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title: "Rostering System"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0321f4"
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current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "SCOTTISH FIRE AND RESCUE SERVICE"
published: "2022-03-15"
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# Rostering System

Buyer: SCOTTISH FIRE AND RESCUE SERVICE  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0321f4

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## Summary

The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service is initiating a tender for a comprehensive Rostering System aimed at enhancing its human resource management for 8,250 employees, including Wholetime, Retained, and Volunteer staff. The process is currently in the planning stage, with a significant supplier engagement session scheduled for the week commencing 11th April 2022, followed by one-on-one meetings with selected providers from 9th May to 10th June 2022. This procurement primarily focuses on scheduling and productivity software development services, pertinent to the firefighting and public safety industry, and will serve locations across Scotland.

This tender presents opportunities for software development companies specialised in rostering and scheduling systems, particularly those with experience in providing services to public sector organisations. Businesses that develop electronic timekeeping systems, personnel services software, and time control solutions will find this project aligns well with their capabilities. Engaging with this procurement process can allow firms to strengthen relationships with a key public service entity, potentially leading to further contracts and a role in enhancing operational efficiency within the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service.

## Notice

Staff Rostering System

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The Scottish Fire & Rescue Service requires a unified rostering system for its 8,250 employees (3700 Wholetime, 3700 Retained/Volunteer and 850 Support), who work a multitude of duty patterns. It is conducting pre-market research as part of a rostering system project. A series of research meetings will be held remotely via Microsoft Teams with suitably experienced and capable providers of availability and rostering planning systems suitable for both Wholetime Duty Systems and On Call (Retained & Volunteer Duty System). Additional information: An open supplier engagement session will be held w/c 11/04/22, followed by one-to-one sessions between the Service and individual potential service providers between 09/05/22 and 10/06/22 by invitation only for suitably experienced and capable providers of availability and rostering planning systems suitable for both On Call (Retained & Volunteer Duty System) and Wholetime Duty Systems.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/007002-2022 |
| Notice type | Planning Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 15 Mar 2022 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 31 Jul 2022 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Planned |
| Lots status | Planned |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | SCOTTISH FIRE AND RESCUE SERVICE |
| Locality | CAMBUSLANG |
| Post town | Glasgow |
| Postcode | G72 7NA |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM9 Southern Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM95 South Lanarkshire |
| Local authority | South Lanarkshire |
| Electoral ward | Cambuslang East |
| Westminster constituency | Rutherglen |
| Delivery location | TLM Scotland |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 31 - Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting
- 35 - Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment
- 48 - Software package and information systems
- 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

### Codes

- 31711300 - Electronic timekeeping systems
- 35123300 - Timekeeping system
- 35125200 - Time control system or working time recorder
- 48219300 - Administration software package
- 72212330 - Scheduling and productivity software development services
- 72212332 - Scheduling software development services
- 79630000 - Personnel services except placement and supply services

## Release History

- 15 Mar 2022 at 14:31 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/007002-2022

## Notice URLs

- http://firescotland.gov.uk
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=686978
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA19543

## Provenance

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