Planning

A replacement solution for the management of pooled PPE

  • Lancashire Fire & Rescue Service

F01: Prior information notice (prior information only)

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-000082

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-04cd55

Published 3 January 2025, 12:05pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Lancashire Fire & Rescue Service

Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service SHQ, Garstang Road, Fulwood

Preston

PR2 3LH

Email

luciaclark@lancsfirerescue.org.uk

Telephone

+44 1772866816

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKD - North West (England)

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.bipsolutions.com

Buyer's address

https://www.lancsfirerescue.org.uk/

one.3) Communication

Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Regional or local authority

one.5) Main activity

Other activity

Fire & Rescue Services


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

A replacement solution for the management of pooled PPE

Reference number

LFRS 146

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 48000000 - Software package and information systems

two.1.3) Type of contract

Supplies

two.1.4) Short description

Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service would like to utilise this PIN notice to notify the market about a potential opportunity and to also facilitate market research. Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service wishes to seek the market’s views on the supply and delivery of proposed new solutions to manage our services’ pooled PPE including the required hardware and software. We would like to also use this exercise to gauge the level of interest in any eventual procurement activity. LFRS’s objectives are to better understand any new approaches or solutions on the market that may be capable of meeting our current and future requirements. We also wish to use this exercise to help inform any potential procurement process that we may enter into. To respond to this opportunity, please log into the procurement portal and use access code F4635RQ294 to access the necessary documentation. All requests for clarifications should be submitted as soon as possible using the “Messaging” facility on the Delta (www.Supply4NWFire.org.uk) procurement portal. If you experience any technical difficulties when accessing the portal please contact the Supply4NWFireeSourcing Helpdesk (not LFRS) on 0845 270 7050 or email nwfire@delta-esourcing.com

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: Yes

Maximum number of lots that may be awarded to one tenderer: 2

The contracting authority reserves the right to award contracts combining the following lots or groups of lots:

Lancashire Fire & Rescues intention is to inform the need for Lots through the market research exercise and so the details regarding Lots is to be confirmed at this time.

two.2) Description

two.2.1) Title

Hardware to support the management of pooled PPE

Lot No

1

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 44316400 - Hardware
    • JA01 - For computer hardware

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKD - North West (England)
Main site or place of performance

NORTH WEST (ENGLAND)

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Please see market test document for further information, however this lot has been provisionally included for any potential hardware that suppliers may propose and or be able to provide to support a solution for the management of our pooled PPE.

two.2) Description

two.2.1) Title

Software to facilitate the management of pooled PPE

Lot No

2

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 48100000 - Industry specific software package

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKD - North West (England)
Main site or place of performance

NORTH WEST (ENGLAND)

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Please refer to the market test document for further information, however this lot has been provisionally included for any potential software that suppliers may propose and or be able to provide to support a solution for the management of our pooled PPE.

two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice

1 June 2025


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at:

https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Preston:-Software-package-and-information-systems./F4635RQ294

To respond to this opportunity, please click here:

https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/F4635RQ294

GO Reference: GO-202513-PRO-29045473