Find a TenderPlanned procurementPreliminary market engagement notice
Published 30 Oct 2025, 09:15 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Asset Database · UK public procurement notice

Authority: Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Fire Authority (Police & fire)

GoodsSME suitable
Planned pipeline valueValue not publishedpipeline notice, not a live tender
Tender notice expected 6 Apr 2026from the planned procurement notice
Contract term 3 yrsends 30 Jun 2029 · up to 28 Jun 2031 with extensions · starts 1 Jul 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service (CFRS) is currently conducting a soft market testing exercise in preparation for a future procurement of an Asset Management System.

The aim is to identify a centralised solution capable of managing CFRS's critical assets and infrastructure, including fleet, operational equipment, and hydrants.

Core Functional Requirements;

Any proposed Asset Management System must support the management of the following service areas:

  • Fleet Management

(Vehicles, servicing schedules, defect reporting, cost tracking)

  • Operational Equipment Management

(Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), Breathing Apparatus (BA) sets, radios, all operational equipment, servicing, and defect tracking)

  • Hydrant Management

(Inspection, maintenance, water schemes, compliance monitoring, and mapping)

Desirable (Non-Essential) Capabilities;

  • Property Asset Management
  • ICT Asset Management

Minimum System Capabilities

The system must be able to deliver, at a minimum, the following functionalities:

  • Centralised storage of all critical asset data
  • Scheduling and management of routine and ad hoc maintenance/testing
  • Defect reporting and escalation workflows based on urgency
  • Automated alerts and reminders for servicing and inspections
  • Integration with stock control and ordering systems
  • Full asset history tracking (maintenance, testing, usage)
  • Servicing and maintenance records
  • Generation of compliance-ready reports
  • Remote access via tablets or mobile devices with internet connectivity
  • Multi-user access from any location
  • Seamless integration with CFRS's existing Finance and Procurement systems
  • Standard and custom reporting across all system data
  • QR code compatibility for asset identification and lifecycle tracking
  • User-friendly interface accessible via app or browser, supporting live data and mobile use
  • Support for multiple stations, locations, and asset types
  • Role-based access control, audit trails, data encryption, and single sign-on
  • Cloud-based or hybrid deployment with high availability

CPV: Software package and information systems

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1PlannedRenewal 3 yrsSME
Contract period: 1 Jul 2026 – 30 Jun 2029 (3 yrs) · up to 28 Jun 2031 with extensions
Extensions: Extension options published

Who is likely to bid for this lot ↓

Pipeline intelligence · planning stage: how this market runs before the tender is published

How Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Fire Authority buys Software package and information systems (CPV 48), and who usually turns up

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Fire Authority’s own published record, next to the published market for the same work. Frameworks and DPS are kept out: they attract a different number of bids. Whole-market view: Software package and information systems (CPV 48) →

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How the contest usually goes

Winner shares use published awards; bid and price charts use contested lots.

Question for the bidWhat to do with it
How often do SMEs win?
i

How often small and medium firms win.

Share of awards where the winner’s size is known.

The counts under this question show how many awards have a known supplier size.

Last 36 months.

Buyer: 1 of 3 known-size awards · market: no supplier sizes published
1 of 3—

Small firms have won here. Neither number says whether you qualify; it describes who has been winning.

How often do local suppliers win?
i

How often local firms win similar work.

Winners with a registered address in the delivery region, out of awards with a known address.

A local branch does not count if the registered address is elsewhere.

Last 36 months.

Buyer: 4 of 4 known-location awards · market: no winner locations published
4 of 4—

Most of this buyer’s recorded winners are registered in the delivery region.

How long to a decision?
i

How long buyers here take to decide after bids close.

Middle value in days from the deadline to the first award notice, on competitions that published both dates.

Only decided tenders count, so slow ones still waiting are not in.

Last 36 months.

Buyer: no decision dates published · market: no decision dates published
——

No decision dates published to compare.

How often single-bid or direct?
i

How often work is awarded with no recorded rival.

Direct awards and tenders where every published lot count shows one bid.

Thin markets produce this too; it is not proof of a tailored specification.

Last 36 months.

Buyer: exactly 4 of 4 procurements with awards had no recorded rival · market: no bid counts or routes published
4 of 4—

Direct awards or one recorded bid are common here. Check the route before spending time on a bid.

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Assess each lot
i

What past awards tell you about each lot.

See the forecast, this buyer’s earlier suppliers and firms with relevant wins.

No supplier is confirmed as a bidder.

Open a lot for its forecast, this buyer’s previous supplier and possible competitors, from published award history, not a bid list

Lot #136 monthsSME suitableEstimate not published
Expected competition
i

How many bids this lot may attract.

The forecast uses similar past competitions. The bar shows either that forecast or past bid counts; the line below says which.

Each lot shows its own forecast based on its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative. The bar shows 379 past lots.

A forecast, not a list of bidders.

—No model forecast yet15% chance of a single bid
Past bids on 379 similar lots
1 bid15%
58 of 379 similar past lots received 1 bid (15%).
2–331%
118 of 379 similar past lots received 2–3 (31%).
4–632%
120 of 379 similar past lots received 4–6 (32%).
7+22%
83 of 379 similar past lots received 7+ (22%).
Comparable past lots usually drew 4 bids.
Commercial price forecast
i

Where the award price may land.

The forecast uses similar awards and the buyer’s estimate. The band covers the middle half of likely prices.

No comparable awards for this lot yet.

A statistical guide from past awards, not a price to bid.

—Estimate not published
The buyer published no estimate for this lot, so there is nothing to forecast against. A price prediction here would be a number about a number we do not have.

Who has supplied this buyer on similar work?
i

Who has done similar work for this buyer.

Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.

A past supplier may not bid again.

No earlier contract of this buyer matches this lot on the published record.

Who could compete for this lot?
i

Who could compete for this lot?

Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.

None is confirmed as a bidder.

Candidate suppliers for this notice have not been worked out yet, so this is not a verdict that nobody fits.

About this data
  • Source. Official UK public procurement notices (Find a Tender), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0. New notices arrive through the day; the figures are rebuilt nightly.
  • Two views, kept apart. The authority’s own track record and the wider market for the same kind of work sit side by side and are never mixed. Where the local picture is too thin, a figure widens to a broader market and says which one it used.
  • Forecasts are labelled. The price forecast and its range, possible competitors and the earlier-work matches are our estimates from past awards: not published facts, not win chances and not price advice. Official notices do not say who is bidding.
  • Every figure shows what it rests on. Not every notice publishes a bid count, a value or a delivery region, so each figure carries the number of records behind it, and one built on few records is marked as such. The on a figure explains it; the counting rules are in the methodology. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Goods
Notice status
Planned procurement
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
30 Oct 2025, 09:15 GMT
Last source update
9 Dec 2025, 11:06 GMT
Authority reference
020/25
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-080969
Latest notice
Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
Classification (CPV)
Software package and information systems
Delivery area
North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)East Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)South East (UKJ)
+1 moreSouth West (UKK)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05d6c4 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

30 Oct 2025 → 1 Jul 2026 · 5 dates
  1. Planning notice published357 days ago
    30 Oct 2025, 09:15 GMT
  2. Market engagement327 days ago
    28 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT

    Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service (CFRS) is seeking to engage with suppliers who have proven experience in delivering Asset Management solutions, particularly those who have successfully implemented systems within emergency services or similar operational environments.

    We invite interested suppliers to submit an Expression of Interest by emailing [email protected]. Please include a brief overview of your relevant experience and how your solution aligns with the requirements of this potential procurement.

    To support this early market engagement, CFRS will be hosting Supplier Engagement Days in December and January. These sessions will provide an opportunity to discuss the upcoming procurement in more detail and allow suppliers to showcase their capabilities and demonstrate their solutions.

  3. Latest notice published317 days ago
    9 Dec 2025, 11:06 GMT
  4. Tender notice expected199 days ago
    6 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
  5. Contract starts114 days ago
    1 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 30 Oct 2025
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    30 Oct 2025, 09:15 GMT
    UK2
  2. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    9 Dec 2025, 11:06 GMT
    UK2

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Fire Authority

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PGGB-6726-GMBJ Hinchingbrooke Cottage, Huntingdon, United Kingdom, East of England, PE29 2NAContact name, email, phone

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure