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Type of document: Contract Notice
Country: United Kingdom

1. Title: STRATEGIC RISK MANAGEMENT
2. Awarding Authority: South Wales Fire and Rescue Service, Procurement, South Wales Fire and Rescue Service Headquarters, Forest View Business Park, Llantrisant, GB, CF72 8LX. Tel: 01443232082. Fax: 01443232180. Email: L-Bunkham@southwales-fire.gov.uk. Web: (Lee Bunkham)
3. Contract type: Service contract
Single stage
4. Description: The Awarding Authority is seeking to enhance its approach to safety management through the procurement of a comprehensive, Bowtie-based Safety Management System (SMS). This initiative follows a detailed internal review of current risk identification, categorization, and mitigation processes across both operational and corporate areas.
The future SMS must be robust, auditable, and fully aligned with national and international safety standards. It should support SWFRS in clearly assigning risk ownership and be capable of withstanding scrutiny in legal and civil forums, including coroner’s courts and public inquires.
5. CPV Code(s): 79400000, 79410000
6. NUTS code(s): UKL, UKL1, UKL15, UKL16, UKL17, UKL21, UKL22
7. Main site or location of works, main place of delivery or main place of performance: Central Valleys (Merthyr Tydfil, Rhondda Cynon Taf)
Gwent Valleys (Torfaen, Blaenau Gwent, Caerphilly)
Bridgend and Neath Port Talbot
Monmouthshire and Newport
Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan
8. Reference attributed by awarding authority: OCID: ocds-kuma6s-151969
Reference number attributed to the notice by the contracting authority
SWITQ177
(WA Ref:151969)
9. Estimated value of requirement: Not provided.
10. Time-limit for receipt of completed tenders: 4.7.2025 (12:00:00).
11. Address to which they must be sent: For further information regarding the above contract notice please visit:
12. Other information: NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Sell2Wales Web Site at
The buyer has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via the Postbox facility. A user guide is available at
Suppliers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems.
Total quantity or scope of tender
This will be a task and finish project estimated to take between 6 – 12 months
Minimum standards and qualification required
As per quote pack
Estimated award date: 25-07-2025
Language or languages in which tenders or requests to participate can be drawn up
EN
Tender Submission Postbox
The buyer has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via the Postbox facility. A user guide is available at
Additional Documentation
The following additional documents relating to this notice are available from the site:
South Wales FRS ITQ Below Threshold Part 1 – English
South Wales FRS ITQ Below Threshold Part 2 – English
Appendix 1 – Contract Terms and Conditions for Goods and Services
Appendix 2 – Business Continuity Audit Report (Full)
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