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Chemdata Licensing​

Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service · Transparency notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 29 Sept 2026, 22:00.

Opportunity overview

​Chemdata licencing is required for NIFRS to have access to safety critical chemical information whilst dealing with emergency incidents. Details include essential safety measures and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) required when working with specific chemical substances. NIFRS currently have a Chemdata corporate licence for up to 250 installations which are used by frontline appliances via Mobile Data Terminals (MDT) and operational/RCC personnel via desktop. NIFRS also have 45 pocket Chemdata licences used via Android device by Hazmat trained officers attending chemical incidents. Current licencing expires on 31/03/2025. The way in which licencing is purchased has now changed to bundle all licence types together and can be purchased in groups of 25. NIFRS therefore require the renewal of a ChemData corporate licence for up to 300 applications, for a 1 year period effective 01/04/25 with the option for 4x annual extensions.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

RICARDO-AEA LIMITED

Matched by number
Published award value
£240k
Awarded
27 Feb 2025
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 08229264
Location
Shoreham-By-Sea, UKJ27, BN43 5FG, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
ocds-h6vhtk-04e867
Status
complete
Procurement Method
direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Why this procedure was chosen
Chemdata licencing is required for NIFRS to have access to safety critical chemical information whilst dealing with emergency incidents. Details include essential safety measures and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) required when working with specific chemical substances. NIFRS currently have a Chemdata corporate licence for up to 250 installations which are used by frontline appliances via Mobile Data Terminals (MDT) and operational/RCC personnel via desktop. NIFRS also have 45 pocket Chemdata licences used via Android device by Hazmat trained officers attending chemical incidents. Current licencing expires on 31/03/2025. The way in which licencing is purchased has now changed to bundle all licence types together and can be purchased in groups of 25. NIFRS therefore require the renewal of a ChemData corporate licence for up to 300 applications, for a 1 year period effective 01/04/25 with the option for 4x annual extensions. ​

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Id
singleSuppliersIntellectualPropertyExclusiveRights

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published
Document Type
conflictOfInterest

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-PPON-PLBR-6377-MHGZ
Name
Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKN0E
Country
GB
Locality
Lisburn
Postal Code
BT27 4SX
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
1 Seymour Street

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public authority - central government
Entry 2
Id
GB-NIR
Scheme
UK_CA_DEVOLVED_REGULATIONS
Description
Northern Irish devolved regulations apply

Identifier

Id
PLBR-6377-MHGZ
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Organisation 2
Id
GB-COH-08229264
Name
RICARDO-AEA LIMITED

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKJ27
Country
GB
Locality
Shoreham-By-Sea
Postal Code
BN43 5FG
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Shoreham Technical Centre

Details

Vcse
No
Scale
large
Sheltered Workshop
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No

Identifier

Id
08229264
Scheme
GB-COH

Contact

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Id
PRWX-2796-TVZH
Scheme
GB-PPON

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Date
27 Feb 2025, 00:00
Status
active
Has Renewal
Yes
Above Threshold
Yes
Main Procurement Category
services

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKN
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 2
Region
UKN
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 3
Region
UKN
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
72000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

Value

Amount
240,000
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
288,000

Renewal

Description
option to extend by 4 12 month period(s)

Documents

Entry 1
Id
007419-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK5
Description
Transparency notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
awardNotice
Published
27 Feb 2025, 15:15
Entry 2
Id
007425-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK6
Description
Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
awardNotice
Published
27 Feb 2025, 15:22

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-08229264
Name
RICARDO-AEA LIMITED

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Status
scheduled
Due
31 Mar 2025, 23:59

Related lots

1

Contract period

Ends
31 Mar 2026, 23:59
Starts
1 Apr 2025, 00:00
Max Extent Date
31 Mar 2030, 23:59

Standstill Period

Ends
10 Mar 2025, 23:59

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
active
Award ID
1
Date Signed
1 Apr 2025, 00:00
Has Renewal
Yes
Above Threshold
Yes
No Agreed Metrics Rationale
Not applicable as contract only cover access to data

Value

Amount
240,000
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
288,000

Period

Ends
31 Mar 2026, 23:59
Starts
1 Apr 2025, 00:00
Max Extent Date
31 Mar 2030, 23:59

Renewal

Description
​NIFRS are currently in the process of progressing a business case for a new MDS which will incorporate all software license contracts accessed via MDT, within its procurement going forward. Due to the pricing and complexity of this business case, along with NIFRS resourcing availability, the key milestones for this project are as follows; Complete business case for sign off - June 2025 ELT approval - July 2025 NIFRS Board Approval - Sept 2025 DoH Approval - Feb 2026 NIFRS will liaise with BSO Pals reference procurement of this project, after which it is estimated a likely 18month timescale for delivery from sign of contract. NIFRS have liased with Gerard Kearney, Head of IT Procurement on the need of a future tender requirement. NIFRS therefore request the option of 4x1year extensions to this DAC, with a maximum end date of 31st March 2030. ​

Documents

Entry 1
Id
021054-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
contractNotice
Published
14 May 2025, 09:04

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Lisburn · UKN0E · BT27 4SX · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-04e867-2025-05-14T09:04:31+01:00Transparency notice on Find a Tender ·