Notice Information
Notice Title
Contingency Emergency Call Handling and Related Services
Notice Description
The Authority is seeking tenders from tenderers for the provision of Contingency Emergency Call Handling and Related Services. The Authority, is seeking to appoint a single Service Provider able to deliver the Contract to provide resilience as required during (but not limited to) any of the following events: Natural disaster; Terrorist event; Pandemic outbreak; Industrial action; Another unforeseen similar event, and Exceptionally high levels of staffing absence. The procurement procedure being applied to the Tender is an 'Accelerated Open Procedure' under Regulation 27 (5) Public Contracts Regulations 2015 due to the urgency and nature of the Service requirements. This means that any interested party meeting the Authority's minimum qualification requirements may submit a tender for the Contract. Additional information: A new project has been publised to the website. Project: Contingency Emergency Call Handling and Related Services , Project Reference: 1472. Click this link to go to the web site To connect with our national Bluelight portal we recommend you login or register at https://sell2.in-tend.co.uk/blpd/home and then connect to from the list of portals. Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-b5fd17-0852eefe-cc49-45bb-958c-d182633f20fa
- Publication Source
- Contracts Finder
- Latest Notice
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8a39dead-8e46-485c-bb9c-e0331043f8b8
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure (above threshold)
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
75 - Administration, defence and social security services
-
- CPV Codes
75250000 - Fire-brigade and rescue services
75251000 - Fire-brigade services
75252000 - Rescue services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £240,000 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 5 Feb 20251 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- 3 Mar 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 30 Apr 2025 - 30 Apr 2029 4-5 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Not Specified
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- ROYAL BERKSHIRE FIRE & RESCUE
- Contact Name
- Shuvham Bhandari
- Contact Email
- bhandaris@rbfrs.co.uk
- Contact Phone
- (0)7785 925716
Buyer Location
- Locality
- BERKSHIRE
- Postcode
- RG31 7SD
- Post Town
- Reading
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLJ South East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLJ16 Berkshire West
- Delivery Location
- TLJ South East (England)
-
- Local Authority
- West Berkshire
- Electoral Ward
- Tilehurst Birch Copse
- Westminster Constituency
- Reading West and Mid Berkshire
Further Information
Notice Documents
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https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8a39dead-8e46-485c-bb9c-e0331043f8b8
5th February 2025 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder -
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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