Buyer profile · Police and fire
Devon & Somerset Fire & Rescue Authority tenders and contracts
- 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.
- £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)42%
- Invited quotes (the buyer chose whom to ask)42%
- Direct award (no competition)17%
Scorecard
How we scoreHow 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
This buyer: 42%
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 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 |
This buyer: 90%
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 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.
| Contract | Current supplier | Value | Ends |
|---|---|---|---|
| Training Structures | Crofton Engineering Limited | £388k | 30 Sept 2026 |
| Access & Rescue Relocation - Drill Tower Alterations | Kenex Engineering Ltd | £111k | 14 Dec 2026 |
Recent contract awards
| Contract | Won by | Value | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| USAR/Station 45 Connection to Mains Drainage | Mercury Construction (South West) Limited | £336k | 25 Aug 2026 |
| Physiotherapy Services | Exeter Physio Limited | — | 19 Aug 2026 |
| Access & Rescue Relocation - Drill Tower Alterations | Kenex Engineering Ltd | — | 12 Aug 2026 |
| Counselling and Psychological Services | Workout Enterprises Limited | — | 2 Jul 2026 |
| Yeovil Fire Station - Appliance Bay Floor Replacement | J.T.T. Contracting Limited | — | 9 Jun 2026 |
| Teignmouth Fire Station - Sanitary Refurbishment | Labour Force Direct Ltd | — | 3 Jun 2026 |
| Torquay Fire Station - Sanitary Refurbishment | Labour Force Direct Ltd | — | 3 Jun 2026 |
| DS526-25 Clinical Governance | The Atacc Group Ltd | — | 29 Apr 2026 |
| DS478-24 NFCC Emergency Response Vehicle Framework | Angloco Limited, Babcock Land Defence Limited, Emergency One (UK) Ltd and 3 more | — | 31 Mar 2026 |
| Supply of Diesel Tank Generators | Exmouth Power Tools Limited | — | 23 Mar 2026 |