Planning

Firefighting Flying Drone - Market Engagement

  • Kent and Medway Towns Fire Authority

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

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-070056

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-05d7e8

Published 31 October 2025, 12:05pm



Scope

Reference

C25066

Description

Kent Fire and Rescue Service are looking to engage with suppliers of Firefighting drones which have the capability to deliver significant (100l/min plus) amounts of water at a height of 40m and above.

Suppliers should express their interest via the Delta portal by Friday 28th November 2025 where they will be invited to attend a Kent Fire and Rescue site either at Maidstone or Rochester to demonstrate their drone.

Where Kent Fire and Rescue have other market engagement notices which are also of interest to a supplier these will be coordinated to be on the same date.

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

https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Maidstone:-Firefighting-equipment./9VHA48XM7T

To respond to this opportunity, please click here:

https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/9VHA48XM7T

Total value (estimated)

  • £150,000 including VAT

Below the relevant threshold

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 1 June 2026 to 31 May 2030
  • 4 years

Main procurement category

Goods

CPV classifications

  • 35111000 - Firefighting equipment

Engagement

Engagement deadline

28 November 2025

Engagement process description

Kent Fire and Rescue Service are looking to engage with suppliers of Firefighting drones which have the capability to deliver significant (100l/min plus) amounts of water at a height of 40m and above.

Suppliers should express their interest via the Delta portal by Friday 28th November 2025 where they will be invited to attend a Kent Fire and Rescue site either at Maidstone or Rochester to demonstrate their drone.

Where Kent Fire and Rescue have other market engagement notices which are also of interest to a supplier these will be coordinated to be on the same date.

Currently dates available are:

13th November 2025

27th November 2025

28th November 2025

11th December 2025

Depending on the level of interest more dates may be added to accommodate suppliers.


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: Elizabeth Noble

Telephone: 01622696121

Email: elizabeth.noble@kent.fire-uk.org

Region: UKJ45 - Mid Kent

Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government