Procurement
How Kent and Medway Fire and Rescue Authority (‘The
Authority’) buys goods, services and works
Kent and Medway Fire and Rescue Authority spent
approximately £13 million in 2011/2012 on a wide range of goods,
services and works.
The
service must ensure that the money it receives through taxation is
used as carefully as possible and that it achieves best value in
the use of this money. The Authority’s Procurement Service Order
(PSO) sets out the policy by which we spend money on goods,
services and works. A significant proportion of the Authority’s
expenditure is spent under formal contracts which have been subject
to reasonable competition, in accordance with UK and EU Procurement
legislation as well as the Authority’s PSO.
When
appropriate, the Authority undertakes joint procurement with other
fire authorities in the South East Region. The Authority also makes
use of framework agreements and contracts awarded by other bodies
on behalf of public sector authorities e.g.
Government Procurement Service, Kent County Council, LASER, and the
Consortium.
The Authority’s Contracts
Register, together with details of all spend each month greater
than £200, can be viewed on this website.
The Authority advertises new
procurement opportunities on the
South East Business Portal and on the Government’s “Contracts Finder”
The Authority’s PSO specifies
four Procurement thresholds which apply to the supply of goods,
services and works from external sources (NB: all figures exclude
VAT):
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Description
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£
Threshold
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1
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Transactional
procurement
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Minimum of one written
quotation required
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£1 to £9,999
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2
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Low £ value
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Minimum of three written quotations required
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£10,000 to £74,999
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3
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Medium £ value
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Minimum three tenders and
written contract required
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£75,000 to £129,999
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4
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High £ value
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Full tendering process
which, depending on total £ value, may include publication of
notice in Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU), and
written contract required
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£130,000 and above
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Supplier Engagement
Prospective Suppliers can contact the Authority to introduce
themselves and their products and/or services by contacting the
Procurement Helpdesk:
· Email :
procurement@kent.fire-uk.org
· Telephone
Number : 01622 692121, extension 2394