Award

Maintaining Firefighter Mobilising Resilience

SCOTTISH FIRE AND RESCUE SERVICE

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

17 Nov 2021 at 00:00

PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice
Tender

28 Oct 2020 at 00:00

PCS Notice - Website Contract Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service is conducting a tender for a project titled "Maintaining Firefighter Mobilising Resilience," aimed at procuring research and development services to enhance mobilisation systems for firefighters across Scotland. The procurement method is an open procedure and is currently at the award stage, with a total contract value of £100,000 (including VAT), and a significant contract successfully awarded to R3-IoT amounting to £30,000 on 15 February 2021. This contract aims to support the firefighting capabilities in emergency response, particularly focusing on creating GD92 compliant mobilising bearers that function independently of existing networks.

This tender presents a notable opportunity for businesses in the research and development sector as well as those specialising in emergency services technology. Companies that focus on innovative communication systems and operational resilience would particularly benefit from this project. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with expertise in developing advanced technology tailored to public safety applications are encouraged to explore similar future tenders provided by the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service, as they continue to seek solutions to strengthen emergency response mechanisms across Scotland.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Maintaining Firefighter Mobilising Resilience

Notice Description

SFRS wishes to procure research and development services in order to identify and develop two GD92 compliant mobilising bearers, which are not reliant on the Airwave or SFRS Wide Area Network, providing resilience to the mobilisation of firefighters in the communities of Scotland to emergencies and operational incidents.

Lot Information

Lot 1

SFRS wishes to procure research and development services in order to identify and develop two GD92 compliant mobilising bearers, which are not reliant on the Airwave or SFRS Wide Area Network, providing resilience to the mobilisation of firefighters in the communities of Scotland to emergencies and operational incidents.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000633993
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=NOV433294
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
PCS Notice - Website Contract Award 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

73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

CPV Codes

73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£100,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
£100,000 £100K-£500K
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£30,000 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
17 Nov 20214 years ago
Submission Deadline
7 Dec 2020Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
15 Feb 20215 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
SCOTTISH FIRE AND RESCUE SERVICE
Contact Name
Calum Anderson
Contact Email
ashley.gould@firescotland.gov.uk, calum.anderson@firescotland.gov.uk
Contact Phone
+44 1416464637

Buyer Location

Locality
CAMBUSLANG
Postcode
G72 7NA
Post Town
Glasgow
Country
Scotland
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM9 Southern Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM95 South Lanarkshire
Delivery Location
TLM Scotland
Local Authority
South Lanarkshire
Electoral Ward
Cambuslang East
Westminster Constituency
Rutherglen

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

R3-IOT

Further Information

Notice Documents

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