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title: "Senior Fire Safety Officers Training - Operational Element"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06f6ed"
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current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "London Fire Commissioner"
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# Senior Fire Safety Officers Training - Operational Element

Buyer: London Fire Commissioner  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06f6ed

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## Summary

The London Fire Commissioner intends to procure a new operational training course for its cadre of Senior Fire Safety Officers. The course is for Station Commanders and Group Commanders working on the flexi-duty system, with the cadre comprising approximately 48 officers across four rota groups. The requirement is a professional education and training service, focused on the operational element of senior fire safety officers’ development. Delivery is for the London Fire Commissioner and the intended learners are its own officers. The procurement is structured as one service requirement rather than separate subject areas. Suppliers with relevant experience designing and delivering operational fire safety training for senior fire and emergency-service personnel are likely to find the scope most relevant, particularly where they can support delivery across multiple rota groups.

This procurement is at the planning stage: the buyer has stated an intention to procure and has not yet invited tenders. Preliminary market engagement is scheduled, with responses sought by 25 September 2026. The buyer expects the next notice to be published on 26 October 2026. The anticipated contract period is 2 November 2026 to 31 March 2027, during which the course is intended to be delivered. The buyer expects all approximately 48 Senior Fire Safety Officers to have completed the training by the end of financial year 2026/27. The requirement is a single lot and is classified as a service. The record sets out no procurement procedure, tender method, award criteria or contract value at this planning stage.

This will suit training providers able to create and deliver a new operational course for experienced senior fire safety officers, rather than suppliers offering general classroom training alone. Relevant preparation would include demonstrating a sound understanding of the operational responsibilities of Station Commanders and Group Commanders, and the ability to adapt delivery for officers working across four rota groups. Providers should be ready to deliver consistently to a cohort of approximately 48 learners within the anticipated delivery period, coordinating sessions around a flexi-duty workforce. The buyer has identified the requirement as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises and voluntary, community and social enterprises, so specialist organisations of those types should consider preparing for the future competition. The engagement stage offers an opportunity to shape the requirement before tendering.

## Notice

To provide a new operational training course for the cadre of Senior Fire Safety Officers (SFSOs) To have been delivered to all officers in the cadre (approximately 48) by the end of financial year 2026/27. The cadre of Senior Fire Safety Officers which is made up of Station Commanders and Group Commanders on the flexi-duty system and numbers approximately 48 people over four rota groups Document and information can be accessed on website https://sell2.in-tend.co.uk/blpd/publictenders

### Planning Information

Document stating required information and instruction, with a table to complete where questions have been posed

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/085934-2026 |
| Notice type | UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 10 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 26 Oct 2026 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 2 Nov 2026 - 31 Mar 2027 |
| 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 | Planning |
| Lots status | Planning |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | London Fire Commissioner |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Postcode area | South East London |
| Postcode | SE1 0LL |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI4 Inner London - East |
| ITL 3 | TLI44 Lewisham and Southwark |
| Local authority | Southwark |
| Electoral ward | Borough & Bankside |
| Westminster constituency | Bermondsey and Old Southwark |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 80000000 - Education and training services

## Release History

- 10 Sep 2026 at 14:23 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/085934-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/085934-2026
  10th September 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://sell2.in-tend.co.uk/blpd/publictenders
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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