Notice Information
Notice Title
Fire & Rescue Station End Equipment
Notice Description
This procurement is seeking to award a contract to a single Supplier for the supply, implementation, configuration and ongoing support of 39 operational Station End Equipment for Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue (LFR). The solution should be high availability and resilient, suitable for critical infrastructure, and capable of: * receiving mobilisation alerts and dispatch instruction messages from LFR Command & Control. * alerting appropriate members. * providing crews with information on the incident(s) they are being called to. * activate turnout systems and station equipment, triggering visual and audible alerts, opening doors, switching on lights, etc.
Planning Information
Pre Market Engagement invitation and questionnaire documents available via the Panacea e-tendering portal. Those wishing to reply to this questionnaire should complete the Pre-Market-Engagement-Questionnaire and respond via Panacea direct message by 12:00 noon, Monday 23rd February 2026. No other documentation is required to be completed or returned at this stage. The link to our public Tenders, Research and Contracts site is https://app.panacea-software.com/lcc/eRFX-Public/ResearchOpportunities.aspx
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-064a60
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/011064-2026
- Current Stage
- Planning
- All Stages
- Planning
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Goods
- Procurement Method
- Not Specified
- Procurement Method Details
- Not specified
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
35 - Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment
-
- CPV Codes
35100000 - Emergency and security equipment
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £1,400,000 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 6 Feb 20263 days ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 23 Feb 20262 weeks to go
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 1 Jun 2026 - 30 May 2033 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
- LINCOLNSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- procurement.lincolnshire@lincolnshire.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LINCOLN
- Postcode
- LN1 1YL
- Post Town
- Lincoln
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLF East Midlands (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLF3 Lincolnshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLF30 Lincolnshire CC
- Delivery Location
- TLF3 Lincolnshire
-
- Local Authority
- Lincoln
- Electoral Ward
- Carholme
- Westminster Constituency
- Lincoln
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/011064-2026
6th February 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
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