Find a TenderPlanned procurementPreliminary market engagement notice
Published 9 Oct 2026, 14:56 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Online Assessment Tool — UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Authority (Police & fire)

ServicesBelow thresholdConcessionSME suitable
Concession value (operator's revenue)£60,000operator revenue — not the authority's budget
Tender notice expected Date not publishedfrom the planned procurement notice
Contract term 3 yrsends 28 Feb 2030 · up to 28 Feb 2032 with extensions · starts 28 Feb 2027

What is being bought

Published requirement description

West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service (WYFRS) is seeking information to understand the available solutions that support candidate assessment and selection as part of a wider recruitment and talent acquisition process. This may include but not limited to, online psychometric, behavioural and aptitude assessment tools that enable employers to evaluate candidates' potential, workplace behaviours, learning agility and suitability for specific roles.

Suppliers who can provide the above are invited to email their expression of interest to [email protected] by Monday 26th October, and if possible, provide the following information:

• Main contact name, email, and phone number for follow-up communication.

• Any frameworks you are currently associated with.

• Link to your website including a link to any available demonstration

• Any additional comments or feedback based on the information provided.

Please note that this request for information (RFI) is not a call for competition. At this time a procurement exercise has yet to be determined. Further confirmation will follow regarding the intention of WYFRS regarding this solution.

WYFRS reserve the right to discuss requirements with any supplier beyond this initial notice before any competitive tender process is undertaken.

We also recommend that you register with the West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service's E-Procurement system, 'In-tend,' at the following link https://sell2.in-tend.co.uk/blpd/register . This will ensure that if a competitive tender procedure is undertaken, you will already have access to the documentation once live.

CPV: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1PlannedRenewal 3 yrsSME
Contract period: 28 Feb 2027 — 28 Feb 2030 (up to 28 Feb 2032 with extensions) · up to 5 yrs with extensionsEligibility: SME eligibleDelivery: Yorkshire & Humber
Extensions
Extension options published
72000000 IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Planned procurement
Procurement threshold
Below threshold
Regulatory regime
Concession
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
9 Oct 2026, 14:56 BST
Last source update
9 Oct 2026, 14:56 BST
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-095747
Latest notice
Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
Classification (CPV)
IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
Delivery area
Yorkshire & Humber (UKE4)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0784ee Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

3 published dates · Europe/London
  1. Planning notice publishedearlier today
    9 Oct 2026, 14:56 BST
  2. Market engagementin 17 days
    26 Oct 2026, 23:59 GMTTo email expressions of interest to [email protected] by Monday 26th October.
  3. Contract startsin 141 days
    28 Feb 2027

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Notice history

2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 9 Oct 2026
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    9 Oct 2026, 14:56 BSTUK2
  2. First planning notice published
    9 Oct 2026, 14:56 BST

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Authority

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PYTC-9788-PZGW FSHQ, Bradford Road, Birkenshaw, Bradford, Yorkshire & Humber, BD112DY [email protected]

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure