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Kent Fire and Rescue Service

C25062 - Ashford Live Fire Servicing, Maintenance and Repairs

ValueValue not published
Deadline
Published30 Jun 2026
RegionNationwide
Who to contact
alex.whelan@kent.fire-uk.org

The procurement contact named on the official notice.

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The brief

Kent Fire and Rescue Service have appointed Draeger Safety UK Ltd for the maintenance, servicing, and repair of the Specialist Smoke Capture and Filtration System installed at the Ashford Live Fire Training Building.

The installed system is a bespoke, proprietary, non‐open‐protocol platform designed and manufactured exclusively by Draeger Safety UK Ltd.

As a result, the ongoing servicing, maintenance, and technical support of the system needs to be delivered by Draeger Safety UK Ltd, who are the sole provider with the necessary proprietary knowledge, components, and certification to work on their system.

Due to the unique and manufacturer specific nature of the system, no alternative supplier is able to provide the required services.

The contract has therefore been awarded through a direct award in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Procurement Act 2023 permitting award where competition is absent for technical reasons.

This contract will be in place for the life of the system and for the purposes of this notice have a term of 20 years.

Key requirements

What the supplier must deliver

01

As a result, the ongoing servicing, maintenance

As a result, the ongoing servicing, maintenance, and technical support of the system needs to be delivered by Draeger Safety UK Ltd, who are the sole provider with the necessary proprietary knowledge, components, and certification to work on their system.

02

Due to the unique and manufacturer specific

Due to the unique and manufacturer specific nature of the system, no alternative supplier is able to provide the required services.

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Source & provenance
OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06b69d
Stage
award · Awarded
Source
Find a Tender
Buyer ref
060992-2026
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