Live Fire Training Building

What the buyer is asking for

East Sussex Fire Authority (ESFA) on behalf of East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service require to replace their Live Fire Training Building situated on our Training Centre site in Maresfield East Sussex. Our intention is to replace essentially what we have now on a like for like basis but taking into account some design changes identified that will improve both flexibility in use and reduce the impact we have on the environment. The response to the Preliminary Market Engagement exercise seemed to indicate that we may not be able to achieve our aim of having a single supplier who will work with us to finalise the design then build it from start to finish. This would be our preference to avoid system integration issues and to be working with a single supplier responsible for everything. As a result this tender will allow for tenders from suppliers who can provide the end to end product but if we are correct in this niche market that may not be achievable, we will allow bids from suppliers who can only supply the training systems along with the smoke scrubber plant (with ongoing maintenance for a period to be agreed after completion) and separately will allow bids from suppliers who can only supply the building units in and onto which the plant and systems will be integrated. Whilst we may consider alternative approaches, like a steel framed metal structure, we believe a container-based solution is likely to be all that we can afford and of which, we have a lot of experience being the basis of the current unit and against which our current design is based. This Tender will be managed electronically via the In-Tend Portal. It can be reached via: https://sell2.in-tend.co.uk/blpd/home. Contractors need to be registered to use the portal and registered against us as a Contracting Entity, but registration is free and further information on how this is achieved, can be found at: https://sell2.in-tend.co.uk/blpd/register. If you are unsure about your companies registration status, please contact the In-Tend Portals support at: https://in-tend.co.uk/contact-us/. If you have any difficulties with the In-Tend Portal that you are unable to resolve through the Sell2UK helpdesk, please then email procurement@esfrs.org.

How this is scored

Published by the buyer. A winning response is written to these weightings, not to the question.

• 50%qualityQuality and Social ValueSystem technical questions and social value requirements
• 50%pricePrice

How contested is this?

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Timeline

4 published dates · Europe/London

1. Tender notice published11 days ago

   11 Sept 2026, 07:57 BST
2. Clarification questions byin 17 days

   9 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
3. Submission deadlinein 31 days

   23 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
4. Award decision expected byin 67 days

   27 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT

Commercial outcome and contract awards

1 award, 0 contracts

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender

1. Tender notice3 Sept 2026, 11:36 BST083391-2026
2. Tender cancelled11 Sept 2026, 07:57 BST086169-2026

Payment terms

Will be agreed as part of the contract but is likely to be staged payments with the agreed completion of stages or delivery and installation of goods. Final payment will be made when to unit is fully built, tested and shown fit for purpose.

Documents

• Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender