Notice Information
Notice Title
On-Call Improvement Engagement Services
Notice Description
Provision of engagement & consultation services to support the Fire Authorities On-Call Improvement project. This is a one-off single requirement to be delivered by a supplier with specific knowledge of On-Call firefighter requirements within the county of Buckinghamshire & Milton Keynes
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-b5fd17-e44e3459-f5dd-4fdc-80b0-b315708993f9
- Publication Source
- Contracts Finder
- Latest Notice
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/299d183b-7b88-4921-96e4-a6cfbca19093
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Direct
- Procurement Method Details
- Single tender action (below threshold)
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
-
- CPV Codes
73200000 - Research and development consultancy services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £51,000 Under £100K
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £51,000 Under £100K
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 1 Aug 20256 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 1 Aug 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 1 Aug 20256 months ago
- Contract Period
- 1 Aug 2025 - 1 Aug 2026 6-12 months
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Not Specified
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- BUCKINGHAMSHIRE & MILTON KEYNES FIRE AUTHORITY
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- AYLESBURY
- Postcode
- HP20 1BD
- Post Town
- Hemel Hempstead
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLJ South East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLJ13 Buckinghamshire
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Buckinghamshire
- Electoral Ward
- Aylesbury East
- Westminster Constituency
- Aylesbury
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/299d183b-7b88-4921-96e4-a6cfbca19093
1st August 2025 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
Notice URLs
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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