Competition with a shortlist
Competitive procedure with a selection stage: suppliers were shortlisted before being invited to bid.
Key facts
- Supplier
- A.v.r. Group Limited SME
- Value
- £70,402.15
- Procedure
- Call-off from a framework agreement
- Sector
- Telecoms equipment · Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment (CPV 32000000)
- Region
- South East
- Official notice
- View on Contracts Finder
- Timeline
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- Contract date13 Dec 2024
- Published7 May 2025Published 145 days after the contract date
Description
Fire control personnel currently rely on using telephone, radio, and email to share incident related information between other agencies, including other fire control rooms. This can be time consuming and reduces the capacity of fire control personnel to manage further calls. Interim solutions have since been implemented, including national and regional talk groups that aid the sharing of incident information and situational awareness, and emergency call distribution plans (Operation Willow Beck) that help reduce call waiting times during periods of increased demand. While these methods have been successful, there remains a risk of a delay in incident information being relayed between emergency control rooms which the implementation of MAIT will help to mitigate further. The MAIT solution is an electronic method of communication, offering a way for emergency services to pass incident details securely and accurately, and to standardise and automate the flow of information. The aim is to…
About the supplier
A.v.r. Group Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 01251842).