Buyer Name: South Wales Fire and Rescue Service
Buyer Address: Headquarters, Forest View Business Park, Llantrisant, UKL15, CF72 8LX, United Kingdom
Contact Name: Lee Bunkham
Contact Email: L-Bunkham@southwales-fire.gov.uk
Contact Telephone: 01443 232090
South Wales Fire and Rescue Service are seeking to introduce an internal corporate communications platform to enhance employee engagement, streamline messaging and provide data rich and useful analytics across the Service. The primary objectives of this ITQ are to: • Implement a centralised internal communications platform. • Improve employee engagement and reach across departments. • Enable content creation using templates for emails and PDFs. • Track and analyse communication metrics such as open rates, read time, device usage, and engagement levels.
External Link: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/057873-2025
Link Description: Tender notice on Find a Tender
Lot 1 Status: active
Lot 1 Value: GBP 120,000
Lot 1 Value (Gross): GBP 144,000
Lot 1 Contract Start: 2025-12-01T00:00:00+00:00
Lot 1 Contract End: 2030-11-30T23:59:59+00:00
Lot 1 SME Suitable: Yes
Lot 1 Award Criterion (quality): Technical
Lot 1 Award Criterion (quality): Social Value
Lot 1 Award Criterion (price): Price
Document Description: ITQ Part 1
Document Description: ITQ Part 2
Document Description: Appendix 1 - Business Continuity
Document Description: Appendix 2 - Terms and Conditions
Document Description: Tender notice on Find a Tender
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