Question reference: S6W-20986
- Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: 5 September 2023
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Current status: Answered by Siobhian Brown on 19 September 2023
Question
To ask the Scottish Government, regarding the contract awarded to Systel for a new national command and control mobilising system for the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service, what the (a) total value was of the contract awarded, (b) date was on which the contract was awarded, (c) start date was for the development of the system and (d) the anticipated go-live date was for the system.
Answer
The costs and associated contractual matters related to the SFRS Command and Control Mobilising System are operational matters for the Service, who would be the appropriate source for this information. SFRS has provided assurances that it has had appropriate governance arrangements in place throughout the project. Throughout implementation, SFRS has worked within budgets with key targets built in and milestone payments only paid if satisfactorily reached. All public sector bodies in Scotland are expected to adhere to the public sector finance manual to ensure that value for money is applied to each spending decision. Public safety is paramount and SFRS has existing software and back-up systems in place at all times to ensure an effective service.