---
title: "Availability, Payroll and Rota Management System"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-060695"
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json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-060695.json"
source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "CHESHIRE FIRE AUTHORITY"
published: "2026-01-15"
---

# Availability, Payroll and Rota Management System

Buyer: CHESHIRE FIRE AUTHORITY  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-060695

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## Summary

The Cheshire Fire Authority undertook a procurement process for a project titled "Availability, Payroll and Rota Management System," involving software support and maintenance specific to this area. The procurement was conducted under a direct award method due to it being below the threshold and without competition. The process has reached the award stage, with the contract status marked as active. Notably, the contract was signed on 25th September 2025 and spans from 1st October 2025 to 30th September 2027. The project falls within the "goods" category, focusing on "Communication and multimedia software packages" as well as "Information systems." The main delivery region is Cheshire, United Kingdom.

This tender offers significant potential for businesses specialising in software, particularly those focused on communication, multimedia, and information systems. SMEs, like Gartan Technologies, who was awarded the contract, are well-positioned to benefit from such opportunities, offering products that cater to public authorities' specific needs in operational management systems. Businesses familiar with direct award processes, especially those that can provide highly specialised software solutions swiftly and efficiently, would find this procurement advantageous for growth and partnership prospects in the public sector.

## Notice

Software Support and Maintenance for the Availability, Payroll and Rota Management System.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/003467-2026 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - without competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 15 Jan 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 24 Sep 2025 |
| Contract period | 30 Sep 2025 - 30 Sep 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £176,766 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | CHESHIRE FIRE AUTHORITY |
| Locality | WINSFORD, CHESHIRE |
| Post town | Crewe |
| Postcode | CW7 2FQ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLD6 Cheshire |
| ITL 3 | TLD63 Cheshire West and Chester |
| Local authority | Cheshire West and Chester |
| Electoral ward | Winsford Over & Verdin |
| Westminster constituency | Mid Cheshire |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | GARTAN TECHNOLOGIES |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 48 - Software package and information systems

### Codes

- 48500000 - Communication and multimedia software package
- 48810000 - Information systems
- 48900000 - Miscellaneous software package and computer systems

## Release History

- 15 Jan 2026 at 12:37 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/003467-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/003467-2026
  15th January 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents
- https://www.totalmobile.com/

## Provenance

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