Find a TenderPast planning noticePreliminary market engagement notice
Published 11 Jul 2025, 08:56 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Software Solution for Prevention and Protection

Official notice

Authority: County Durham and Darlington Fire and Rescue Authority (Police & fire)

ServicesBelow thresholdSME suitable
Planned pipeline valueValue not publishedpipeline notice, not a live tender
Tender notice expected Date not publishedfrom the planned procurement notice
Contract term 5 yrsends 30 Apr 2031 · up to 30 Apr 2034 with extensions · starts 1 May 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Electronic software solution that supports Community Safety activities (prevention), Business Fire Safety activities (protection), and the mangement of risk information.

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

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1PlannedRenewal 5 yrsSME
Contract period: 1 May 2026 – 30 Apr 2031 (5 yrs) · up to 30 Apr 2034 with extensions
Extensions: Extension options published

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Past planning notice
Procurement threshold
Below threshold
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
11 Jul 2025, 08:56 BST
Last source update
11 Jul 2025, 08:59 BST
Authority reference
PA003-110725
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-039114
Latest notice
Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
Classification (CPV)
IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
Delivery area
North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)East Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)South East (UKJ)
+1 moreSouth West (UKK)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-055d48 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

11 Jul 2025 → 1 May 2026 · 3 dates
  1. Planning notice published
    11 Jul 2025, 08:56 BST
  2. Market engagement
    22 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST

    All correspondence to go to [email protected]. Please email and a document detailing requirements and a questionnaire will be issued.

  3. Contract starts175 days ago
    1 May 2026, 00:00 BST

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 11 Jul 2025
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    11 Jul 2025, 08:56 BST
    UK2
  2. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    11 Jul 2025, 08:59 BST
    UK2
Published amendments (1)

Additional information provided.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

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

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

County Durham and Darlington Fire and Rescue Authority

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PHZD-9911-YYLH Service HQ, Durham, North East, DH1 1TWContact name, email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure