DS383-22 Water Carriers

Location

Exeter

Description

The Authority awarded a call-off contract for up to 5 (five) Water Carriers following completion of further competition tender process undertaken through the NFCC UK Emergency Response Vehicle Framework Agreement, reference DS339-20. The Contract Award Notice was published on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a7b9dcd0-af86-4751-9302-9c42c5...

Ammendments to Previous Notice

Award Detail

CPV Codes

• 34144212 - Water-tender vehicles

Indicators

• Contract modified due to additional needs.

Legal Justification

The additional vehicle must be sourced from the original contractor to ensure full interoperability with the existing fleet of appliances. Introducing a different Water Carrier Pumping Appliance would compromise operational consistency and require significant technical adjustments. Furthermore, procuring from a new contractor would necessitate a separate tender process, incurring additional administrative costs and delays. Station personnel are already trained and familiar with the current vehicle specifications, so changing contractor would require further training and adaptation, leading to inefficiencies. Maintaining the same vehicle type also ensures streamlined maintenance, spare parts compatibility, and reduced lifecycle costs, avoiding duplication of resources and unnecessary complexity.