Subsurface Casualty Location and Retrieval - Market Engagement
Kent and Medway Towns Fire AuthorityEstimated Value
Not specified
Deadline
Not specified
Published
10 November 2025
Type
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Overview
Kent and Medway Towns Fire Authority (the Authority) are seeking to engage with suppliers of remotely operated subsurface vehicles to a demonstration of Remotely Operated Vehicles for the search, location, and retrieval of a simulated subsurface casualty. Key Focus Areas: •Accuracy and Precision: Of location and depth measurement. •Speed of Operation: Time taken to successfully locate the target. •Usability and Deployment: Ease and speed of system set-up and operation. •Data Output: Quality, clarity, and utility of the information provided for retrieval planning.
This market engagement is not a guarantee that the Authority will proceed to a tender process and participation in the demonstration will be at the expense of suppliers. For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Maidstone:-... To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/3PR27DQR9S
Eligibility & compliance
The controlled demonstration will simulate an operational scenario to assess key capabilities. •Scenario: Subsurface Casualty Location and Retrieval Suppliers will be required to demonstrate their product's ability to: 1.Search: Rapidly and effectively sweep a designated area to identify the presence of the simulated casualty. 2.Locate: Accurately pinpoint the horizontal and vertical position (depth) of the simulated casualty. 3.Retrieval: Demonstrate the products ability to undertake the safe and effective retrieval of the casualty.
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- 1
Astral Limited
£2m
total awarded
- 2
G M Monk Limited
£750,000
total awarded
- 3
Octane Holding Group Ltd
1 contract wonlatest 4 Jun 2026ends 22 Jun 2031£450,000
total awarded
- 4
Draeger Safety UK Ltd
1 contract wonlatest 2 Jun 2026ends 30 Jun 2030 - 5
Trowers and Hamlins LLP
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Kent and Medway Towns Fire AuthorityKey Dates
Published
10 November 2025
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Notice type
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