Purpose

To seek Cabinet approval to procure up to 15
new Fire Engine Pumping Appliances including restricted access
sized vehicles for Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue over the 4-year
period commencing 1st July 2025

Decision

Cllr Paul Hodgkinson sought Cabinet
approval to procure up to 15 new Fire Engine Pumping
Appliances including restricted access sized vehicles for
Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue over the 4-year period commencing
1st July
2025.
 
 
Having considered all of the information,
Cabinet noted the report and

RESOLVED to:
 
Delegate authority to the
Executive Director of Community Safety in consultation with the
Executive Director of Economy, Environment & Infrastructure, in
consultation with the relevant Cabinet Member for Public Health,
Communities and Fire and to:

1.             
Conduct a competitive procurement process during the
2-year period commencing 1st July 2025 under the
National Fire Chiefs Council Emergency Response Vehicle Framework
Agreement DS339-20 (managed by Devon and Somerset FRS) using Lot 1
and Lot 2 of the framework in respect of a call off contract for
the supply of 10 Fire Engine Pumping Appliances, including 2
restricted access sized vehicles and associated
equipment.

2.             
Conduct a separate competitive procurement process
during the 2-year period commencing 1st April 2028 under the
replacement National Fire Chiefs Council Emergency Response Vehicle
Framework Agreement DS229-20 (Managed by Devon and Somerset FRS)
when it expires in March 2026, in respect of a call off contract
for the supply of 5 Fire Engine Pumping Appliances and associated
equipment.

3.             
Award the above call-off contracts to the preferred
tenderer(s).