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Preventation & protection case management/workflow solution

Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service · Police and fire

In brief

Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service has announced plans to buy IT and software work. This is an early notice: there is nothing to bid on yet, but it tells you a tender may follow.

The notice does not state a value.

The contract runs for 5 years, up to 10 years with extensions, starting 8 June 2026.

The buyer says it is suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.

Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.

Can I win this?

What the notice says

This Preliminary Market Engagement is being for the purposes of informing and engaging with potential service providers regarding the upcoming public competition for Prevention, Protection and Planning case management/workflow solution and associated services to be procured for Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service (NIFRS) (the Buyer). NIFRS are seeking to replace their currently software. Any Suppliers who are interested in taking part in the PME please contact Dawn Bradley (Procurement and Contracts Manager) on NIFRSProcurement@nifrs.org to express interest. EoI will close on Friday 30th January at 5pm (GMT)

How to bid

  1. Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
  2. Register your organisation on the Central Digital Platform (through Find a Tender) if you have not already. Suppliers need to be registered to take part in procurements under the Procurement Act 2023.
  3. Follow the submission instructions in the notice; it does not name an e-tendering portal.

Timeline

  1. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 005994-2026

About the buyer

Procurements

4

Awards

3

Suppliers it has used most for IT and software

  1. UREGNI - Customer Care Register Project Manager

    Utility Regulator (UREGNI)Northern IrelandArchitecture and engineering, Energy and utilities

    Open7 days leftSuitable for SMEs

    £185kestimated
  2. Royal Navy Museums Broadband Services

    National Museum of the Royal NavyNorth East, North West, Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South West, Northern IrelandIT services and software

    Open7 days left2 lotsSuitable for SMEs

    £250kestimated
  3. SCAPE Construction Works and Services Framework

    Scape Procure LimitedNorth East, North West, Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South West, Wales, Northern IrelandEnergy and utilities, Construction

    Open11 days leftExpress interest5 lotsSuitable for SMEsFramework

    £8bnframework ceiling
  4. CAWT PEACEPLUS - Replacement of Virtual Recovery College Learning Management System for Mental Health Education

    Regional Business Services Organisation Procurement and Logistics ServiceNorthern IrelandIT services and software, Social and domiciliary care

    Open11 days left

    £243kestimated

From notice 005994-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 22 January 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.