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Award of Mobile Data Terminal Software

Awarded to AIRBUS DEFENCE AND SPACE LIMITED

North Wales Fire and Rescue Service(buyer)

Published
Published 22 July 2026
Deadline
Closed 11 September 2026
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Overview

Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Authority seeks software solutions for mobile data terminals on behalf of three Welsh fire and rescue services, with an estimated value of £3 million. The scope includes fire appliance tablets, communications gateway for mobile resources, information and configuration update systems, hydrant management, and operational data management capabilities. The tender is currently open with a submission deadline of 11 September 2026.

Contracting authority

  • North Wales Fire and Rescue ServiceBuyer

    2 live opportunities · 13 awarded contracts

    St. Asaph, United Kingdom

    GB-PPON: PCXP-7467-ZWXQ

  • Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Authority

    Buyer

    Carmarthen, United Kingdom

    GB-PPON: PGBC-9888-YDYX

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  • South Wales Fire and Rescue Service

    Buyer

    Llantrisant, United Kingdom

    GB-PPON: PQMW-9436-MMYZ

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Key details

Country
United Kingdom
Status
In delivery
Category
Services
Estimated value
£3,000,000
Procedure
Open procedure
Rules
Procurement Act 2023
SME suitable
Yes
Published
22 July 2026
Questions by
4 September 2026
Deadline
Closed
Classification (CPV)
Software package and information systemsInformation technology servicesSoftware support servicesSoftware implementation servicesSoftware configuration servicesSoftware maintenance and repair servicesSoftware supply servicesData management services

Award outcome

Awarded value
£3,000,000
Award date
3 November 2026
Contract period
9 November 2026 → 8 November 2029
Contract length
3 years
Could run to
22 November 2033
Bids received
3
Winner
  • AIRBUS DEFENCE AND SPACE LIMITED

This contract ends on 8 November 2029, or 22 November 2033 if every extension is used.

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About the winner

AIRBUS DEFENCE AND SPACE LIMITED

Based in
Stevenage
Public contracts won
24
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Competition and scoring

Bids received

3

1 from SMEs

Open and restricted tenders in Software package and information systems drew a median of 3 bids over the last 24 months; 39% received only one.

How bids were scored

Price 20% · Quality 80%

  • Technical/Quality70%
  • Price20%
  • Social Value10%

Price and cost criteria in black, quality in blue.

Market context

Typical award in Software package and information systems

£102,000

Median of 11,509 awards in the last 24 months

This award is 29.4× the median.

North Wales Fire and Rescue Service in the last 12 months

11

contracts awarded, worth £1,013,040,378 in total

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Notice history

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  1. Contract

    3 November 2026

  2. Tender Update

    3 September 2026

  3. Tender Update

    2 September 2026

  4. Tender Update

    21 August 2026

  5. Tender Update

    21 August 2026

  6. Contract Notice

    11 August 2026

  7. Prior Information Notice

    22 July 2026

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