Firefighters have warned lives could be at risk after tendering for a new 999 mobilisation system failed to attract any bidders.
Labour MSP Katy Clark said: “The situation in fire control rooms has been precarious for a long time. Understaffing is putting enough pressures on staff but having to operate with an IT system that is not fit for purpose compounds these problems. “The technicians are openly saying that they are worried that if the old system goes down then it may not come back up online again and that would spell disaster if combined with a major incident.
“For years a French company was supposed to be delivering a replacement but that has not been delivered after six years and now nobody seems interested in taking on the job. The Sunday Mail revealed in 2022 that a severely delayed new 999 IT system hasn’t been delivered four years into a 10-year contract.