PRN004607

Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service
East Midlands
Direct award
3 March 2026 to 2 March 2028

Implementation and licensing of the OARS data-driven software tool designed to assist fire and rescue services with workforce planning, training needs analysis, resource availability monitoring, and recruitment and retention strategies.

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Awarded value: £28k; As published
Published: 4 March 2026
Awarded: 2 March 2026; ORH
Contract length: 24 months; Ends 2 March 2028

What the contract covers

Services contract

Provision of specialised workforce planning and data analytics software solutions for fire and rescue service operational management and recruitment.

Provide a data-driven OARS tool that helps fire and rescue services with workforce planning, identifying training needs, improving availability, and tackling recruitment and retention

Terms and requirements

Contract type: Services contract
Procedure: Direct award
Initial term: 24 months
Contract dates: 3 March 2026 to 2 March 2028
Certifications asked for: None stated
Suitable for SMEs: Yes
Suitable for charities and social enterprises: Yes
Category: Services
CPV codes: 48000000

Services in this contract

Emergency services duty management, availability and responder alertingMain service£152k typicalOARS fire and rescue workforce planning and availability tool

Lifecycle

Published
4 March 2026
Contract awardedto ORH
2 March 2026
Contract starts
3 March 2026
Contract ends
2 March 2028

The buyer

Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service

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The supplier

ORH

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Cite this contract

Link: https://bidskim.com/tender/53634/prn004607
Buyer reference: OARS SaaS System
Open contracting ID: ocds-b5fd17-2b0a5a57-300f-415a-ac6f-fc7d992dc5dd
Last checked: 5 November 2026

Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service. PRN004607. Contract award, 4 March 2026. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/53634/prn004607 (accessed 5 November 2026).