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Published 6 May 2025, 19:05 BST

Official UK procurement notice

The Supply and Disposal of Firefighting Foam

Official notice

Authority: Essex Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner Fire and Rescue Authority (Police & fire)

2 lotsGoodsOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable
Sectors: Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment (35) Delivery: East of England (UKH3)
Published estimate£220,000total for 2 lots · £220,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 5 Jun 2025
Lots 2see the lot list below
Contract term Varies by lotfirst lot 5 yrs from 3 Nov 2025 · see each lot

What is being bought2 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

Essex Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner Fire and Rescue Authority is conducting a procurement for the supply and disposal of firefighting foam, using the Open Procedure, in accordance with the requirements of the Procurement Act 2023. The contract will be divided into two lots:

Lot 1: The Supply of Firefighting Foam

Lot 2: The Disposal of Firefighting Foam

The objective of this tender process is to appoint either one or two contractors for the supply and/or disposal of firefighting foam.

For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at:

www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Rivenh… ↗

To respond to this opportunity, please click here:

www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/4UXUTR4D7X ↗

CPV: Fire suppression foam or similar compounds

Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure

2 lots · all with a published value (£220,000 together) · same evaluation weights on every lot
Lot #1Supply of Firefighting FoamRenewal 5 yrsSMEPublished value£170,000

Based on current risk within Essex County Fire and Rescue Service, the anticipated amount of foam required is 18,000 litres. The foam should be delivered in 1000 litre intermediate bulk containers (IBC) and top up stock will be required for each IBC used.

Contract period: 3 Nov 2025 – 2 Nov 2030 (5 yrs) · up to 2 Nov 2035 with extensionsValue: £170,000 exc. VAT · £170,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: East of EnglandEligibility: SME eligible
Extensions: The contract will run initially for 5 years with an option to extend for a further 5 years.
35111520 Fire suppression foam or similar compounds
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)2
  • Economic & financial standing

    Please refer to the tender documents.

  • Technical & professional ability

    Please refer to the tender documents.

Lot #2Disposal of Firefighting Foam 1 moSMEPublished value£50,000

Essex County Fire and Rescue Service is seeking to tender the disposal of its current 13,000 litre stock of AFFF firefighting foam.

Contract period: 3 Nov 2025 – 30 Nov 2025 (1 mo)Value: £50,000 exc. VAT · £50,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: East of EnglandEligibility: SME eligible
35111520 Fire suppression foam or similar compounds
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)2
  • Economic & financial standing

    Please refer to tender documents

  • Technical & professional ability

    Please refer to tender documents

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored · same split on all 2 lots
Quality: 50%Price: 50%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Price: Long criteria description
  • Quality: Long criteria description
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 50 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 5 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Goods
Notice status
Closed
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA, CPTPP)
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
6 May 2025, 19:05 BST
Last source update
6 May 2025, 19:05 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 23 Sept 2025
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-019247
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Fire suppression foam or similar compounds
Delivery area
East of England (UKH3)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-050d80 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Delta eSourcing · Who buys & how to bid on Delta
Public notice page · account needed to bidElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free Select account; no DUNS asked at signup
Submission deadline
5 Jun 2025, 13:00 BST
Clarification deadline
23 May 2025, 14:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

www.delta-esourcing.com ↗

Timeline

6 May 2025 → 3 Nov 2025 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    6 May 2025, 19:05 BST
  2. Clarification questions by
    23 May 2025, 14:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline
    5 Jun 2025, 13:00 BST
  4. Award decision expected by
    23 Sept 2025, 00:59 BST
  5. Contract starts360 days ago
    3 Nov 2025

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Tender notice published
    6 May 2025, 19:05 BST
    UK4

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Essex Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner Fire and Rescue Authority

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PNDX-2545-YHRP Service Headquarters Kelvedon Park, London Road, Rivenhall, East of England, CM8 3HBContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

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