# Framework Agreement to Supply High Visibility Surcoats to UK Fire and Rescue Services

> A sourced UK public-sector contract award published by West Midlands Fire Service.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [West Midlands Fire Service](/buyers/west-midlands-fire-service/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: [Oxford Safety Supplies Limited](/contract-winners/oxford-safety-supplies/public-sector-contract-awards)
- Award value: £886,000
- Tender value: £804,000
- Award date: 25 May 2016
- Published: 18 November 2016
- Contract start: 1 July 2016
- Contract end: 30 June 2020
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: goods
- Notice ID: 80b5436e-308f-47b6-9bed-458d18db727d-98310
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-bb294617-adc9-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b

## Description

Fire-fighters in the UK wear high visibility surcoats over their personal protective equipment \(PPE\)\. The surcoat design should aid breathability to reduce heat exhaustion through dehydration\. Fire and Rescue Services \(FRS’s\) use a range of different colours and role names to distinguish between the different roles being carried out on the incident ground\. National Operational Guidance \(NOG\), the foundation of Incident Command gives clear identification of command roles\. Through the establishment of this framework agreement over fifty UK FRS’s will have the capability to place direct call off orders with the winning bidder\(s\)\. A directory listing potential Fire and Rescue customers can be located on the Chief Fire Officers Association \(CFOA\) homepage\. link http://www\.cfoa\.org\.uk/frs?alpha\. The opportunity was broken down into two lots as follows: Lot 1- High Visibility Jackets Class 3 including National Incident Command Roles conforming to BS EN ISO20471:2013 Lot 2- High Visibility Tabard Class 2 including National Incident Command roles conforming to BS EN ISO20471:2013 Companies were invited to bid for all or any of the available lots\. It is the preference of the Authority that all the above Lots will be awarded to a single Tenderer\. However, should it be more economically advantageous to do so, the Authority may award separate contracts for each Lot or a combination of Lots to separate Tenderers\. The anticipated value of supply is £800,000\. The opportunity was advertised in OJEU and the refernce number was: 2015/S 249-454197\. The contract notice award on OJEU is: 2016/S 102-181349\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/80b5436e-308f-47b6-9bed-458d18db727d-98310)