Awarded contract

Data Lake House Analytics and Insight for West Midlands Fire Service

Details

Value
£250,000
Duration
1 year
Topic
IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
Published
27 October 2026

Tender description

West Midlands Fire Service (WMFS) has awarded a contract to a delivery partner to provide a complete, fixed-price engagement to design, build, govern and transition a cloud-based Lakehouse data platform that will serve as the organisation's single trusted source of data and insight. The contract consists of 2 phases; Phase 1 - Discovery and Insight: Assessment of business requirements, the data landscape, architecture options, the delivery approach, and the implementation roadmap. Phase 2 - Design and Build (Optional): Subject to the successful completion and outcomes of Phase 1, WMFS may, at its sole discretion, instruct the supplier to proceed with the design, implementation, governance and transition of the Lakehouse platform. The contract value includes both Phase 1 and the optional Phase 2. No commitment is made to proceed with Phase 2, which will be awarded only after completion and evaluation of Phase 1.

Timeline

  1. Completed: Award date22 October 2026
  2. Completed: Award published27 October 2026
    Current notice
  3. Next: Contract expiry date21 October 2027in 12 months

About the buyer

West Midlands Fire Service is a blue light buyer covering fire and rescue for the West Midlands region. A dedicated Corporate Procurement section handles its buying, led by a Corporate Procurement Manager. Framework agreements with Crown Commercial Service and the Yorkshire Purchasing Organisation cover many contracts. Larger contracts need Fire Authority approval before a tender opens. Joint arrangements with neighbouring fire and rescue services and local authorities extend its buying power.

Over the past 5 years, most of West Midlands Fire Service's contract awards have been in transport equipment, software and information systems, and office and computing equipment.

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