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Pharos Support and Maintenance

Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service

Buyer Contact Info

Buyer Name: Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service

Buyer Address: 1 Seymour Street, Lisburn, UKN0E, BT27 4SX, United Kingdom

Contact Name: Dawn Bradley

Contact Email: NIFRSProcurement@nifrs.org

Status
complete
Procedure
direct
Value
2358760.0 GBP
Published
16 Feb 2026, 15:11
Deadline
n/a
Contract Start
31 Mar 2026, 23:00
Contract End
31 Mar 2028, 22:59
Category
n/a
CPV
48000000 - Software package and information systems
Region
n/a
Awarded To
Sophtlogic Limited
Official Source
Open Find a Tender

Description

The Pharos MIS system provides the functionality for Operational, Safety and Business critical environments that are being used daily across NIFRS. The supplier (Sophtlogic) owns the source code for these systems and currently provides training, support and enhancements to these Systems which include: • Incident Recording and Operational Statistics • Breathing Apparatus and Technical Equipment; • Personnel / Human Resources • Rotas and Availability • Health and Fitness • Fire Safety Systems

Linked Documents

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Opportunity Context

Lots

Lot 1 Status: complete

Documents

Document Description: Not published

Awards

Award Title: Pharos Support & Maintenance

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