Services provided by a certified member of a professional body or consultancy which may not be available internally

 

Professional Services are defined as services that are provided by a certified member of a professional body and consultancy services who provide expert advice within a particular field which may not be available internally. Additionally, training defined as teaching, or developing skills and knowledge that relate to specific useful competencies with specific goals of improving one’s capability, capacity, productivity and performance.

 

Contract details

Pre-Hospital Emergency Medicine (PHEM) Training

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Fire Authority have recently re-tendered and Let the National Framework for PHEM Training. 

Contract title:      National Framework for Provision of Pre-Hospital Emergency Medicine (PHEM) Training to Blue Light Emergency Services

Reference:           FSNF 024-22

Services who are interested in accessing the Framework Agreement, must complete the Customer Access Agreement. Details of the Framework Agreement, Services, terms and conditions, guidance and templates will be forwarded on receipt.

The 6 Lots are as follows:

• Lot 1:  PHEM Levels A and B
• Lot 2:  PHEM Levels C, D and E
• Lot 3:  PHEM Level F
• Lot 4:  Clinical Governance
• Lot 5:  Train the Trainer
• Lot 6:  PHEM Training Specific Equipment

For enquiries or advice contact: Karen Garrard, Commercial Officer, email procurement@cambsfire.gov.uk

 

Insurance

Membership of Fire & Rescue Indemnity Company Limited (FRIC) is for UK Fire and Rescue Authorities; regardless of their governance arrangements. 

Member Authorities commit to work together to reduce the frequency and cost of risk related incidents through improved risk management. FRIC is a “mutual” company where each Member Authority contributes to a fund, which is used to pay for claims, claims handling, supporting insurance for higher value claims and the Mutual’s business overheads.

FRIC Members also have a strong commitment to working together to improve their risk management arrangements and reduce incidents and the overall cost of claims. They use claims data to direct risk management efforts where it will have the biggest impact in reducing future costs. 

The FRIC aims to:

• Reduce the direct and indirect cost of losses
• Avoiding sudden significant increases in the cost of risk protection
• Working collaboratively to improve risk management arrangements to reduce the risk of incidents and claims
• Improving claims investigation and handling to reduce the cost of claims
• Analysing and sharing data to focus risk management activity
• Documenting and benchmarking risk management arrangements and aspiring to meet best practice

 

Resources

• FRICS Case Study - Buckinghamshire
• FRICS Case Study - Cambridgeshire
• Fire & Rescue Indemnity Company Limited (FRIC)

 

Further information can be obtained from the FRIC Chairman Mike Clayton (mike.clayton@fric.org.uk) or the Mutual Manager Dan Williams (daniel.williams@rmml.com).

Meet the professional services team

Chris Strickland Chief Sponsor Professional Services Category

Chris has worked in the fire and rescue service for over 37 years, and has been a principal officer since 2007 when he joined Cambridgeshire FRS from Hertfordshire. He became Chief of Cambridgeshire in 2016.

In addition to his responsibilities within Cambridgeshire, Chris chairs the National Fire Chief’s Council (NFCC) Sector Resources Committee and Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Local Resilience Forum.

Tracey Stradling Professional Services Category Lead

Tracey started her career with the Health Service in Cheshire before moving to Cambridgeshire where she took up the post of Head of Administration. In 2003 she became Head of Procurement and subsequently following a restructure took on the Business Support function with Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service.

During her career Tracey has overseen a range of major and complex procurements including, BA replacement, new vehicles, the combined fire control, a range of service contracts including Organisational Development Programmes and various consultancy and training contracts. Tracey sits on the Fire and Police Joint Strategic Interoperability Board and is the Procurement Lead for the Eastern Region Procurement Forum.