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title: "The provision of a computer aided dispatch system"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06f247"
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buyer: "The Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner for Northamptonshire"
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# The provision of a computer aided dispatch system

Buyer: The Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner for Northamptonshire  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06f247

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## Summary

The Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner for Northamptonshire procured a computer-aided dispatch system for Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service. The requirement covers a control-room command and control system, including industry-specific software. The supplier is responsible for implementing the system and providing ongoing support, hosting and licensing. The work is for delivery across Northamptonshire, including West Northamptonshire and North Northamptonshire. This is a public-sector emergency-services technology requirement, suited to businesses providing dispatch, command-and-control or closely related operational software and associated managed services. The procurement concerns goods, with the practical requirement centred on a hosted and supported software system for fire and rescue control-room operations.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded. The buyer used a limited negotiated procedure without prior publication of a call for competition, relying on technical reasons that meant the requirement could be provided only by a particular operator. The award was made on 17 July 2026 to SSS Public Safety Ltd, following one bid. The award is active and the associated contract is active, with a value of £259,894.50. The award covered the single requirement for the computer-aided dispatch system, including implementation, support, hosting and licensing. The published lot is marked cancelled, although the corresponding award and contract are active. Price was the stated award criterion. The contract period is not stated.

This procurement demonstrates demand from Northamptonshire’s emergency-services control-room operation for a specialist computer-aided dispatch platform rather than a general business software product. A credible future competitor would need to supply command-and-control or dispatch software suitable for fire and rescue services, and provide the full service around it: implementation, hosting, licensing and ongoing technical support. The direct award rationale indicates that technical compatibility or a distinctive technical capability was central to the buyer’s decision, so suppliers would need a clearly evidenced product fit and the ability to operate reliably in a public-safety environment. The single bid and price-based evaluation also show the importance of a clearly costed, complete service offering.

## Notice

The provision of a control room Computer Aided Dispatch system for Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The Provision of a Computer aided dispatch system for Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service. This covers the implementation of the system and the ongoing support, hosting and licencing of the system. This contract has been awarded under the provisions of Regulation 32 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. Most notably Reg 32 (5)b and Reg 32 (9). This award is also aligned to the published transitional arrangements for contracts following the transition to the Procurement Act 2023. These arrangements stated: Negotiated procedure without prior publication ('direct award') procurements commenced under the previous legislation 9. Where a contracting authority has contacted a supplier with the intention of entering into a contract with it under any of the following provisions, the procurement is deemed to have been commenced for the purposes of the transitional and saving provisions and the relevant previous legislation will continue to apply: a. regulation 32 of the PCR;

### Procurement Information

This contract has been awarded under the provisions of Regulation 32 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. Most notably Reg 32 (5)b and Reg 32 (9). This award is also aligned to the published transitional arrangements for contracts following the transition to the Procurement Act 2023. These arrangements stated: Negotiated procedure without prior publication ('direct award') procurements commenced under the previous legislation 9. Where a contracting authority has contacted a supplier with the intention of entering into a contract with it under any of the following provisions, the procurement is deemed to have been commenced for the purposes of the transitional and saving provisions and the relevant previous legislation will continue to apply: a. regulation 32 of the PCR;

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/083905-2026 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 4 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| 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 | £259,894 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | The Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner for Northamptonshire |
| Locality | WELLINGBOROUGH |
| Postcode area | Northampton |
| Postcode | NN8 6GS |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLF East Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire |
| ITL 3 | TLF25 North Northamptonshire |
| Local authority | North Northamptonshire |
| Electoral ward | Brickhill & Queensway |
| Westminster constituency | Wellingborough and Rushden |
| Delivery location | TLF24 West Northamptonshire, TLF25 North Northamptonshire |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | SSS Public Safety Limited |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 42 - Industrial machinery
- 48 - Software package and information systems

### Codes

- 42961000 - Command and control system
- 48100000 - Industry specific software package

## Release History

- 4 Sep 2026 at 13:36 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/083905-2026

## Notice URLs

- https://northamptonshire-opfcc.my.site.com/s/Welcome
- https://northantspfcc.org.uk/landing/

## Provenance

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