How to win: Emergency Response Equipment and Associated Services Framework 2026 - 2033

About this contract

This framework is for the Supply and Delivery of Emergency Response Equipment and Associated Services. The tender exercise will be in accordance with the provisions of the Procurement Act 2023 following the open tender procedure. The Framework Agreement will be available to access by UK Fire and Rescue Services and other services, customer and agents, which can be viewed in the ITT. Please click on this link for a list of UK Fire and Rescue Services https://www.nationalfirechiefs.org.uk/Fire-and-Rescue-Services. Potential suppliers bidding for the framework must hold or be willing to obtain insurance cover to the following minimum levels: Public Liability: £5 million, Products Liability: £1 million and Employers Liability: £5 million. The Lots available to bid for are: Rescue Tools and Stabilisation Equipment, Fluid Transfer Equipment and Compressed Air Foam Systems, Positive Pressure Ventilation Fans and Smoke Curtains, Thermal Imaging Cameras, Working at Height Equipment and Gas Detection Monitors.

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• ✓Answer against the marking scheme, not the question text — West Midlands Fire and Rescue Authority scores each response, so map your evidence to the published criteria and weightings.
• ✓At £51,000,000, expect quality and social value to carry a large share of the score — price alone rarely wins goods work.
• ✓Show recent, comparable delivery: name similar goods contracts you've delivered for public bodies, with measurable outcomes.
• ✓Start early: it closes 25 June 2026 and a strong bid takes iteration.

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