# Data Lake House Analytics and Insight for West Midlands Fire Service

> 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: SPECIALIST COMPUTER CENTRES PLC
- Award value: £250,000
- Tender value: £250,000
- Award date: 1 October 2026
- Published: 27 October 2026
- Contract start: 22 October 2026
- Contract end: 21 October 2027
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: d53719f8-012c-4850-8e65-a3063fc5d1d4-919169
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-f19b3b17-28f1-4823-bc2e-a45f08943c28

## Description

West Midlands Fire Service \(WMFS\) has awarded a contract to a delivery partner to provide a complete, fixed-price engagement to design, build, govern and transition a cloud-based Lakehouse data platform that will serve as the organisation's single trusted source of data and insight\. The contract consists of 2 phases; Phase 1 - Discovery and Insight: Assessment of business requirements, the data landscape, architecture options, the delivery approach, and the implementation roadmap\. Phase 2 - Design and Build \(Optional\): Subject to the successful completion and outcomes of Phase 1, WMFS may, at its sole discretion, instruct the supplier to proceed with the design, implementation, governance and transition of the Lakehouse platform\. The contract value includes both Phase 1 and the optional Phase 2\. No commitment is made to proceed with Phase 2, which will be awarded only after completion and evaluation of Phase 1\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d53719f8-012c-4850-8e65-a3063fc5d1d4-919169)