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title: "DYNAMIC COVER TOOL"
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buyer: "WEST MIDLANDS FIRE SERVICE"
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# DYNAMIC COVER TOOL

Buyer: WEST MIDLANDS FIRE SERVICE  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-11a3e116-7511-4199-8eb7-97e494fc9a41

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## Summary

The West Midlands Fire Service has awarded a contract for the procurement of a Mapping software package called the Dynamic Cover Tool (DCT). The contract, valued at £45,000 in GBP, was procured through a direct procurement method using a Single tender action. The contract period is from February 24, 2024, to February 23, 2025. The buyer organisation, West Midlands Fire Service, located in Birmingham, England, conducted this tender process.

This contract opportunity would be suited for businesses providing services related to mapping software packages. Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) and Voluntary, Community, and Social Enterprise organisations (VCSEs) are eligible to compete for this contract. The procurement process reached the award stage on November 5, 2019. Businesses in the West Midlands region of the United Kingdom would find this opportunity particularly relevant for business growth in the services sector.

## Notice

The Dynamic Cover Tool (DCT) is a software solution that enables West Midlands Fire Service to dynamically relocate available vehicles in response to changing levels of fleet availability. It aids us in ensuring our spread of cover is appropriate to the level of risk within our communities and in ensuring our response standards are maintained. The DCT allows us to see the impacts drops in cover have on our response times and identify the most effective moves to make to maintain or improve these. The tool also has a pre planning mode where we are able to operate outside of the live mode to predict the impact of vehicle movements, availability and positioning.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e91fec44-903e-4287-9586-0081f002adb7 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Single tender action (below threshold) |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 19 Dec 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 18 Dec 2023 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 5 Nov 2019 |
| Contract period | 24 Feb 2020 - 23 Feb 2024 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £45,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | WEST MIDLANDS FIRE SERVICE |
| Locality | BIRMINGHAM |
| Post town | Birmingham |
| Postcode | B7 4HW |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLG3 West Midlands |
| ITL 3 | TLG31 Birmingham |
| Local authority | Birmingham |
| Electoral ward | Nechells |
| Westminster constituency | Birmingham Ladywood |
| Delivery location | TLG West Midlands (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | OPERATIONAL RESEARCH IN HEALTH |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 48 - Software package and information systems

### Codes

- 48326000 - Mapping software package

## Release History

- 19 Dec 2023 at 15:48 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e91fec44-903e-4287-9586-0081f002adb7

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e91fec44-903e-4287-9586-0081f002adb7
  19th December 2023 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

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