Scope
Reference
DAC3496-345
Description
NIFRS has a legal & moral obligation to protect life, property and the environment across Northern Ireland. RTCs remain one of the most frequent, high-risk and life critical incidents types attended by the Fire Service. The renewal of Crash recovery licences will enable crews arriving at an accident to assess the situation in a timely manner and make critical decisions of how to extricate persons involved in an RTC. The software will enable crews to directly search and identify the make and model of the vehicle and will provide personnel with up to date and reliable safety critical information relating to hazardous components which may be encountered at incidents involving all vehicles (i.e. cars, vans, lorries and Electric Vehicles) whether the incident is fire related or a special service call (e.g. road traffic collision).
Contract 1. Crash Recovery System Licences
Supplier
Contract value
- £192,250 excluding VAT
- £192,250 including VAT
Above the relevant threshold
Earliest date the contract will be signed
10 April 2026
Contract dates (estimated)
- 10 April 2026 to 9 April 2028
- Possible extension to 9 April 2029
- 3 years
Description of possible extension:
Option to extend for a further one year.
Main procurement category
Goods
CPV classifications
- 48000000 - Software package and information systems
Contract locations
- UKN - Northern Ireland
Other information
Conflicts assessment prepared/revised
Yes
Procedure
Procedure type
Direct award
Direct award justification
- Single supplier - intellectual property or exclusive rights
- Extreme and unavoidable urgency
Moditech Rescue Solutions BV are the creators of Crash Recovery System® and hold the technical rights to the licencing.
NIFRS currently run Crash Recovery System® on end-of-life equipment. Current MDTs are outdated and run on Windows XP.
Supplier
Bliksund The Netherlands B.V.
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PHGW-5531-GPMT
Adam Smithweg 6
Zwaag
1689ZW
Netherlands
Email: post@bliksund.com
Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): No
Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No
Contract 1. Crash Recovery System Licences
Contracting authority
Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PLBR-6377-MHGZ
1 Seymour Street
Lisburn
BT27 4SX
United Kingdom
Contact name: Dawn Bradley
Email: NIFRSProcurement@nifrs.org
Region: UKN0E - Lisburn and Castlereagh
Organisation type: Public authority - central government
Devolved regulations that apply: Northern Ireland