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Pharos Support & Maintenance

Buyer: NIFRS →

BuyerNIFRS
StatusAwarded
DeadlineNot published
ValueValue not published
Published23 Feb 2026

What is being bought

The Pharos MIS system provides the functionality for Operational, Safety and Business critical environments that are being used daily across NIFRS. The supplier (Sophtlogic) owns the source code for these systems and currently provides training, support and enhancements to these Systems which include: • Incident Recording and Operational Statistics • Breathing Apparatus and Technical Equipment; • Personnel / Human Resources • Rotas and Availability • Health and Fitness • Fire Safety Systems

Lot details

Lot 1

No lot description published.

Statuscomplete

Comparable-procurement analytics

No usable CPV category has been published, so a comparable market set cannot yet be built.

Procurement strategy & market signals

Framework agreementNot published
Dynamic purchasing systemNot published
Competitive procurementNot published
Recurring requirementNot published
Procurement method rationaleNot published
Rationale classificationsNot published
Special regimeNot published
Covered byNot published
Submission policyNot published
Selection criteriaNot published
Risk detailsNot published

Planning & early market engagement

BudgetNot published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Planning documents0
Planning milestones0

No planning milestones published.

Related procurements

No linked framework, prior procurement or reprocurement published.

Awards

Pharos Support & Maintenance

Statusactive
Value£2,358,760
Contract periodFrom 1 Apr 2026 to 31 Mar 2028

Documents & submission route

No documents are published in the current source record.

Source data inventory

Diagnostic view. “Not published” means this current release does not provide a value.

OCIDocds-h6vhtk-065520
Latest release ID015980-2026
Latest release timestampMon Feb 23 2026 11:07:06 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Sourcefind-a-tender
Official notice URLNot published
Tender statuscomplete
Procurement methoddirect
Procurement method detailsDirect award
Main procurement categoryNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basis2023/54
Tender period: startNot published
Tender period: endNot published
Expression of interest deadlineNot published
Enquiry deadlineNot published
Award period: startNot published
Award period: endNot published
Submission method detailsNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Electronic catalogue policyNot published
Total tender valueNot published
Tender lots in source1
Tender items in source0
Tender documents in source0
Awards in latest release1
Contracts in latest release0
Parties in latest release2

Notice history

DateEventReference
23 Feb 2026award, contract015980-2026
16 Feb 2026award, contract013930-2026

All source data

Unmodified official OCDS data retained by Tenderline for this procurement process.

Complete current OCDS release JSON
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Complete JSON history (2 releases)
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