Contract award · 21 May 2026

Provision for Specialist Consultants

Royal Berkshire Fire & Rescue Service awarded “Provision for Specialist Consultants” to Reed Specialist Recruitment Limited for £500k on 21 May 2026.

Business servicesSouth East

Competition with a shortlist

Competitive procedure with a selection stage: suppliers were shortlisted before being invited to bid.

Key facts

Value
£500,000
Procedure
Call-off from a framework agreement
Sector
Business services · Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security (CPV 79000000)
Timeline
  1. Contract date21 May 2026
  2. Published3 Jun 2026Published 13 days after the contract date

Description

Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service (RBFRS) have an ongoing requirement to engage external specialist expertise to supplement internal workforce capability. This need arises where specific technical knowledge, professional skills, or additional resources is required to support the delivery of defined projects or programmes of work. Consultants may therefore be appointed to undertake discrete pieces of work, provide short-term capacity, or offer specialist input that is not available within the existing establishment.

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