Early Market Engagement for Fire and Rescue Services Data Platform
11.30am – 12.30pm31 January 2025
Home Office and techUK are pleased to invite you to an Open Early Market Engagement (EME) Event to discuss the provision of IT support and services for the new national Fire and Rescue Data Platform ("FaRDaP").
The EME event will seek views and feedback from the market in relation to the provision of Cloud Hosting and Infrastructure Software Support, Helpdesk Services, Application Software Support, System Support, Continuous Improvement and Change Management Services for the new national Fire and Rescue Data Platform “FaRDaP” (formerly the Incident Recording System), and to understand the level of competition, capability, and capacity within the market to deliver these core service requirements.
About FaRDaP
FaRDaP will be utilised by 44 Fire and Rescue Services across England, Wales, and Scotland to record and manage fire and rescue service data. It serves approximately 20,000 users, with 250 concurrent users at any given time, and captures around 2 million records annually—a number anticipated to grow in the coming years. The platform also retains extensive historical data, ensuring availability for real-time reporting.
Event Details
Date: Friday, 31st January 2025
Time: 11:30 hrs – 12:30 hrs
Location: Virtual (via MS Teams)
Event Agenda
Overview: Presentation of FaRDaP IT support and service requirements.
Procurement Process: Insights into procurement and proposed delivery timelines.
Supplier Opportunities: Discussion on competition, capability, and capacity within the market.
Request for Information (RFI): Access details and how to provide feedback.
Why Attend?
This event will provide:
A comprehensive overview of the FaRDaP service requirements.
An opportunity to learn about the procurement process and key timelines.
Details on the Authority’s intention to seek a Prime Contractor for a contract initially valued at circa £3.2m, with a term of 3 years plus 1+1 extension periods (inclusive).
An open forum to discuss the use of the chosen CCS Frameworks and the inclusion of SME suppliers with "buddy up" opportunities.
Additional Information
Specialist services for continuous improvement will be required, with rate cards based on SIFA DDaT roles.
Participation or non-participation in this EME event will not influence or restrict your ability to participate in the future competition.
Next Steps
To secure your spot at the event, please click ‘book now’. Please note, by registering your attendance via the techUK portal, you agree to have your data (name, company, and email address) shared with the Home Office solely for the purpose of this event.
Interest in this EME event and to participate in any future opportunity, potential suppliers must first be registered on the Home Office Jaggaer e-Sourcing Portal. If you have not yet registered on the eSourcing Portal before, this can be done online at https://homeoffice.app.jaggaer.com
Please note that, to register, you must have a valid DUNS number (as provided by Dun and Bradstreet) for the organisation which you are registering, who will be entering into a contract if invited to do so.
Once you have registered on the eSourcing Portal, a registered user can express an interest for a specific procurement. This is done by emailing [email protected]
For technical assistance on use of the eSourcing Portal please contact the JAGGAER Supplier Helpdesk at [email protected] or 0800 069 8630 (0800 - 1800hrs).
Disclaimer
This PIN or Early Market Engagement Event do not formally signify the beginning of any procurement exercise by the Authority, nor does it constitute a commitment by the Authority to undertake a procurement. However, in the event that the Authority decides to formally commence a procurement pursuant to this PIN, a separate contract notice will be published.
the Authority reserves the right to change all information associated with this notice at any time, and suppliers rely upon it entirely at their own risk.
The Authority reserves the right not to proceed with a competitive procurement exercise or to award any contract.
All costs associated with responding to this notice or participating in the EME event shall be borne by the supplier(s).
No information provided by a Supplier in response to this notice will be used in any way for evaluating a supplier in any subsequent formal procurement process.
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