Official UK procurement notice
Supply and Installation of two (2) Fire Behaviour Training Containers for Suffolk Fire and Rescue Service
Authority: Suffolk County Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionSuffolk 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.
CPV: Assembly of metal structures · Firefighting equipment installation work · Firefighting, rescue and safety equipment · Installation of metal structures · Simulators · Storage containers · Structural steelworks
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedWhat it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published sub-criteria (6)
- Design: 30%
- Materials: 20%
- Implementation: 6%
- Health and Safety: 7%
- Quality Assurance: 7%
- Price: 30%
Published award criteria (6)
- Price
- Design
- Materials
- Implementation
- Health and Safety
- Quality Assurance
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 11 Sept 2026, 14:42 BST
- Last source update
- 11 Sept 2026, 14:42 BST
- Authority reference
PA0042- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-086494- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f841Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 13 Oct 2026, 11:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 1 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Timeline
11 Sept 2026 → 18 Dec 2026 · 4 dates- Tender notice published47 days ago11 Sept 2026, 14:42 BST
- Clarification questions by26 days ago1 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
- Submission deadline15 days ago13 Oct 2026, 11:00 BST
- Today28 Oct 2026
- Contract startsin 50 days18 Dec 2026
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published11 Sept 2026, 14:42 BSTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
Notices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender