IT217 - Safety Application

Birmingham City University
West Midlands

A mobile safety application providing centralised incident-based notifications to a university community without requiring fixed infrastructure. The solution must integrate with existing local systems to support emergency response and business continuity procedures for the security department.

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Awarded value: £297k; As published
Published: 30 November 2025
Awarded: 1 November 2025; CriticalArc
Contract length: Not stated

What the contract covers

Supplies contract

Provision of mobile safety and incident-based notification software for emergency response, business continuity, and campus-wide security management systems.

Provide a mobile solution that gives users and the University information through incident-based notifications.
Provide centralised control enabling the University Security team to direct the entire University community during an incident without the need for fixed infrastructure.
Provide a technical solution that interfaces with other local systems to support improved emergency response, business continuity procedures, and increased support for students.

Terms and requirements

Contract type: Supplies contract
Certifications asked for: None stated
Lots: 1
Suitable for SMEs: Not stated
Category: Supplies
CPV codes: 48730000

Services in this contract

Business continuity and resilience management softwareMain service£106k typicalMobile incident notification and central control app for university emergencies

Lifecycle

Published
30 November 2025
Contract awardedto CriticalArc
1 November 2025
Contract starts
Contract endsEnd date not published

The buyer

Birmingham City University

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The supplier

CriticalArc

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Cite this contract

Link: https://bidskim.com/tender/2834510/it217-safety-application
Buyer reference: IT217
Last checked: 5 November 2026

Birmingham City University. IT217 - Safety Application. Contract award, 30 November 2025. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/2834510/it217-safety-application (accessed 5 November 2026).