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

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THIS PROJECT HAS NOW BEEN AWARDED TO: MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS UK LIMITED AWARD: 2023/S 000-035325 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. Background 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. There are currently two member organisations: - 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. - Norfolk Fire and Rescue Service - falls under Norfolk County Council and covers the full county of Norfolk with a Headquarters in Wymondham The Partnership currently functions as follows: - A common technical and communications infrastructure, (including supporting software solutions) - 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) - Fall-back/remote buddying/resilience arrangements - A Control Room mobilising capability within each F R S to support Service specific 'in-scope' activity and command support - An enabling framework for common Control Room operating procedures and ways of working to support future mobilising and in-scope activity collaboration - An enabling framework for opportunities for future convergence of operational practices and 'back office' applications. The potential lifetime value of this contract would be GBP 4,050,000.00 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. Unless terminated in accordance with the provisions of the terms and conditions of the contract. Please note that the requirements of the contract will be subject to available financial resources, supplier performance and flexibility to meet changing demands. 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 o...

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