PURCHASE OF LADDERS FIRE AND RESCUE SERVICES

Lancashire Fire & Rescue Service (LFRS) is intending to award a Framework Agreement on behalf of North West Fire & Rescue Services (NWFRS). NWFRS collaborate on procurement activity and LFRS is leading a procurement process on behalf of NWFRS (Authorities listed below) to purchase ladders via a call-off Contract. Cheshire FRS (ChFRS) Cumbria FRS (CuFRS) Greater Manchester FRS (GMFRS) Isle of Man FRS (IoMFRS) Lancashire FRS (LFRS) Merseyside FRS (MFRS) Northern Ireland FRS (NIFRS). This Framework Agreement will also be available for use by any UK Fire & Rescue Service - a full list can be found here - https://www.nationalfirechiefs.org.uk/Fire-and-Rescue-Services. Following award of the Framework Agreement each individual Fire and Rescue Service may arrange their own official call-off orders providing Order Particulars for their specific requirements. The procurement exercise will be managed via the procurement portal (www.supply4nwfire.org.uk). Hard copy submissions will not be accepted.

To respond to this opportunity, please register with/log into the procurement portal and use access code 8R62YP9S5U to access the necessary documentation.

If you experience any technical difficulties from accessing the portal, please contact the Supply4NWFire eSourcing Helpdesk on 0845 270 7050 or email nwfire@delta-esourcing.com.

Additional information: The process to tender and award the Framework Agreement will be undertaken via LFRS's electronic procurement portal (see Attachment 1 - Instructions to Tender).