Buyer profile · Police and fire

Devon & Somerset Fire & Rescue Authority tenders and contracts

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Tenders published
4
About one every 91 days
Contracts awarded
11
To 20 different suppliers
Value awarded
£1.04m
8 contracts, frameworks excluded
Typical contract
£118k
Median value awarded
Open now
0
2 contracts end in 90 days

Figures cover in the last 12 months, from notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.

Open tenders

Devon & Somerset Fire & Rescue Authority has no tenders open right now.

Coming up

Pipeline, market engagement and planned procurement notices: early warning of tenders to come.

  1. Camels Head Fire Station - New Build

    South WestConstruction

    Upcoming

    £4.88mestimated
  2. PME for Live Fire Training Facility

    South WestConstruction

    Upcoming

    Value not stated
  3. Value not stated
  4. Fire Station Drill Towers

    South WestConstruction

    UpcomingSmall contract

    Value not stated
  5. Value not stated

When it goes to market

Tender notices published each month. Active in 4 of 12 months.

What it buys

Procurements in the last 12 months, by trade.

Who it buys from

Suppliers awarded contracts in the last 12 months, by value awarded (frameworks excluded).

  1. 2 contracts
  2. 2 contracts
  3. AJC Trailers LtdSME£141k
    1 contract
  4. Rollalong LtdSME£137k
    1 contract
  5. 1 contract
  6. D A Wright LimitedSME£116k
    1 contract
  7. 1 contract
  8. 2 contracts

How it buys

How much of its work was open to any supplier.

  • Advertised openly (any supplier could bid)42%
  • Invited quotes (the buyer chose whom to ask)42%
  • Direct award (no competition)17%
Based on 12 procurements.

Scorecard

How we score

How Devon & Somerset Fire & Rescue Authority has bought over the last 12 months, compared with similar buyers.

Advertised openly
42%
Higher than 55% of police and fire services
Based on 12 procurements
Won by small firms
90%
Higher than all other police and fire services
Based on 20 winning suppliers
Direct awards
17%
Lower than 71% of police and fire services
Based on 12 procurements

Compared with other police and fire services

Advertised openly, 50 police and fire services
Show as a table
RangeBuyers
0–10%9
10–20%9
20–30%3
30–40%6
40–50%2
50–60%5
60–70%7
70–80%1
80–90%4
90–100%4
Won by small firms, 44 police and fire services
Show as a table
RangeBuyers
0–10%1
10–20%1
20–30%4
30–40%4
40–50%4
50–60%8
60–70%9
70–80%8
80–90%4
90–100%1

Each column is a group of police and fire services with similar figures. The coloured column holds Devon & Somerset Fire & Rescue Authority.See the full scoreboard

Contracts ending in the next 90 days

Contracts like these are often re-tendered. Knowing early gives you time to prepare.

ContractCurrent supplierValueEnds
Training StructuresCrofton Engineering Limited£388k30 Sept 2026
Access & Rescue Relocation - Drill Tower AlterationsKenex Engineering Ltd£111k14 Dec 2026

1 more contract ends in the next 12 months.

Recent contract awards