UK Public Sector Contracts & Tenders

The appointed provider will deliver internal audit services proportionate to the size and complexity of NFCC. This will include: • Annual Audit Planning: Develop a flexible, risk-based 3 year audit plan aligned with NFCC’s strategic priorities, risk register, and emerging risks. • Audit Delivery: Undertake a series of audits each year (anticipated volume: 2 audits annually) focused on areas of greatest risk and value. • Reporting: Deliver clear, concise reports to FAC, including assurance ratings and practical recommendations.

The NFCC has been developing a model to support suitable and skilled leaders, with no previous fire service experience, to move into operational roles at station and area manager within the fire sector. The NFCC is working on behalf of 10 fire services across the county adopting the Direct Entry Programme within their service. The National Fire Chiefs Council are keen to talk to any providers who would be interested to help shape and inform one or more of the product requirements, outlined within the ITT. Providers should not be concerned if they feel they cannot deliver all elements of the training programmes, we are interested in providers providing details on how it can be delivered at a national level, along with ideas relating to online blended learning. The date for the Tender submission is Monday 19th September 2022 - 12.00pm (Midday) any submissions after this time will not be considered. Please contact Sam Palmer, the Procurement Manager if you wish to participate: sam.palmer@nationalfirechiefs.org.uk or procurement@nationalfirechiefs.org.uk

The National Fire Chiefs Council (NFCC) has commissioned a review of National Operational Guidance and is seeking an experienced consultant to lead it. National Operational Guidance (https://www.ukfrs.com/nog) provides industry good practice for fire and rescue services within the UK to develop local policies and procedures. The original programme to develop the current suite of guidance ran between 2012 and 2018 but since the programmes closure, several high-profile incidents have occurred, and various initiatives have been introduced. Although elements of National Operational Guidance are continually reviewed and maintained to ensure outputs/learning from these incidents/initiatives are fed in, this will be the first time National Operational Guidance has been reviewed in its entirety. The consultant will be responsible for undertaking a thorough and systematic review of National Operational Guidance to determine whether it continues to meet current and future needs of the UK fire and rescue service. Using a range of research-based methods and techniques, the consultant will need to engage a wide cross section of stakeholders from end-users through to Chief Fire Officers, to understand how National Operational Guidance is used and determine the effectiveness of the current delivery model, including its governance arrangements. Upon completion, the consultant will be required to report and present their findings and recommendations to the NFCC's Senior Leadership Team. It is expected the review will take between three and six months to complete. The successful consultant will be offered a three (3) month contract, with the option to extend subject to a progress review. For this purpose we enclose the documents, some of which will form the basis of any contract NFCC may award.

The National Fire Chiefs Council has committed to producing a range of national products to enable fire and rescue services to assess, plan and mitigate community risk which is delivered through the Community Risk Programme. The programme created the Definition of Risk (DOR) project to provide a national set of methodologies and frameworks for FRSs to assess and stratify risk as part of their community risk management planning. The NFCC is seeking a consultant to:\r \r • Review, asses and to provide reassurance to the NFCC, UK FRSs and Home\r Office that the methods and data used are appropriate.\r • Provide advice, guidance for future enhancements/iterations\r • Provide a report, for consumption by the project's key stakeholders.

The National Fire Chiefs Council (NFCC) Board of Trustees have confirmed that a programme of internal audit will be established to provide independent assurance to the Board and its Finance and Audit Committee that its financial and other controls, and risk management procedures, are operating effectively. The NFCC has therefore decided to procure a provider of internal audit services.

The NFCC is seeking a supplier to assist in the development of a new platform, on which a number of existing websites and services will be hosted and supported, along with a new paid membership portal.

The National Fire Chiefs Council (NFCC) is continuing to develop a model to support suitable and skilled leaders, without previous fire service experience, to move into operational roles at station and area manager within the fire sector. The NFCC is working on behalf of several Fire and Rescue Services (FRS) across the county adopting the Direct Entry Programme within their service but is seeking a more innovative, independent, and diverse approach to the traditional Fire Service assessment. Therefore, the NFCC wish to engage with an external provider using occupational psychologists to evaluate candidates' performance and suitability remotely before progressing them to the next stage of the Direct Entry process.

The National Fire Chiefs Council (NFCC) are leading on this activity via the NFCC Procurement hub on behalf of the English Fire Sector. Following recommendations from the Grenfell Inquiry, the Fire Sector are seeking a supplier to provide connections to a Multi Agency Incident Transfer (MAIT) hub, with a messaging solution to allow the sharing of critical incident information between blue light control rooms. The resultant contract shall provide for both installations of the connections to the MAIT solution for all 33 English Fire and Rescue Services (FRS) Control Rooms. This shall for both web enabled and fully integrated with Command and Control Dispatch systems within the sector. Please note, this opportunity is not for the supporting hardware, but for the full MAIT end to end solution to be provided by a single supplier. Potential suppliers shall be expected to have knowledge and experience of the MAIT protocols and have either developed or be developing potential MAIT solutions for the emergency services. Please see: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/open-standards-for-government/multi-agency-incident-transfer for further information on this. The commercial model is expected to be a single supplier framework for all FRS's to call off upon.

The National Fire Chiefs Council (NFCC) are leading on this activity via the NFCC Procurement hub on behalf of the English Fire Sector. Following recommendations from the Grenfell Inquiry, the Fire Sector are seeking a supplier to provide connections to a Multi Agency Incident Transfer (MAIT) hub, with a messaging solution to allow the sharing of critical incident information between blue light control rooms. The resultant contract shall provide for both installations of the connections to the MAIT solution for all 33 English Fire and Rescue Services (FRS) Control Rooms. This shall for both web enabled and fully integrated with Command and Control Dispatch systems within the sector. Please note, this opportunity is not for the supporting hardware, but for the full MAIT end to end solution to be provided by a single supplier. Potential suppliers shall be expected to have knowledge and experience of the MAIT protocols and have either developed or be developing potential MAIT solutions for the emergency services. Please see: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/open-standards-for-government/multi-agency-incident-transfer for further information on this. The commercial model is expected to be a single supplier framework for all FRS's to call off upon.

In February 2023, the NFCC MLP Project Board issued a survey across the sector to gather information, views and opinions to help shape a national middle leadership programme. The survey was open to all fire and rescue services and partners. Summary key findings • There are consistent challenges and issues facing middle leaders, with the most common being: i. Leadership skills gaps ii. Behavioural / cultural challenges • A blended* approach towards a development programme is favoured, with national guidance provided for either a regional or service led delivery model for the interactive / face to face elements, supported by online learning modules • An award or accreditation providing a route to a full qualification would add gravitas and incentive to the programme, along with professionalising the sector • The largest audience for MLP will be operational and non-operational colleagues who are new and aspiring middle leaders, but the programme will also be available to all existing middle leaders. * Combination of delivery methods, such as online, face to face, action learning and interactive online sessions via Teams. The tender will be broken down into three (3) lots, suppliers may bid for one, two or all three. Suppliers must ensure that they are fully familiar with the nature and extent of the obligations required of this Service. They must realise and be aware that their proposed offer of Service is contractually binding and that the resulting Contract Agreement will be strictly supervised and closely monitored against their submitted offer (and to any subsequent mutually agreed amendments) and shall be enforced in accordance with the Contract provisions. It is the responsibility of the Supplier to obtain for itself, at its own expense, all information necessary for the preparation of its Tender. The proposals should address how the Supplier would manage each element of the requirement and the proposed pricing models submitted should clearly explain how each would be priced. Submissions should be sent to procurement@nfcc.org.uk by the closing date

The National Fire Chiefs Council (NFCC) is an independent membership association and the professional voice of the UK Fire and Rescue Service. We support fire and rescue services to continually improve, helping them to save lives and keep their local communities safe. The NFCC is putting in place a Framework Agreement for the provision of proof reading & editing services. For this purpose, we enclose the documents, some of which will form the basis of any contract NFCC may award. The Tender documents must be submitted electronically via email to: procurement@nationalfirechiefs.org.uk by 17.00 on the 2nd June 2023.

The NFCC issues this invitation to tender (ITT) with the intention of appointing a contract for the provision of External Audit Services. For this purpose, we enclose the documents, some of which will form the basis of any contract NFCC may award. responses should be sent to: procurement@nationalfirechiefs.org.uk no later than Monday 31st July 2023

The NFCC is looking to establish a single supplier contract for the provision of a purchase to pay (P2P) software solution. Whilst we believe a relatively simple 'off the shelf' P2P system would suffice, we will require a system which will integrate with our existing finance system SAGE 50, further details of the NFCC's requirements can be found within the ITT document. Please submit tenders to: procurement@nfcc.org.uk

The NFCC and the Staywise initiative https://staywise.co.uk/ is looking for a supplier to assisting in providing prevention resources to English Fire and Rescue Services (FRS) in the form of a book (online and hard copies) and interactive cross curricular videos. Our requirements will be broken down into two (2) Lots: Lot 1: The book will address trends seen in incident data from all UK FRS as recorded in the central Incident Report System (IRS) for secondary fires. Lot 2: The videos will explore fire safety in the home and relate to FRS operations as a tool to teach core subjects. Both will include key fire safety messages for the target age groups. Dissemination of the resources to FRS will ensure consistent messaging to children and young people.

Workstream 1 Robust analysis based on a standardised approach to data that informs decisions and accurately draws out the challenges and the value of the on-call model. • To provide a consistent set of data for robust comparative analysis across the UK, through direct comparisons between datasets provided by FRSs • To analyse the data and consider the impact and challenges of implementing the on-call model, where possible determine cost efficiency, cost effectiveness and socio-economic value of the on-call model and the key challenges of resource and workforce management • To evidence challenges and solutions to FRSs and key stakeholders, such as the Home Office, HM Treasury and devolved Governments. Workstream 2 The documentation of a national study that provides a comprehensive analysis of the most effective approaches, methods and strategies that address the key challenges identified in Workstream 1. The report will include detailed case studies, data analysis, and expert insights to guide decision-making, improve effectiveness and influence policy. Suppliers must ensure that they are fully familiar with the nature and extent of the obligations required of this Service. They must realise and be aware that their proposed offer of Service is contractually binding and that the resulting Contract Agreement will be strictly supervised and closely monitored against their submitted offer (and to any subsequent mutually agreed amendments) and shall be enforced in accordance with the Contract provisions. It is the responsibility of the Supplier to obtain for itself, at its own expense, all information necessary for the preparation of its Tender. The proposals should address how the Supplier would manage each element of the requirement and the proposed pricing models submitted should clearly explain how each would be priced.

The NFCC and the Staywise initiative https://staywise.co.uk/ is looking for a supplier to assist with the following: Market research Establish requirements of the target age group through comprehensive market research and data analysis including: Page style User experience Resource preferences Provide evidence and rationale for the proposed design of young person's area to complement the existing platform. Advise on preferred content delivery methods (i.e. games, short form video content etc.) to facilitate young people's engagement with the new area. Build New website pages must be built to be compatible with the Laravel framework utilising blade, scss (bootstrap 5), java script (jquery) as per existing website infrastructure. Must be compatible with all major browsers including on mobile devices. Design Young persons area must align with StayWise branding guidelines and complement the existing user interface. Design must be accessible and universally appealing to young people. Outcomes Provide a library of learning that can be trusted by educationalist and service personnel Reduce duplication in the creation of resources Reduce production costs of resources across the collaboration Improve the consistency of messaging Save teachers time in planning Impart critical safety messaging through core curriculum activity Increase the contact time young people have with key safety messages Reduce avoidable deaths and injuries The NFCC Children and Young People (CYP) Strategic Intent is 'To support all children and young people to be safe, healthy, resilient and achieve in the community'. The new user interface will reinforce a strong safety message throughout and so directly contribute to this strategic aim. The provision of high-quality age-appropriate prevention resources for use by FRSs ties into the NFCC mission, 'Supporting FRS to deliver safer communities'. The new Young Persons Area will deliver consistent safety education in a fun and engaging way.

The NFCC is looking for the services of a finance support agency to help support and augment the small NFCC finance function. The NFCC is membership organisation representing Fire and Rescue Services across the UK. We are a charity and limited company. We have budget of around £10million a year and a staff team of around 120. Funding comes primarily from Fire and Rescue services via membership subscriptions, and from Government grants. We also have a small events and commercial funding stream. We are an entirely virtual organisation. The finance function comprises of a Head of Finance, Management Accountant, Contracts Officer, Finance & Admin Officer and Finance Administrator. We use Sage 50 Accounts and Kefron P2P systems. Payroll is run in-house. Working with the finance team to provide seamless support and services to internal and external stakeholders through: • Overseeing general ledger, accounts payable and receivable. To ensure work is kept up to date and procedures are being followed including raising any issues with the Head of Finance. • Advanced knowledge of excel is required including the use of multiple power queries to update grant and budget holder spreadsheets with actual and forecast spend. • Support the Head of Finance in development and improvements of financial budget and monitoring processes, ensuring that project spend remains within plan. • Work with internal stakeholders to gather information for financial reporting and budget setting. • Preparing financial reports as and when required by the Head of Finance. • Assist with payroll journals and VAT returns. • Assist the Head of Finance with Year-end planning and procedures. We are looking for a flexible solution that can flex up and down depending on our financial needs.

The NFCC is seeking a strategic Digital Development Partner to work alongside our teams over the next two years, with the potential for extension, to support and enhance NFCC's digital landscape. This partnership will focus on maintaining NFCC's current digital platforms while providing the expertise and flexibility needed to support future digital development projects. See ITT for specification details and how to apply.