Notice Information
Notice Title
PROVISION OF MULTI AGENCY INCIDENT TRANSFER (MAIT)
Notice Description
Fire control personnel currently rely on using telephone, radio, and email to share incident related information between other agencies, including other fire control rooms. This can be time consuming and reduces the capacity of fire control personnel to manage further calls. Interim solutions have since been implemented, including national and regional talk groups that aid the sharing of incident information and situational awareness, and emergency call distribution plans (Operation Willow Beck) that help reduce call waiting times during periods of increased demand. While these methods have been successful, there remains a risk of a delay in incident information being relayed between emergency control rooms which the implementation of MAIT will help to mitigate further. The MAIT solution is an electronic method of communication, offering a way for emergency services to pass incident details securely and accurately, and to standardise and automate the flow of information. The aim is to enable interoperability between different systems and to facilitate information exchange between fire control rooms and other agencies. This will mean that relevant information is directed to the correct stakeholders in a timely and secure manner. The adoption of MAIT will assist fire and rescue services in meeting recommendation 33.16 and access to the MAIT Hub will support fire and rescue services in meeting recommendation 33.31 of the Grenfell Tower Inquiry Phase 1 report. Following recommendations from the Grenfell Inquiry, the Fire Sector has sourced a supplier to provide connections to the Multi Agency Incident Transfer (MAIT) hub, with a messaging solution to allow the sharing of critical incident information between blue light control rooms and other agencies.The resultant contract shall provide for both replacement and new installations of MAIT hub and spoke solutions for all 33 English Fire and Rescue Services (FRS) Control Rooms.The MAIT Hub allows agencies to pass information quickly and securely without the need to manage a complex set of point-to-point network connections. MAIT is an open standards schema using extensible markup language (XML) which allows data to be transferred in a common and recognisable way between systems. The MAIT Hub allows agencies to pass information quickly and securely without the need to manage a complex set of point-to-point network connections. This contract was awarded through the National Fire Chiefs Council Framework Agreement C22056.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-b5fd17-ecc05d06-d854-4f0f-bc4b-41e190d85a11
- Publication Source
- Contracts Finder
- Latest Notice
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e97afc82-1025-4108-93b1-4611f325a284
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Framework
- Procurement Category
- Goods
- Procurement Method
- Selective
- Procurement Method Details
- Call-off from a framework agreement
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
32 - Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment
-
- CPV Codes
32000000 - Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £70,402 Under £100K
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 7 May 20259 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 1 Nov 2024Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 13 Dec 20241 years ago
- Contract Period
- 1 Dec 2024 - 30 Nov 2028 4-5 years
- 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
- ROYAL BERKSHIRE FIRE & RESCUE SERVICE
- Contact Name
- Shuvham Bhandari
- Contact Email
- bhandaris@rbfrs.co.uk
- Contact Phone
- 07785 925716
Buyer Location
- Locality
- READING
- 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
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- West Berkshire
- Electoral Ward
- Tilehurst Birch Copse
- Westminster Constituency
- Reading West and Mid Berkshire
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e97afc82-1025-4108-93b1-4611f325a284
7th May 2025 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
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