HCC02/23- Provision of Mobilising System for Fire Control Collaboration

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<br />THIS PROJECT HAS NOW BEEN AWARDED TO:<br />MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS UK LIMITED<br />AWARD: 2023/S 000-035325<br /><br /><br />Hertfordshire County Council (hereinafter referred to as the ‘Council’) is seeking to procure a resilient, futureproofed mobilising solution to the Fire Control Collaboration which enables Fire and Rescue services to provide a high-quality response individually and collectively to incidents protecting lives and property. This solution should also be responsive to emerging technologies and act as a driver to continued service improvement. <br /><br /><br />Background<br />The Fire Control Collaboration (F C C) is a partnership of two Fire and Rescue Services ( Hertfordshire and Norfolk) which has been established to deliver a technologically advanced and resilient control room function across the partner services and provide the opportunity for efficiencies.<br /><br />There are currently two member organisations:<br />- Hertfordshire Fire and Rescue Service – covers the full county of Hertfordshire. The Service Headquarters is located in Hertford whilst the Training Fire Control Centre is located in Stevenage. It is administered by a Fire Authority which is an internal part of Hertfordshire County Council.<br />- Norfolk Fire and Rescue Service – falls under Norfolk County Council and covers the full county of Norfolk with a Headquarters in Wymondham<br /><br />The Partnership currently functions as follows:<br /><br />- A common technical and communications infrastructure, (including supporting software solutions)<br />- A common rationalised mobilising system architecture split over two resilient data centres, utilising a single mobilising system, supporting the two Fire and Rescue Services (F R S)<br />- Fall-back/remote buddying/resilience arrangements<br />- A Control Room mobilising capability within each F R S to support Service specific ‘in-scope’ activity and command support<br />- An enabling framework for common Control Room operating procedures and ways of working to support future mobilising and in-scope activity collaboration <br />- An enabling framework for opportunities for future convergence of operational practices and ‘back office‘ applications.<br /><br />The potential lifetime value of this contract would be GBP 4,050,000.00<br /><br />The contract will be awarded for an initial period of Five (5) years with the option to extend for a further Three (3) years plus Three (3) years. Therefore, the maximum duration of this contract could be Nine (11) years. <br /><br />Unless terminated in accordance with the provisions of the terms and conditions of the contract.<br /><br />Please note that the requirements of the contract will be subject to available financial resources, supplier performance and flexibility to meet changing demands. <br /><br />Organisations should be aware that due to the nature of the Services provided, any Contract formed as a result of this procurement process shall be executed as a deed. Organisations should seek independent legal advice on the implications of this prior to submitting their bid, where appropriate.<br /><br /><br />