Official UK procurement notice
Chemdata Licensing · UK public procurement notice
Authority: NI Fire and Rescue Service (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionChemdata licencing is required for NIFRS to have access to safety critical chemical information whilst dealing with emergency incidents. Details include essential safety measures and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) required when working with specific chemical substances.
NIFRS currently have a Chemdata corporate licence for up to 250 installations which are used by frontline appliances via Mobile Data Terminals (MDT) and operational/RCC personnel via desktop. NIFRS also have 45 pocket Chemdata licences used via Android device by Hazmat trained officers attending chemical incidents. Current licencing expires on 31/03/2025.
The way in which licencing is purchased has now changed to bundle all licence types together and can be purchased in groups of 25. NIFRS therefore require the renewal of a ChemData corporate licence for up to 300 applications, for a 1 year period effective 01/04/25 with the option for 4x annual extensions.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedProcedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Direct award
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 27 Feb 2025, 15:15 GMT
- Last source update
- 14 May 2025, 09:04 BST
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-021054- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04e867Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Single Suppliers Intellectual Property Exclusive Rights
- Published justification
Chemdata licencing is required for NIFRS to have access to safety critical chemical information whilst dealing with emergency incidents. Details include essential safety measures and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) required when working with specific chemical substances.
NIFRS currently have a Chemdata corporate licence for up to 250 installations which are used by frontline appliances via Mobile Data Terminals (MDT) and operational/RCC personnel via desktop. NIFRS also have 45 pocket Chemdata licences used via Android device by Hazmat trained officers attending chemical incidents. Current licencing expires on 31/03/2025.
The way in which licencing is purchased has now changed to bundle all licence types together and can be purchased in groups of 25. NIFRS therefore require the renewal of a ChemData corporate licence for up to 300 applications, for a 1 year period effective 01/04/25 with the option for 4x annual extensions.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
10 Mar 2025 → 14 May 2025 · 2 dates- Standstill ends10 Mar 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Notice published14 May 2025, 09:04 BST
Notice history
4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 27 Feb 2025- Transparency notice published27 Feb 2025, 15:15 GMTUK5
- Contract award notice published27 Feb 2025, 15:22 GMTUK6
- Contract signature expected31 Mar 2025, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published14 May 2025, 09:04 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ricardo AEA Ltd1 Apr 2025 – 31 Mar 2026 · up to 31 Mar 2030Extensions: option to extend by 4 12 month period(s) | £240,000 | 27 Feb 2025 | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · Ricardo AEA Ltd
- Signed
- 1 Apr 2025
- Value
- £240,000
- Period
- 1 Apr 2025 – 31 Mar 2026 · up to 31 Mar 2030 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- NIFRS are currently in the process of progressing a business case for a new MDS which will incorporate all software license contracts accessed via MDT, within its procurement going forward. Due to the pricing and complexity of this business case, along with NIFRS resourcing availability, the key milestones for this project are as follows; Complete business case for sign off - June 2025 ELT approval - July 2025 NIFRS Board Approval - Sept 2025 DoH Approval - Feb 2026 NIFRS will liaise with BSO Pals reference procurement of this project, after which it is estimated a likely 18month timescale for delivery from sign of contract. NIFRS have liased with Gerard Kearney, Head of IT Procurement on the need of a future tender requirement. NIFRS therefore request the option of 4x1year extensions to this DAC, with a maximum end date of 31st March 2030.
No agreed KPIs: Not applicable as contract only cover access to data
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- RICARDO-AEA LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender