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OpenStage · planning

Kent and Medway Towns Fire Authority

Subsurface Casualty Location and Retrieval - Market Engagement

Engineering & ArchitectureCPV 35110000
ValueValue not published
Deadline
Published10 Nov 2025
RegionNationwide
Who to contact
Elizabeth Noble
elizabeth.noble@kent.fire-uk.org

The procurement contact named on the official notice.

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The brief

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.

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.

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:-Firefighting%2C-rescue-and-safety-equipment./3PR27DQR9S To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/3PR27DQR9S

Key requirements

What the supplier must deliver

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Kent and Medway Towns Fire Authority (

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.

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The controlled demonstration will simulate an operational

The controlled demonstration will simulate an operational scenario to assess key capabilities.

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Suppliers will be required to demonstrate their

Suppliers will be required to demonstrate their product's ability to:.

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3.Retrieval: Demonstrate the products ability to undertake

3.Retrieval: Demonstrate the products ability to undertake the safe and effective retrieval of the casualty.

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This market engagement is not a guarantee

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.

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Source & provenance
OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05de24
Stage
planning · Planning
Source
Find a Tender
Buyer ref
072583-2025
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