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NFCC National Firefighter PPE - Lot 1 (Managed Service)

Kent and Medway Fire and Rescue Authority

Awarded
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Framework agreement

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Key details

Contracting authority
Kent and Medway Fire and Rescue Authority
Public authority - sub-central government
Region
Maidstone
Delivery: UKE1, United Kingdom
Contract value
£529,358,898ex VAT
Submissions closed
Not stated by buyer
Published
9 August 2026

Procurement

Contract period
11 July 2026 - 9 July 2034
8 years
Procedure type
Competitive flexible procedure
CPV classifications
  • 18100000 Occupational clothing, special workwear and accessories
  • 18110000 Occupational clothing
  • 18113000 Industrial clothing
  • 18220000 Weatherproof clothing
  • 18221000 Waterproof clothing
  • 18224000 Clothing made of coated or impregnated textile fabrics
  • 18400000 Special clothing and accessories
  • 18410000 Special clothing and accessories
  • 18935000 Sacks and bags
  • 35000000 Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment
  • 35110000 Firefighting, rescue and safety equipment
  • 35111000 Firefighting equipment
  • 35113400 Protective and safety clothing
  • 35811100 Fire-brigade uniforms
  • 39291000 Laundry supplies
  • 98311000 Laundry-collection services
  • 98311100 Laundry-management services

What happened

Kent and Medway Fire and Rescue Authority awarded this contract to Hunter Apparel Solutions Ltd | FlamePro Global Ltd | Ballyclare Ltd | Bristol Uniforms Ltd worth £529,358,898 on 10 Jul 2026. The contract runs until 9 Jul 2034.

Description

This is the Contract Details Notice for Lot 1 Managed Services on the NFCC National Firefighter PPE Framework .

'Lot 1 (Managed Services)' relates to the managed service provision of Fire Structural Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and Lightweight PPE (which consists of Wildland Fire PPE and Technical Rescue PPE) and certain associated services. Please note Lot 1 includes a variety of different leasing options that will be available to Participating Authorities to choose from in line with their requirements, such as top to toe Fully Managed Service, Partial Managed Service with and without associated services to aid flexibility and ensure value for money.

Please note that this opportunity was seeking to establish a series of open Framework Agreements. Each successive open framework will be for specific products and/or services that will be awarded to successful suppliers, pursuant to which the Participating Authorities listed in Annex 1 of the Procurement Specific Questionnaire may award a Call-Off Agreement.

It is has been awarded to the 4 successful suppliers, each have now signed a Framework Agreement . Participating Authorities will be able to enter into a Call-Off Agreement under the Framework Agreement following the call-off procedure.

As an open framework it is intended that it will have a maximum term of 8 years. It is anticipated that the successive frameworks will re-open as follows: in (i) July 2029 and (ii) between July 2032 and July 2033. These dates may be subject to change at the discretion of the Contracting Authority. Anyone wishing to take part should look for further notices to be published around these times.

Awarded suppliers (4)

Suppliers
  • Hunter Apparel Solutions Ltd
  • FlamePro Global Ltd
  • Ballyclare Ltd
  • Bristol Uniforms Ltd
Companies House: NI001071
Award value
£529,358,898
Award date
10 July 2026

Contact

Address
The Godlands, Straw Mill Hill, Tovil, Maidstone, ME15 6XB
Contact name
Miss Sarah Walsh

Identifiers

Buyer reference
C25038
Notice ID
075497-2026
OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-056149

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