Independent Analysis Fire Cover Review for WMFS

Official notice

Authority: West Midlands Fire Service

Call-off from a framework agreement

CPV: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support (72000000)

Published contract value£40,000Exc. VAT

Contract ends 4 Apr 2027

Awarded to OPERATIONAL RESEARCH IN HEALTH LIMITED

Contract starts 5 May 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The key objectives of this project are to quantify the current service profile (in terms of demand, appliance availability, workload and response performance), create and set up appropriate models of fire cover and use optimisation modelling to determine the best deployment of appliances across existing and separate green field locations.

Published procurement details

Procedure: Call-off from a framework agreement
Buyer reference: C6003
Category: Services
Tender status: Complete
Award status: Active
Suitable for SMEs: Yes
Suitable for voluntary, community and social enterprises: No
Tender deadline: 21 Apr 2026, 15:00 BST
Procurement method: Selective
Item 1: Delivery locations as published: West Midlands, United Kingdom

Key dates

Published dates

Contract starts
5 May 2026
Award decision
11 May 2026
Notice published
13 May 2026
Contract ends
4 Apr 2027

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

West Midlands Fire ServiceContracting authority Headquarters, BIRMINGHAM, B74HW, EnglandContact name, email, phone
Identifier
sid4gov.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/jBZs3Y7f · GB-SRS

Suppliers named on the notice

OPERATIONAL RESEARCH IN HEALTH LIMITEDSupplier 3 QUEENS ROAD, READING, RG1 4AR
Voluntary, community or social enterprise
No
Business size
SME

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder awardAward noticeen13 May 2026, 11:02 BST
Updated 19 May 2026, 21:29 BST

Source record

Source: Contracts Finder
Notice language: en
Release reference: ocds-b5fd17-924e94e5-f6e2-40ad-9f4a-f4982a7b46e9-2026-05-19T21:29:31+01:00
Published: 13 May 2026
Latest update: 19 May 2026
Procedure reference: ocds-b5fd17-924e94e5-f6e2-40ad-9f4a-f4982a7b46e9
Contract reference: ocds-b5fd17-924e94e5-f6e2-40ad-9f4a-f4982a7b46e9-1