🥉 Bronze Talent Inclusion and Diversity Evaluation (TIDE) award for BFRS🥉

We’re proud to share that Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Service has been awarded a bronze status by the Employers Network for Equality and Inclusion (enei) at the TIDE 2025 Awards, which recognise organisations across the UK for their commitment to diversity, equality and inclusion.

TIDE is enei’s self-assessment evaluation and benchmarking tool. It measures an organisation’s approach and progress on diversity and inclusion. It supports flexible and inclusive management of diversity and inclusion, moving away from strand-specific language and approach, allowing organisations to focus on the areas that will make the most difference. It evaluates activities and outcomes based on geographic and legislative differences. All TIDE entries are benchmarked against all other entries each year in the TIDEMark. The best entries are awarded bronze, silver, and gold TIDE awards.

Soomitra Kawal, Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Manager, said: “I’m really proud of this achievement. This is the first year we have entered for a TIDE award, and I’m looking forward to working together to progress over the coming years.”

BFRS are an equal opportunities employer, and our aim is to embed positive practices that value all communities and staff by being effective, efficient and responsive to their needs. You can read more about our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion on our website.