Fire Safety Products and Associated Services
- Buyer
- Kent County Council trading as Procurement Services
- Value
- £120,000,000
- Closes
- 5 November 2026
- Where
- West Malling, the South East
- Type
- Sets up a framework (suppliers apply to join)
In plain English
Kent County Council is setting up a large framework agreement to buy fire safety products and services over several years. They need suppliers for fire alarms, sprinkler systems, fire doors, extinguishers, emergency lighting, wildfire equipment, and related installation, maintenance and consultancy work.
What the buyer wants
• Supply, install, maintain and test fire safety equipment including extinguishers, fire doors, emergency lighting, and evacuation equipment • Design, install and service active fire protection systems such as alarm systems, sprinklers, and gas suppression systems • Provide wildfire and outdoor fire suppression equipment including backpack pumps, hoses, and portable pumps • Carry out passive fire protection work including fire stopping, door inspection and fire upgrades • Provide fire risk assessments, consultancy and staff training services
Lots
- The Supply of Fire Safety Products
- Active Fire Protection
- Passive Fire Protection
- Fire Risk Assessment and Consultancy
Likely requirements
Our reading of the notice. Always check the tender documents.
This is a very large framework agreement worth £120 million with multiple specialist lots covering complex technical services like fire alarm systems, sprinklers and gas suppression. Most sole traders and very small businesses will struggle unless they have specific fire safety certifications, a track record with large public sector clients, and the ability to design and install complex systems or cover a broad range of fire products.
How to bid
This is a framework: the buyer picks a set of suppliers now and awards work to them over several years. If you are not on it when it is awarded, you usually cannot win work from it until it is re-tendered, so this is the window to bid.
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