Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
1472 - Contingency Emergency Call Handling and Related Services
Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service, Newsham Court, Pincents Kiln, Calcot, Reading, RG31 7SD
Reading
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKJ11 - Berkshire
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
one.5) Main activity
Public order and safety
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Contingency Emergency Call Handling and Related Services
Reference number
1472
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 75250000 - Fire-brigade and rescue services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The Authority is seeking tenders from tenderers for the provision of Contingency Emergency Call Handling and Related Services. The Authority, is seeking to appoint a single Service Provider able to deliver the Contract to provide resilience as required during (but not limited to) any of the following events: Natural disaster; Terrorist event; Pandemic outbreak; Industrial action; Another unforeseen similar event, and Exceptionally high levels of staffing absence. The procurement procedure being applied to the Tender is an ‘Accelerated Open Procedure’ under Regulation 27 (5) Public Contracts Regulations 2015 due to the urgency and nature of the Service requirements. This means that any interested party meeting the Authority's minimum qualification requirements may submit a tender for the Contract.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Value excluding VAT: £240,000
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 75251000 - Fire-brigade services
- 79430000 - Crisis management services
- 75252000 - Rescue services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKJ11 - Berkshire
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The contract is not divided into lots.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price
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: Yes
Identification of the project
1472
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
Accelerated procedure
Justification:
The procurement procedure being applied to the Tender is an ‘Accelerated Open Procedure’ under Regulation 27 (5) Public Contracts Regulations 2015 due to the urgency and nature of the Service requirements. This means that any interested party meeting the Authority's minimum qualification requirements may submit a tender for the Contract.
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: 2025/S 000-003718
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
1472
Title
Contingency Emergency Call Handling and Related Services
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
7 May 2025
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Securitas Security Services UK Ltd
Cobra House, Wavendon Business Park, Ortensia Drive, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, MK17 8LX
Milton Keynes
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKJ12 - Milton Keynes
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £240,000
Total value of the contract/lot: £75,000
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Royal Courts of Justice, Strand, London, WC2A 2LL
London
Country
United Kingdom