Awarded contract

Chemical Hazard Database

Details

Buyer: Cheshire Fire Authority
Supplier(s): RICARDO-AEA LIMITED
Value: £235,000
Topic: Hazard protection and control consultancy services
Published: 8 January 2025
Source: uk:find_a_tender

Tender description

Cheshire Fire Authority require access to a Chemical hazards database which provides advice to Emergency Responders for incidents involving chemical spillages, fires and contamination. The current VMDS, Mobile Gateway and AIUS system used by Cheshire Fire Authority will only integrate with Chemdata® Ricardo-AEA Ltd own the licences for the Chemdata® software so are therefore the only supplier who can supply it. It is therefore the intention to award a contract to Ricardo-AEA Ltd for 100 Chemdata® licences for five [5] years. Lot 1: Cheshire Fire Authority require access to a Chemical hazards database which provides advice to Emergency Responders for incidents involving chemical spillages, fires and contamination. The current VMDS, Mobile Gateway and AIUS system used by Cheshire Fire Authority will only integrate with Chemdata® Ricardo-AEA Ltd own the licences for the Chemdata® software so are therefore the only supplier who can supply it. It is therefore the intention to award a contract to Ricardo-AEA Ltd for 100 Chemdata® licences for five [5] years.

Timeline

Completed: Award date30 December 2024
Completed: Award published8 January 2025
Current notice

About the buyer

Cheshire Fire Authority governs Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service as a blue light buyer. The Authority has 23 elected members from Cheshire East, Cheshire West and Chester, Halton and Warrington. A procurement department buys goods and services for every fire station and community safety centre. Smaller purchases need three written quotes, and larger requirements go to formal tender. An Ethical Procurement Strategy sets the standards suppliers are expected to meet.

Over the past 5 years, most of the Cheshire Fire Authority's contract awards have been in software and information systems, IT services and security and defence equipment.

Decision makers

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