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# External Reporting Line

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/external-reporting-line-ocds-h6vhtk-0788e3). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** London Fire Commissioner: "External Reporting Line". Published status: active. Published Value: £0. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 12 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT. Published submission portal: sell2.in-tend.co.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (open for submissions, 28 days left when this document was generated)
- **Buyer:** [London Fire Commissioner](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/london-fire-commissioner-GB-PPON-PVBD-9678-ZYDR)
- **Published Value:** £0 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 12 November 2026 at 23:59 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Below threshold - open competition
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Telephone-answering services
- **Delivery Location:** Not published
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/external-reporting-line-ocds-h6vhtk-0788e3#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0788e3`

## 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:** not shown for these lots; the published data do not support one.

- **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/external-reporting-line-ocds-h6vhtk-0788e3#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [sell2.in-tend.co.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsell2.in-tend.co.uk%2Fblpd%2Fpublictenders)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/external-reporting-line-ocds-h6vhtk-0788e3#participate

## Description
The London Fire Brigade are seeking an external reporting line, operated by an independent third -party provider, to provide staff with an additional route for reporting concerns relating to misconduct i.e. discrimination, bullying and harassment. The caveat to this is that the Professional Standards Unit (PSU) will continue to respond to complaints of misconduct i.e. discrimination, bullying and harassment, as business as usual – with the external reporting line service, being commissioned to report complaints of misconduct that relate to allegations against staff who work in the PSU; Directors and LFB Senior Leadership team members; where there is a perceived conflict of interest, or where the nature of the allegation is especially sensitive or complex i.e. includes various complainants/respondents/witnesses, and cannot be completed by the PSU on the grounds of capacity.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 79510000

- **Estimated Value:** £0

- **Contract Period:** 04/01/2027 to 03/01/2030

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F097645-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-10-15T15:33:22.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-16T01:28:24.358Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-0788e3