Official UK procurement notice
Mobile Data Terminal Software
Authority: Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Authority (Police & fire)·Consortium: 3 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionMid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Authority will be undertaking this procurement for Mobile Data Terminal Software on behalf of itself, South Wales Fire and Rescue Service and North Wales Fire and Rescue Service. This tender is to procure software for the following:
Fire appliance tablets
Communications gateway for mobile resources
Information and configuration update system for fire appliance tablets
Hydrant management system
Operational data management system
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 3 Aug 2033, 23:59 BST.
CPV: Data management services · Information technology services · Software configuration services · Software implementation services · Software maintenance and repair services · Software package and information systems · Software supply services · Software support services
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).
Published sub-criteria (3)
- Technical/Quality: 70%
- Price: 20%
- Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
- Technical/Quality
- Price
- Social Value
- Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · next expected 3 Aug 2033
- First published
- 22 Jul 2026, 15:21 BST
- Last source update
- 3 Sept 2026, 16:06 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 19 Oct 2026
- Authority reference
PA23GPAGST6- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-076033- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06d11aFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 11 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 4 Sept 2026, 17:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en, cy
Timeline
22 Jul 2026 → 9 Nov 2026 · 9 dates- Planning notice published92 days ago22 Jul 2026, 15:21 BST
- Market engagement79 days ago4 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
To inform open FTS tender, suppliers are invited to an online information event on 6th August 2026, 10am - 10:45am, via Microsoft Teams, where representatives of Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Authority, as the lead on this procurement, will outline the procurement and the tender submission process, as well as fielding questions from prospective bidders.
Please register your interest to bid for this opportunity via the sell2wales notice and register your place at the engagement event by contacting David Williams - [email protected] by 5pm on 4th August 2026.
- Next notice expected73 days ago10 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
- Tender notice published73 days ago11 Aug 2026, 09:40 BST
- Latest notice published49 days ago3 Sept 2026, 16:06 BST
- Clarification questions by48 days ago4 Sept 2026, 17:00 BST
- Submission deadline42 days ago11 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by3 days ago19 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
- Today23 Oct 2026
- Contract startsin 17 days9 Nov 2026
Notice history
9 events · 6 releases on Find a Tender · since 22 Jul 2026- Preliminary market engagement notice published22 Jul 2026, 15:21 BSTUK2
- Tender notice published11 Aug 2026, 09:40 BSTUK4
- Status changed to active11 Aug 2026, 09:40 BST
- Procurement method changed11 Aug 2026, 09:40 BST
- Deadline published: 11 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST11 Aug 2026, 09:40 BST
- Tender notice published21 Aug 2026, 09:49 BSTUK4
- Tender notice published21 Aug 2026, 11:40 BSTUK4
- Tender notice published2 Sept 2026, 16:20 BSTUK4
- Tender notice published3 Sept 2026, 16:06 BSTUK4
Published amendments (4)
Whistleblowing policy added to the Additional Documents area in response to a clarification query submitted.
Whistleblowing policy added to the Additional Documents area in response to a clarification query submitted.
Whistleblowing policy added to the Additional Documents area in response to a clarification query submitted.
Whistleblowing policy added to the Additional Documents area in response to a clarification query submitted.
Routine re-releases (6)
- 2026-08: 2 releases · 11 Aug 2026, 21 Aug 2026
- 2026-07: 1 release · 22 Jul 2026
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
3 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- North Wales Fire and Rescue ServiceContracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central governmentWelsh devolved regulations apply
- South Wales Fire and Rescue ServiceContracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central governmentWelsh devolved regulations apply
Official documents & specifications (22)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications ITT Part 1
- Bidding documents and specifications ITT Part 2
- Bidding documents and specifications Whistleblowing Policy
- Bidding documents and specifications Whistleblowing Policy
- Bidding documents and specifications ITT Part 1 (v2)
- Bidding documents and specifications ITT Part 1 (v2)
- Bidding documents and specifications ITT Part 1 (v2)
- Bidding documents and specifications Appendix-D-User-Requirements-Document Updated
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- Bidding documents and specifications ITT Part 2 Updated
- Bidding documents and specifications ITT Part 2 Updated V2
- Bidding documents and specifications Appendix E - Welsh Language Standards Questionnaire
- Bidding documents and specifications Appendix A - Welsh procurement specific questionnaire
- Bidding documents and specifications Appendix B - Terms and Conditions of Contract Supply of Goods and Services
- Bidding documents and specifications Appendix C - Specification
- Bidding documents and specifications Appendix D - User Requirements Document
- Bidding documents and specifications Appendix E - Welsh Language Standards Questionnaire
Notices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender