Procurement Policy Note (PPN) updates
Action Note 03/23 February 2023 Policy Note PPN 03/23 – updated standard Selection Questionnaire (SQ) effective from 1st April 2023. This Procurement Policy Note (PPN) updates the Selection Questionnaire (SQ) and accompanying statutory guidance. The amendments are based on feedback from buyers and suppliers to improve the supplier selection process and reflect changes to the … Continued
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Today see’s the start of the next round of ISO TC94 SC14 ‘Firefighters PPE’ Committee meeting being attended by our National PPE Technical Advisor Brett Egan-Briers. The meetings follow on from the previous meeting in Japan and last all week with a packed agenda of firefighters PPE standards to be discussed. The following standards are … Continued
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15th March – update Following a collective meeting on Thursday 9th March with FRS senior users and Systel, we can confirm that Systel have committed to ongoing regular communications with both the NFCC and UK Systel users to ensure consistent and up to date messaging is conveyed to the sector. The meetings will be scheduled to … Continued
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Today was the final day of the ISO Firefighters PPE meetings. The agenda covered discussions surrounding Part 1 of the ISO 11999 series of documents which have been the main topic of discussion throughout this week’s meetings. Part 1 ‘General’ is an introductory document to the following parts in the series and contains some general … Continued
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Day 3 of the ISO meetings has thankfully been less intense; focusing on the helmet and footwear parts of the ISO 11999 series of standards. Certainly, significantly less comments than previous days and more focused on editorial changes as opposed technical detail. Main focus of discussions for the helmet standard revolved around ease of cleaning, … Continued
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Day 2 of the ISO firefighters PPE meetings started with discussions on the 34 pages of comments made on the revision of the fire hood standard. As with the clothing discussions, there was passionate debate surrounding maintaining or increasing the levels of performance (protection). Whilst it is understood that these product standards provide the minimum … Continued
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ISO firefighters PPE meetings have officially started with a welcome from Deputy Chief Ono Osamu of the Tokyo Fire Department. The first meeting of the busy agenda concerned ISO 11999-3, the clothing part of the ensemble standard for PPE used by firefighters who are at risk of exposure to high levels of heat and/or to … Continued
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With the next round of ISO ‘firefighters PPE’ meetings just around the corner,our National PPE Technical Advisor, Brett Egan-Briers explains what will be discussed and decided during the 4 days of meetings. The main topic for the meetings will be the revision of the ISO 11999 series of standards, which covers all elements of “PPE … Continued
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As Stuart Errington the Sponsor for the Fleet category retires from County Durham and Darlington Fire and Rescue, the procurement Hub would like to extend our thanks for the support and tireless effort that Stuart has brought to the Fleet category and wish him all the best for the future. The Procurement Hub would like … Continued
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CTT Insights Paper – Inflation in Commercial Contracts Please find attached the latest guidance provided by the Cabinet Office regarding inflation information. Read more below.
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