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Suffolk County Council

Supply and Installation of two (2) Fire Behaviour Training Containers for Suffolk Fire and Rescue Service

ConstructionCPV 34150000
Value£120k
Deadline13 Oct 2026
Published11 Sept 2026
RegionNationwide
Timeline
Published 11 Sept 202631 days leftCloses 13 Oct 2026
Who to contact
Procurementbusinesssupport@suffolk.gov.uk

The procurement contact named on the official notice.

How to submit
Open the submissions portal

The submission route named on the official notice.

Contract value in context
£120ktotal contract value
median £102k
this tender£0£2.9m

This sits in the upper-middle of the Transport Equipment band — a substantial contract for the sector. Based on 15,368 valued Transport Equipment tenders in our corpus.

When this comes round again

Suffolk County Council has published 3 Transport Equipment notices, about every 8 months. On that rhythm the next one is expected around March 2027.

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The brief

Suffolk County Council are currently out to tender for the provision of Supply and Installation of 2 Fire Behaviour Training Containers for Suffolk Fire and Rescue Service.

This opportunity is available in the 'Current Tenders' area of the portal.

Interested parties are invited to express their interest to gain full access to the tender documentation.

The maximum budget available for this project is £120,000 excluding VAT or £144,000 including VAT The VAT included is 20% Standard Rate however in some circumstances VAT may be exempt or chargeable at a different rate.

The deadline date for submissions of the tender is 13/10/2026 at 11:00AM.

Please note late returns will NOT be permitted The deadline for clarification questions is 01/10/2026 at 11:59pm which must be generated via the correspondence option on the website.

Requirements

What the notice asks for

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Suffolk County Council are currently out

Suffolk County Council are currently out to tender for the provision of Supply and Installation of 2 Fire Behaviour Training Containers for Suffolk Fire and Rescue Service.

Sentences from the notice that state an obligation, surfaced automatically and shown in the order they appear. Not an exhaustive list — always confirm against the tender documents.

What it takes to bid this

1220 daysof bid-team effort
£8.2k£13.7kat typical UK bid-team rates

Typical UK bid effort for the £100k–£1m band — an estimate, not a quote.

Qualify & bid/no-bid ~10% · SQ / PQQ ~20% · Written response ~55% · Review & presentation ~15%

Typical for this category — confirm against the ITT pack

  • Show at bidComparable references / case studies
  • Hold at bidFinancial standing (accounts, often ~2× contract value turnover)
  • Hold at bidInsurance cover (PL / EL, often PI)
  • Show at bidSocial value commitments

Hold at bid = pass/fail conditions of participation. Show at bid = scored in the quality response. Plan for delivery = contract obligations from day one.

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Source & provenance
OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f841
Stage
tender · Open
Source
Find a Tender
Buyer ref
086494-2026
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