Buyer profile · Police and fire
Devon & Somerset Fire & Rescue Authority tenders and contracts
Official name on notices: Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Authority
- Tenders published
- 4
- About one every 91 days
- Contracts awarded
- 18
- To 28 different suppliers
- Value awarded
- £1.54m
- 14 contracts, frameworks excluded
- Typical contract
- £110k
- 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.
- Value not stated
- £4.88mestimated
- Value not stated
- Value not stated
- Value not stated
- 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).
How it buys
How much of its work was open to any supplier.
- Advertised openly (any supplier could bid)28%
- Invited quotes (the buyer chose whom to ask)50%
- Direct award (no competition)22%
Scorecard
How we scoreHow Devon & Somerset Fire & Rescue Authority has bought over the last 12 months, compared with similar buyers.
- Advertised openly
- 28%
- Higher than 54% of police and fire services
- Based on 18 procurements
- Won by small firms
- 83%
- Higher than 94% of police and fire services
- Based on 30 winning suppliers
- Direct awards
- 22%
- Lower than 71% of police and fire services
- Based on 18 procurements
Compared with other police and fire services
This buyer: 28%
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–10% | 15 |
| 10–20% | 10 |
| 20–30% | 7 |
| 30–40% | 4 |
| 40–50% | 8 |
| 50–60% | 2 |
| 60–70% | 3 |
| 70–80% | 3 |
| 80–90% | 2 |
| 90–100% | 3 |
This buyer: 83%
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–10% | 3 |
| 10–20% | 0 |
| 20–30% | 1 |
| 30–40% | 4 |
| 40–50% | 8 |
| 50–60% | 16 |
| 60–70% | 10 |
| 70–80% | 7 |
| 80–90% | 5 |
| 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.
| Contract | Current supplier | Value | Ends |
|---|---|---|---|
| Access & Rescue Relocation - Drill Tower Alterations | Kenex Engineering Ltd | £111k | 14 Dec 2026 |
| Danes Castle Dwellings Fabric Renovation | Fifields Ltd | £55k | 18 Dec 2026 |