Notice Information
Notice Title
WCC - Fire Service Station End Systems/Equipment
Notice Description
This Market Test is being conducted to assess supplier interest and capability in providing Station End systems/equipment for Warwickshire Fire and Rescue Service. The objective is to explore available solutions, gauge market capacity, indicative costs, and inform a potential future procurement process. The FRS need is to provide Station End turnout and alerting capability to stations and crews to enhance and support the work of operational crews and officers, and to consider innovative ideas to improve/replace the current systems/processes. Suppliers are invited to respond, indicating their ability to provide all or some of the specified Lots. The supply/support/maintenance of Station End systems/equipment is for 17 WFRS sites with a mix of crew types covering Wholetime, Day-crewed and On-call, including 3 resilience locations. The replacement system/equipment must: Provide reliable and secure communication with the Fire Control CAD system. Support existing and future mobilisation requirements. Ensure compatibility with existing infrastructure. Improve resilience, maintainability, and user experience. GD92 compliant.
Planning Information
We welcome interested providers to complete the Questionnaire that has been published via our e-procurement portal (CSW-jets). CSW-Jets Reference: WCC - 22192 The Council would be grateful if you could complete the questions in the market testing document and respond by the 30th April 2025. You should submit your completed responses by uploading via CSW Jets. Contact Details: If you have any questions regarding this Market testing exercise, then please upload via the correspondence function on CSW Jets
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-04fb76
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/012314-2025
- Current Stage
- Planning
- All Stages
- Planning
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Not Specified
- Procurement Method Details
- Not specified
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
35 - Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment
48 - Software package and information systems
98 - Other community, social and personal services
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- CPV Codes
35110000 - Firefighting, rescue and safety equipment
48000000 - Software package and information systems
98000000 - Other community, social and personal services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 1 Apr 202510 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 30 Apr 2025Expired
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 1 Feb 2026 - 1 Mar 2031 Over 5 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Planning
- Lots Status
- Planning
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- WARWICKSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- procurement@warwickshire.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- WARWICK
- Postcode
- CV34 4SA
- Post Town
- Coventry
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLG West Midlands (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLG1 Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLG13 Warwickshire CC
- Delivery Location
- TLG West Midlands (England)
-
- Local Authority
- Warwick
- Electoral Ward
- Warwick Saltisford
- Westminster Constituency
- Warwick and Leamington
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/012314-2025
1st April 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
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