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Person Centred Case Management IT System

Devon & Somerset Fire & Rescue Authority · Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

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Opportunity overview

Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Authority (DSFRA) requires a Person Centred Case Management IT system to support its Prevention Service. The prevention teams are currently recording data across multiple recording tools including in-house applications and spreadsheets. The prevention service is made up of the following teams with approximately 100 members of staff:  Home Fire Safety & Partnerships  Safeguarding  Fire Safety Interventions  Education and C&YP  Road Safety Education  Community Risk  Fire Investigation  Quality Assurance & Evaluation Home Fire Safety Team The team support members of the community in making their homes safe through targeted advice and home safety visits. Some visits are higher risk requiring an enhanced person-centred home safety visit. DSFRS will fit additional equipment based on individual needs and make safeguarding/welfare referrals where required. Home fire safety team have a partnership network within communities and work with partner agencies, community groups and initiatives; to ensure we reach the most vulnerable communities. Approximate number of referrals per year: c14000 Approximate number of visits per year: c16000 Safeguarding Team As a fire and rescue service we have a duty of care to report and act when there is a safeguarding concern with a child or vulnerable adult. During staff engagement with the public, individuals/teams may come across varying levels of complexity and issues that may raise concerns which are referred to the internal Safeguarding Team to assess and work alongside multi-agencies. Approximate number of referrals per year: c1500 Fire Safety Intervention Team Our Fire Safety Intervention Programme works with children and young people up to the age of 18, who play with or show an unhealthy interest in setting fires. Approximate number of referrals per year: c100 We are conducting early market engagement as we are looking to devise the scope of the new contract for case management software. We are looking toward suppliers in this market to help inform our decision making and would appreciate your views and insight on the services we are looking to procure. We are requesting that suppliers in this market complete a "Requirements Questionnaire" and return it to us via email no later than 5pm on 3rd October 2025. To request a copy of the "Requirements Questionnaire" document please email address: Pete Aighton (paighton@dsfire.gov.uk)

Classification

  • CPV48000000 — Software package and information systems

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
DS516-25
Status
planning
Above Threshold
Yes
Main Procurement Category
goods

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Communication

Future Notice Date
5 Jan 2026, 23:59

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
planning

Suitability

Sme
Yes

Contract period

Ends
31 Mar 2030, 23:59
Starts
1 Apr 2026, 00:00

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKK23
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 2
Region
UKK4
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
48000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Software package and information systems

Planning and budget

Documents

Entry 1
Id
055425-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Published
10 Sept 2025, 14:25

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Status
scheduled
Due
3 Oct 2025, 23:59
Description
Devon & Somerset Fire & Rescue Authority are looking to engage with the market to understand the art of the possible within the area of person centred case management. The Authority requests suppliers email Pete Aighton at paighton@dsfire.gov.uk to request a copy of the requirement and further details of the engagement. Suppliers who meet the requirement may be invited to present to the team to demonstrate their solution and feed in to the requirement.

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-PPON-PNLD-1131-HTWN
Name
Devon & Somerset Fire & Rescue Authority

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKK43
Country
GB
Locality
Exeter
Postal Code
EX3 0NW
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Service Headquarters

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public authority - sub-central government

Identifier

Id
PNLD-1131-HTWN
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Name
Pete Aighton

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Exeter · UKK43 · EX3 0NW · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKK23 · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKK4 · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

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