Official UK procurement notice
Contingency Fire Crew Service
Authority: Royal Berkshire Fire Authority (Police & fire)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Thames Valley Collaborative Partners consists of Royal Berkshire Fire Authority, Buckinghamshire and Milton Keynes Fire Authority and Oxfordshire County Council (Authorities). The Authorities are seeking a single Service Provider to put in place and manage a contingency fire crew service. The Fire Fighters deployed to deliver the service must be suitably trained and meet the requirements of Section 15(1) of the Fire and Rescue Act 2004. It is intended that all three Authorities will be party to contract however this will be confirmed at the time of contract award. The services will be required to increase the resilience with the support of a commercial operator who can offer the necessary capacity, knowledge and skills to either work alongside the on duty crews or on their own if required.
- Offensive and defensive firefighting across the relevant counties covered by the Authorities
- Rescuing personnel from Road Traffic Collisions and other incidents
- Supporting ot
CPV: Crisis management services · Fire-brigade and rescue services · Recruitment services · Supply services of personnel including temporary staff
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedWhat it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
- Price
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 28 Oct 2024, 19:22 GMT
- Last source update
- 4 Jul 2025, 10:28 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 27 Nov 2024 – …
- Authority reference
1471- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-037329- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04b207Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
- Review procedure
The contracting Authority will be observing a 10 day standstill period following award of contract and conduct itself in respect of any appeals in accordance with Public Contract Regulations 2015 (as amended).
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 27 Nov 2024, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 27 Nov 2024, 12:00 GMT
Timeline
27 Nov 2024 → 4 Jul 2025 · 4 dates- Submission deadline27 Nov 2024, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened27 Nov 2024, 12:00 GMT
- Bids must remain valid until27 May 2025, 23:59 BST
- Notice published4 Jul 2025, 10:28 BST
Notice history
2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 4 Jul 2025- Status changed to complete4 Jul 2025, 10:28 BST
- Buyer details updated4 Jul 2025, 10:28 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Securitas Security Services (UK) LimitedSME | £2,429,545 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contingency Fire Crew Service · Securitas Security Services (UK) LimitedSME
- Signed
- 4 Jul 2025
- Value
- £2,429,545
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids · 1 electronic | 1 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- European UnionFunder
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Royal Courts of Justice, High Court of England and WalesReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Securitas Security Services UK LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria