FOI Request 2157

Subject: Mobile Data Software

Status: Complete

Date received: May 2025


Question Asked:

I would like to make a request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 for information regarding the Mobile Data Terminal (MDT) systems used by your service, as well as related technologies. To ensure I receive as comprehensive response as possible, I kindly request the following details:

Supplier and Contract Information:

  • The name of the current supplier for your MDT software (e.g., Airbus, 3tc, or others).

  • The start and end dates of the contract.

  • The total value of the contract, as well as the number of licences currently in use.

  • The annual contract value, if available.

  • If the solution was sourced through another organisation (e.g., the council or a consortium), please provide details of that organisation.


Our Response:

CFRS have recently signed up to a new contract and are in the process of updating the database to reflect these changes.

I can provide the following information in the meantime;

The new contract is with Airbus Defence and Space Limited.  Start date 1st April 2025 and continues for a total of nineteen (19) months from that date. 

Licence information is as follows;

Schedule of Airbus Product Names and Licences ScResponse

Limited Licence Usage YES

Number of User Licences 94

ScResponse Comms

Limited Licence Usage YES

Number of User Licences 55

ScGateway

Limited Licence Usage YES

Number of User Licences 1

ScGateway additional bearer

Limited Licence Usage YES

Number of User Licences 1

ScGateway cold standby

Limited Licence Usage YES

Number of User Licences 1

ScCourier

Limited Licence Usage YES

Number of User Licences 1

ScCapture (Risks)

Limited Licence Usage YES

Number of User Licences 2

Officer Radios

Limited Licence Usage YES

Number of User Licences 61

Schedule of 3rd Party Product Names and Licences Crash Recovery System: FULL Edition

Limited Licence Usage YES

Number of User Licences 100

Value of the contract is approximately £15k per quarter.

 

Outcome: Information Provided

FOI responded to within timescales: YES

Further action: NO

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Last updated: Thursday, 22 January 2026


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