FOI 1740 - Software Purchased

Can you please disclose information regarding the Fire & Rescue Service’s use of the following software and datasets? For each can you please detail: The number & types of licenses held, the price of these licenses, and the renewal date or contract length of the licenses held.

 1.      The product name & provider of your incident recording software 

- Provided externally by North West Fire Control

2.      The product name & provider of any Hydrant Management software 

– Internally developed application FireCore.

3.      The product name & provider of your risk management software 

- Internally developed application FireCore.

4.      The product name & provider of any geographical information system (GIS) 

- MapInfo is used as Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service corporate GIS (DR Corp Comms).  We currently have three perpetual MapInfo licences. No ongoing costs or contract.

5.      The product name & provider of any Gazetteer software 

• Aligned Assets Bluelight Gazetteer

• 1 Enterprise license

• Price Paid: £10,000 to £25,000

• One year April 2022 to March 2023

 6.      The product name & provider of your Mobile Data Terminal software

• Airbus ScResponse

• Number of Licenses: 89

• Price Paid: Over £40,000

• Three years April 2021 to March 2024

All recorded information in relation to current Cheshire Fire contracts can be found by following the link below. 

https://www.blpd.gov.uk/foi/foi.aspx 

Invoices paid over £500 are published on Fire’s website each month 

https://www.cheshirefire.gov.uk/about-us/key-documents/freedom-of-information/what-we-spend/invoices