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title: "HMICFRS Benchmarking Inspection"
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# HMICFRS Benchmarking Inspection

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/hmicfrs-benchmarking-inspection-ocds-h6vhtk-048972). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** South Wales Fire and Rescue Service: "HMICFRS Benchmarking Inspection". Published status: complete. Published Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [South Wales Fire and Rescue Service](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/south-wales-fire-and-rescue-service-GB-PPON-PQMW-9436-MMYZ)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Performance review services
- **Delivery Location:** UKL
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £322,000 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-048972`

## 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/hmicfrs-benchmarking-inspection-ocds-h6vhtk-048972#tl-md)

## Description
Engagement of inspectors to undertake a full inspection of the efficiency and effectiveness  of  South Wales Fire and Rescue Service including how well the service looks after its people and benchmark across the English Fire and Rescue Service Sector.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 79313000
- **Delivery regions:** UKL

- **Description:** On 3 January 2024, an independent report on the culture of South Wales Fire and Rescue Service (SWFRS) was published (Morris Review), which exposed widespread discriminatory and abusive behaviour and serious failings of leadership and management. Con...

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (2)
- **Award:** 025242-2024-DA146-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Home Office**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-1007`
  - Value: £322,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** 033096-2024-DA146-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Home Office**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-1007`
  - Value: £322,000 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (2)
- **Contract:** 033096-2024-DA146-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £322,000
  - Signed Date: 02/09/2024

- **Contract:** 025242-2024-DA146-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £322,000
  - Signed Date: 08/08/2024

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F033096-2024)
- **Last Source Update:** 2024-10-15T09:25:41.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T07:04:11.269Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-048972