Published date: 9 June 2025

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 9 October 2024, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Protective and safety clothing - 35113400

Location of contract

England

Value of contract

£2,714,498

Procurement reference

GMCA001-DN777737-26642813

Published date

9 June 2025

Closing date

9 October 2024

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

17 April 2025

Contract end date

16 April 2029

Contract type

Supply contract

Procedure type

Other

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) (via Yorkshire Purchasing Organisation (YPO) 1204 PPE Workwear, Uniform and Managed Services Lot 1) on behalf of The Northwest FRS's (NWFRS) namely: Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service, Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service, Cumbria Fire and Rescue Service, Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service, Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service and Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service are looking for a single supplier to develop and supply both a technical rescue tunic and technical rescue over trouser as a replacement for the existing technical rescue tunics and technical rescue over trousers worn by the Northwest Fire and rescue Services.

The technical rescue tunics and technical rescue over trousers are intended to be worn at a variety of non-structural fire and rescue incidents. This development falls directly from risk assessment as an exploratory exercise to design and innovate these garments for use in non-structural rescue specific situations.

The new technical rescue tunics and technical rescue over trousers will enable the North West Fire and Rescue Services (NWFRSs) to change the way that they operate by providing fit for purpose garments for male and female firefighters that are relevant to the incident in which they are deployed. Below are some examples of incidents where the rescue jacket will be worn are: -

• Road traffic collisions
• Medical emergencies
• Rope rescue
• Other transport incidents
• Wildfire incidents


This procurement was run by a further competition utilising the Yorkshire Purchasing Organisation (YPO) 1204 PPE Workwear, Uniform and Managed Services (Lot 1).

Award information

Awarded date

16 April 2025

Contract start date

17 April 2025

Contract end date

9 June 2025

Total value of contract

£2,714,498

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Ballyclare Ltd

Address

Unit C1-C2 The Forum Hercules Office Park, Bird Hall Lane, Stockport, United Kingdom, SK3 0UX

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

Sara Hughes

Address

GMCA Offices
1st Floor, Churchgate House, 56 Oxford Street
Manchester
M1 6EU
England

Telephone

+44 7598551693

Email

sara.hughes@greatermanchester-ca.gov.uk

Website

http://www.manchesterfire.gov.uk/