Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
National Fire Chiefs Council
71-75 Shelton Street, Covent Garden
London
WC2H 9JQ
Contact
Mrs Sally Conquest
sally.conquest@kent.fire-uk.org
Telephone
+44 1622692121
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.nationalfirechiefs.org.uk
Buyer's address
https://www.nationalfirechiefs.org.uk/
one.2) Information about joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert/Index?advertId=0a7b954c-7140-ec11-810e-005056b64545
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via
https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert/Index?advertId=0a7b954c-7140-ec11-810e-005056b64545
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Other type
Charity
one.5) Main activity
Public order and safety
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
C22056 Multi Agency Incident Transfer (MAIT)
Reference number
DN579990
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The National Fire Chiefs Council (NFCC) are leading on this activity via the NFCC Procurement hub on behalf of the English Fire Sector.
Following recommendations from the Grenfell Inquiry, the Fire Sector are seeking a supplier to provide connections to a Multi Agency Incident Transfer (MAIT) hub, with a messaging solution to allow the sharing of critical incident information between blue light control rooms.
The resultant contract shall provide for both installations of the connections to the MAIT solution for all 33 English Fire and Rescue Services (FRS) Control Rooms. This shall for both web enabled and fully integrated with Command and Control Dispatch systems within the sector.
Please note, this opportunity is not for the supporting hardware, but for the full MAIT end to end solution to be provided by a single supplier.
Potential suppliers shall be expected to have knowledge and experience of the MAIT protocols and have either developed or be developing potential MAIT solutions for the emergency services. Please see: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/open-standards-for-government/multi-agency-incident-transfer for further information on this.
The commercial model is expected to be a single supplier framework for all FRS's to call off upon.
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £1,200,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The National Fire Chiefs Council (NFCC) are leading on this activity via the NFCC Procurement hub on behalf of the English Fire Sector.
Following recommendations from the Grenfell Inquiry, the Fire Sector are seeking a supplier to provide connections to a Multi Agency Incident Transfer (MAIT) hub, with a messaging solution to allow the sharing of critical incident information between blue light control rooms.
The resultant contract shall provide for both installations of the connections to the MAIT solution for all 33 English Fire and Rescue Services (FRS) Control Rooms. This shall for both web enabled and fully integrated with Command and Control Dispatch systems within the sector.
Please note, this opportunity is not for the supporting hardware, but for the full MAIT end to end solution to be provided by a single supplier.
Potential suppliers shall be expected to have knowledge and experience of the MAIT protocols and have either developed or be developing potential MAIT solutions for the emergency services. Please see: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/open-standards-for-government/multi-agency-incident-transfer for further information on this.
The commercial model is expected to be a single supplier framework for all FRS's to call off upon.
Interested suppliers should visit the Kent Business Portal in order to express and interest and tender for this opportunity. All communications should be via the messaging portal ONLY.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
48
This contract is subject to renewal
No
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
four.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
Framework agreement with a single operator
In the case of framework agreements, provide justification for any duration exceeding 4 years:
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2022/S 000-033789
four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date
15 May 2023
Local time
12:00pm
four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English
four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date
15 May 2023
Local time
12:30pm
Section six. Complementary information
six.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: No
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
National Fire Chiefs Council
71-75 Shelton Street, Covent Garden
London
WC2H 9JQ
Country
United Kingdom