Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Home Office
SW1P 4DP
London
Contact
Tracey Miles
Firedataplatformcommercial@homeoffice.gov.uk
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
http://homeoffice.app.jaggaer.com
one.3) Communication
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority
one.5) Main activity
Social protection
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Fire and Rescue Services Data Platform PIN Notice
Reference number
Reference_18000
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
This PIN is being released for prior information only by the Home Office (“the Authority”) to notify the market of its intention to hold an open early market engagement event to seek views and feedback from the market in relation to the provision of Cloud Hosting and Infrastructure Software Support, Helpdesk Services, Application Software Support, System Support, Continuous Improvement and Change Management Services for the new national Fire and Rescue Data Platform (“FaRDaP”) (formerly the Incident Reporting System), and to understand the level of competition, capability and capacity within the market to deliver these core service requirements.
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £3,200,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
- 72212211 - Platform interconnectivity software development services
- 72212517 - IT software development services
- 72300000 - Data services
- 72315000 - Data network management and support services
- 72317000 - Data storage services
- 72400000 - Internet services
- 72416000 - Application service providers
- 72421000 - Internet or intranet client application development services
- 72422000 - Internet or intranet server application development services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Home Office has identified a need for the following provisions: Cloud Hosting and Infrastructure Software Support, Helpdesk Services, Application Software Support, System Support, Continuous Improvement and Change Management Services for the new national Fire and Rescue Data Platform (“FaRDaP”) (formerly the Incident Reporting System).
two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice
16 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: No
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
Registering your Expression of Interest to attend the EME Event:
To register to participate in the EME event, interested Suppliers should contact tech UK https://www.techuk.org on the following link here https://www.techuk.org/what-we-deliver/events/early-market-engagement-for-fire-and-rescue-services-data-platform.html by no later than 12 Noon on 30/01/2025
Interest in this EME event and to participate in any future opportunity, potential suppliers must first be registered on the Home Office Jaggaer e-Sourcing Portal. If you have not yet registered on the eSourcing Portal before, this can be done online at https://homeoffice.app.jaggaer.com
Please note that, to register, you must have a valid DUNS number (as provided by Dun and Bradstreet) for the organisation which you are registering, who will be entering into a contract if invited to do so.
For technical assistance on use of the eSourcing Portal please contact the JAGGAER Supplier Helpdesk at customersupport@jaggaer.com or 0800 069 8630 (0800 - 1800hrs).
Once you have registered on the eSourcing Portal, a registered user can express an interest for a specific procurement. Should you have any further questions regarding the EME event above please email the dedicated commercial inbox: Firedataplatformcommercial@homeoffice.gov.uk
Disclaimer
This PIN or Early Market Engagement Event do not formally signify the beginning of any procurement exercise by the Authority, nor does it constitute a commitment by the Authority to undertake a procurement. However, in the event that the Authority decides to formally commence a procurement pursuant to this PIN, a separate contract notice will be published.
The Authority reserves the right to change all information associated with this notice at any time, and suppliers rely upon it entirely at their own risk.
The Authority reserves the right not to proceed with a competitive procurement exercise or to award any contract.
All costs associated with responding to this notice or participating in the EME event shall be borne by the supplier(s).
No information provided by a Supplier in response to this notice will be used in any way for evaluating a supplier in any subsequent formal procurement process.