DRAEGER ADDITIONAL REPAIRS

Concepts

• breathing apparatus
• downpatrick
• draeger safety uk ltd.
• draeger safety uk ltd
• vital repairs
• repairs
• repair
• draeger
• firefighting
• clean air

Location

DOWNPATRICK

Description

As part of Northern Ireland Fire & Rescue Service's (NIFRS) operational fire fighters duties, they have to enter operational incidents wearing Breathing Apparatus (BA). This system allows the firefighter to breathe clean air which enables them to carry out rescues or to fight fires in burning or smoke filled buildings. Each BA set has a cylinder that contains clean air; the cylinder only has a limited amount of clean air so fire fighters are restricted on the length of time they can operate effectively in this environment before they have to exit the building and change the cylinder. This contract will enable vital repairs to be undertaken on this Apparatus.

Total Quantity or Scope

NIFRS currently have 680 BA sets in service and they are on all firefighting appliances province wide. The System is manufactured by a company called Draeger Safety UK Ltd and they are the only people authorised to carry out any servicing or repairs and only Draeger parts can be used on this piece of equipment, therefore they are the sole supplier for the Service and Repair of the equipment. Currently the service and repair is conducted utilising a total care contract with Draeger Safety UK Ltd. BA sets that fail due to non-fair wear and tear reasons still require repair and those repairs are outside of the total care contract. For example if a buckle or airline get caught or damaged while the firefighter is carrying out their duties this would be classed as none fair wear and tear and outside the contract parameters.

Award Detail

CPV Codes

• 35111100 - Breathing apparatus for firefighting

Indicators

Legal Justification

This DAC is required and in accordance with Exclusive Rights 32(2)(b)(iii) Reasons. The BA sets are manufactured by a company called Draeger Safety UK and they are the only people authorised to carry out any servicing or repairs on this piece of equipment, also only parts supplied by Draeger Safety UK can be fitted to the BA sets therefore they are the sole supplier for the Service and Repair of the equipment and will ensure that NIFRS can continue to keep this critical piece of operational equipment serviceable and fully operational.

Other Information

The Client cannot guarantee any particular level of business within the Contract. Any information on value of business are for guidance only and no guarantee is given as to the exact value under this Contract. Any levels, or aggregate values of goods, referred to are indicative only and shall not be binding on the Client