Business Fire Safety Training

Procurement reference

PA23GPAGST4

Procurement description

Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Authority are publishing this Preliminary Market Engagement Notice on behalf of ourselves, South Wales Fire and Rescue Service and North Wales Fire and Rescue Service to notify suppliers of our intentions to update and re-tender the current Business Fire Safety Training contract. Details of the new contract will be contained in the tender documentation, with the tender advertised in November 2025 following the engagement event. The three Fire and Rescue Services in Wales are looking to purchase a range of Skills for Justice accredited Business Fire Safety Courses at Levels 3, 4 and 5.

Supplier must be accredited to deliver and provide certificate of these courses. It is essential that facilitators of each course hold the relevant qualifications to teach the course, and will be able to provide evidence to show maintenance of teaching competencies and updated knowledge in this subject area to reflect changes in legislation and/ or national guidance.

It is expected that the training will be delivered either at the Service Provider’s venue or through virtual classroom learning and when required at a suitable Fire & Rescue Service venue / facility. Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Authority on behalf of ourselves, South Wales Fire and Rescue Service and North Wales Fire and Rescue Service, looking to put a contract in place for a 2 year period with an option to extend for a further 36 months at 12 month intervals.

Main category

Services

Delivery regions

• UKL - Wales

Total value (estimated)

400000 GBP Excluding VAT

480000 GBP Including VAT

Contract dates (estimated)

02 March 2026, 00:00AM to 01 March 2028, 23:59PM

Extension end date (if all the extensions are used): 01 March 2031

Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Authority

South Wales Fire and Rescue Service

North Wales Fire and Rescue Service

Is the total value above threshold?

Above threshold

CPV classifications

• 80500000 - Training services

Delivery regions

• UKL - Wales

Sustainability

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)

Contract start date (estimated)

02 March 2026, 00:00AM

Contract end date (estimated)

01 March 2028, 23:59PM

Extension end date (estimated)

01 March 2031, 23:59PM

Can the contract be extended?

Yes

Engagement process description

To inform open FTS tender, suppliers are invited to an online information event on 23rd October 2025, 10am - 10:45am, via Microsoft Teams, where representatives of Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Authority, as the lead on this procurement, will outline the procurement and the tender submission process, as well as fielding questions from prospective bidders.

Please register your interest to bid for this opportunity via the sell2wales notice and register your place at the engagement event by contacting David Williams - procurement@mawwfire.gov.uk by 5pm on 17th October 2025.

Due date

16 October 2025, 23:59PM

Has the engagement period already ended?

No

Publication date of tender notice (estimated)

10 November 2025