Firefighting vehicles

Tender description

Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service (HFRS), invites applications from suitably experienced organisations to tender for the Incident Command Unit (ICU) project. ICUs (also known as emergency response vehicles) are specialist fire vehicles deployed to major incidents providing essential equipment and technology to enable the ICU Team to manage fire crews and resolve incidents as safely as possible. The contract needs to be met in full, which means that organisations will need to work together to build the vehicles and supply and fit the technical equipment. This procurement shall include the purchase and build of the unit and also the on-going support and maintenance of the technical requirements. Interested parties should register their interest in the project via the In-Tend website https://in-tendhost.co.uk/hampshire and complete and submit the tender return document together with any supporting information requested by 12.00 on 11 January 2021. The authority is looking to replace its existing command unit with a new and technologically advanced fully operational incident command unit, which will require on-going maintenance and support. The unit needs to be carefully designed to limit the overall size due to the nature of the infrastructure and remote locations the authority serves. Consortia applications and partner arrangements are encouraged and this could be led either by a vehicle bodybuilder or technical solution/communications provider. Part of the build shall include the supply of free issued IT equipment by the authority to be installed and reconnected into the new incident command unit. The authority has set out a full specification outlining its requirements, including full details of the existing technology to be incorporated into the new vehicle within the tender documents. The contract will commence on 26 January 2021. It is anticipated that the vehicle will be built within 18 months succeeded by the maintenance and support for the technical and communications equipment, which shall end in 2028. To apply, please register at https://in-tendhost.co.uk/hampshire/ We recommend that you refer to the e-tendering guidance for suppliers which can be found by clicking on 'Information for Suppliers' at the top of the In-Tend home page. If your organisation is not registered on the Hampshire In-tend portal, please go to the website stated above and click on the 'Register' tab — registration is free. Logging into In-Tend (once registered) — to view this opportunity please click on 'Tenders' then 'Current' and then scroll down to the project; — incident Command Unit for HFRS - HF16085; — selecting ‘View Details’ on the relevant opportunity; — clicking the ‘Express Interest’ tab; — following the on-screen instructions receiving notification emails to ensure important In-tend notifications are received by your organisation, please add the email domain ‘@in-tendorganiser.co.uk’ to your safe senders list and check your spam filter settings.