Contract awardedFire engines

Purchase of Fire Appliances

Kent Fire & Rescue Service
South East
Open procedure
27 May 2026 to 26 May 2031

Design and build of fire appliances across four distinct variants (A Heavy, A Light, B, and C). The contract involves an initial commitment for 35 units with an option for up to 50 total units based on future funding. The scope includes delivery of the vehicles, associated equipment sets, user training, and comprehensive warranty and after-sales maintenance support.

Open the official notice

Awarded value: £20m; As published
Published: 14 November 2025
Awarded: 14 April 2026; Emergency One (UK) Limited
Contract length: 60 months; Ends 26 May 2031

What the contract covers

Goods contract with associated services

Design, manufacture, and supply of specialist fire appliances, including ongoing warranty, after-sales support, and operator training services.

Design and build Variant A Heavy fire appliances
Design and build Variant A Light fire appliances
Design and build Variant B fire appliances
Design and build Variant C fire appliances
Deliver appropriate user training
Provide warranty coverage
Provide after-sales service

Terms and requirements

Contract type: Goods contract with associated services
Procedure: Open procedure
Initial term: 60 months
Extensions: 24 months
Longest it can run: 84 months
Contract dates: 27 May 2026 to 26 May 2031
Certifications asked for: None stated
Lots: 1
Suitable for SMEs: Yes
Suitable for charities and social enterprises: Yes
Category: Goods
CPV codes: 34100000, 34114000, 34114100

Services in this contract

Fire appliancesMain service£1.3m typicalDesign and build of fire appliances in several variants

Lifecycle

Published
14 November 2025
Contract awardedto Emergency One (UK) Limited
14 April 2026
Contract starts
27 May 2026
Contract ends
26 May 2031

The buyer

Kent Fire & Rescue Service

Type: Locked
Contracts, 24 months: Locked
Recorded value: Locked
Typical contract: Locked
Fire engines contracts, 24 months: Locked

Buys most

Contact details

Name: Locked
Email: Locked
Phone: Locked
Address: Locked

See everything Kent Fire & Rescue Service buys

The supplier

Emergency One (UK) Limited

Contracts won, 24 months: Locked
Value won, 24 months: Locked
Buyers, 24 months: Locked
Size: Locked
Companies House number: Locked

Main buyers

Contact details

Email: Locked
Phone: Locked

See everything Emergency One (UK) Limited has won

Similar fire engines contracts and prices

8 fire engines contracts were awarded in the South East in the last 24 months. See who won them and what they went for, next to this one.

See who won them →

Cite this contract

Link: https://bidskim.com/tender/334801/purchase-of-fire-appliances
Buyer reference: C24120
Open contracting ID: ocds-h6vhtk-05e1df
Last checked: 5 November 2026

Kent Fire & Rescue Service. Purchase of Fire Appliances. Contract award, 14 November 2025. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/334801/purchase-of-fire-appliances (accessed 5 November 2026).