Fire and Rescue Services Data Platform - Prior Information Notice (PIN) & Early Market Engagement Event (EME) Notification

This PIN is being released for prior information only by the Home Office ("the Authority") to notify the market of its intention to hold an open early market engagement event to 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 Reporting System), and to understand the level of competition, capability and capacity within the market to deliver these core service requirements. About FaRDaP FaRDaP System will be utilised by 44 Fire and Rescue Services across England, Wales, and Scotland to record local level fire and rescue incident data and currently has a user base of 20,000 with 250 concurrent users on the System at any given time. The system captures circa. 2 million records per annum, a number anticipated to grow in the incoming years. In addition, the Platform retains extensive historical data ensuring availability for real-time reporting.