deadline

15 August 2025

Engagement process description

Suppliers are asked to provide feedback on the draft specifications and project timescales. This feedback will inform the future procurement process


Submission

Publication date of tender notice (estimated)

1 October 2025


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

Contact name: Miss Lauren Gibson

Telephone: 01622692121

Email: lauren.gibson@kent.fire-uk.org

Region: UKJ45 - Mid Kent

Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government