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Contingency Emergency Call Handling and Related Services

1472 - CONTINGENCY EMERGENCY CALL HANDLING AND RELATED SERVICES

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

30 May 2025 at 09:50

Tender

04 Feb 2025 at 16:39

Summary of the contracting process

The public procurement process, conducted by the Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service, aims to secure services for "Contingency Emergency Call Handling and Related Services" in the region UKJ11. This contract, classified under fire-brigade and rescue services (CPV code 75250000), has recently reached the award stage, with Securitas Security Services UK Ltd being appointed as the supplier. The contract was accelerated under the open procedure regulation due to its urgent nature and was initially valued at £240,000, with a final contract value of £75,000 signed on 7th May 2025. This procurement was facilitated through an Accelerated Open Procedure, emphasizing rapid response capabilities for unforeseeable events such as natural disasters or pandemics, enhancing community resilience in emergencies.

This procurement offers significant opportunities for service providers specialising in emergency support and crisis management to expand their business by delivering crucial, high-demand services. Particularly, businesses with expertise in fire-brigade services, crisis management, and rescue operations could find this tender highly suitable. Given the tender's emphasis on rapid deployment and reliability during critical situations, businesses equipped with the necessary infrastructure and qualified personnel are well-positioned to benefit. Securitas Security Services, categorized as an SME, successfully leveraged this opportunity, demonstrating that small and medium-sized enterprises with the right capabilities can effectively compete and secure government contracts in this sector.

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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.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-04db9f
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/028696-2025
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

75 - Administration, defence and social security services

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security


CPV Codes

75250000 - Fire-brigade and rescue services

75251000 - Fire-brigade services

75252000 - Rescue services

79430000 - Crisis management services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£240,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£75,000 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
30 May 20258 months ago
Submission Deadline
3 Mar 2025Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
6 May 20259 months ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
1472 - CONTINGENCY EMERGENCY CALL HANDLING AND RELATED SERVICES
Additional Buyers

EUROPEAN UNION

Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
bhandaris@rbfrs.co.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
READING
Postcode
N/A
Post Town
Not specified
Country
Not specified

Major Region (ITL 1)
Not specified
Basic Region (ITL 2)
Not specified
Small Region (ITL 3)
Not specified
Delivery Location
TLJ11 Berkshire

Local Authority
Not specified
Electoral Ward
Not specified
Westminster Constituency
Not specified

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

SECURITAS SECURITY SERVICES

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