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ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-039941"
title: "Bluelight Gazetteer"
url: "https://tenderline.uk/tenders/bluelight-gazetteer-ocds-h6vhtk-039941"
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# Bluelight Gazetteer

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/bluelight-gazetteer-ocds-h6vhtk-039941). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Cheshire Constabulary on behalf of tCheshire Fire Authority: "Bluelight Gazetteer". Published status: active. Published Value: £223,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 1 Feb 2023, 12:00 GMT. Published submission portal: uk.eu-supply.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Cheshire Constabulary on behalf of tCheshire Fire Authority](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/cheshire-constabulary-on-behalf-of-tcheshire-fire-authority-GB-FTS-73323)
- **Published Value:** £223,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 1 February 2023 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Restricted procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Maintenance of information technology software, Repair of information technology software, Software maintenance and repair services, Software supply services, Software support services (+1 more)
- **Delivery Location:** UKD6
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-039941`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/bluelight-gazetteer-ocds-h6vhtk-039941#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [uk.eu-supply.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fuk.eu-supply.com%2Fapp%2Frfq%2Frwlentrance_s.asp%3FPID%3D59220%26B%3DBLUELIGHT)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/bluelight-gazetteer-ocds-h6vhtk-039941#participate

## Description
Bluelight Gazetteer is used to manage OS Address Base Premium data for the Cheshire Fire Authority (CFA) area plus a small buffer, local data is added to the gazetteer and it is then exported to the Northwest Fire Control Project.
The Supplier is Idox (formerly Aligned Assets).   The contract is for the provision of Software Licence Agreements for the  Bluelight Gazetteer system and only Idox can provide this Licence as they own the software.  The contract has been in place for approximately twelve [12] years during which time spend has been in the region of 168,000 to date.   It is the intention of CFA intend to extend the current contract for three [3] years at a cost of approximately £55,000 and it is intended to award the contract to Idox under a VEAT notice, in accordance with section 32 b) ii of the Procurement Contract Regulations 2015.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 72260000, 72267000, 72267100, 72267200, 72268000
- **Delivery regions:** UKD

- **Estimated Value:** £223,000
- **Description:** Bluelight Gazetteer is used to manage OS Address Base Premium data for the Cheshire Fire Authority (CFA) area plus a small buffer, local data is added to the gazetteer and it is then exported to the Northwest Fire Control Project.
The Supplier is Ido...

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F001831-2023)
- **Last Source Update:** 2023-01-20T12:24:43.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T17:16:52.210Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-039941