# Independent Analysis Fire Cover Review for WMFS

> Contract award record from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [West Midlands Fire Service](/buyers/west-midlands-fire-service/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: [OPERATIONAL RESEARCH IN HEALTH LIMITED](/contract-winners/operational-research-in-health/public-sector-contract-awards)
- Award value: £40,000
- Tender value: £40,000
- Award date: 11 May 2026
- Published: 19 May 2026
- Contract start: 5 May 2026
- Contract end: 4 April 2027
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: d4488c9f-79ae-4194-9436-d5e628bbcebe-898198
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-924e94e5-f6e2-40ad-9f4a-f4982a7b46e9

## Description

The key objectives of this project are to quantify the current service profile \(in terms of demand, appliance availability, workload and response performance\), create and set up appropriate models of fire cover and use optimisation modelling to determine the best deployment of appliances across existing and separate green field locations\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d4488c9f-79ae-4194-9436-d5e628bbcebe-898198)