# Hire of Heat and Smoke Training Facilities

> Tender notice from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Oxfordshire County Council](/buyers/oxfordshire-county-council/contract-awards)
- Tender value: £800,000
- Published: 10 October 2019
- Planned start: 1 April 2020
- Planned end: 31 March 2024
- Stage: open_tender
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: b6b726d9-10aa-408e-8544-c3288286fce8-318966
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-865f856c-3f38-4d04-9219-069c0394d63d

## Description

This is a call for Expressions of Interest\. Oxfordshire County Council's Fire and Rescue Service is looking to hire facilities and ancillary equipment that are suitable for providing heat and smoke training for its Firefighters\. We intend to put in place a contract running from 1 April 2020 for a four year period\. For logistical reasons and to minimise impact to operational availability, the training venue must be within 1\.5 hours of all 25 OFRS fire stations\. We wish to have a single provider to ensure consistency of facilities provided, that effectively support a consistent assessment process of our fire fighter training\.

## Related contract awards

- [Joint intranet for LGR](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-01116362-0409-4376-932b-3014ce3452ae): Oxfordshire County Council
- [Eynsham Grade Separated Crossing Study](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-208fcf8f-745d-4f1e-aa7f-a0c66c69b862): Oxfordshire County Council
- [Director Recruitment](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-8ce49a42-04e1-4f62-9515-8137bca0104c): Oxfordshire County Council

## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b6b726d9-10aa-408e-8544-c3288286fce8-318966)