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Essex Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner Fire and Rescue Authority tenders and contracts

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Tenders published
1
In the last 12 months
Contracts awarded
21
To 18 different suppliers
Value awarded
£1.47m
16 contracts, frameworks excluded
Typical contract
£60k
Median value awarded
Open now
0
1 contracts end in 90 days

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

Open tenders

Essex Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner Fire and Rescue Authority has no tenders open right now.

When it goes to market

Tender notices published each month. Active in 1 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. 1 contract
  2. Safeguard VP LtdSME£246k
    3 contracts
  3. Delta FireSME£134k
    2 contracts
  4. 1 contract
  5. 1 contract
  6. County Tyre Holdings Ltd (T/A BITS)SME£60k
    1 contract
  7. Guardian Fire Safety Management LtdSME£60k
    1 contract
  8. Prospect Fire LtdSME£60k
    1 contract

How it buys

How much of its work was open to any supplier.

  • Advertised openly (any supplier could bid)14%
  • Framework call-off (only suppliers on the framework)14%
  • Invited quotes (the buyer chose whom to ask)55%
  • Direct award (no competition)18%
Based on 22 procurements.

Scorecard

How we score

How Essex Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner Fire and Rescue Authority has bought over the last 12 months, compared with similar buyers.

Advertised openly
14%
Lower than 72% of police and fire services
Based on 22 procurements
Won by small firms
67%
Higher than 72% of police and fire services
Based on 21 winning suppliers
Direct awards
18%
Lower than 75% of police and fire services
Based on 22 procurements

Compared with other police and fire services

Advertised openly, 58 police and fire services
Show as a table
RangeBuyers
0–10%13
10–20%10
20–30%7
30–40%5
40–50%3
50–60%7
60–70%3
70–80%2
80–90%4
90–100%4
Won by small firms, 54 police and fire services
Show as a table
RangeBuyers
0–10%1
10–20%1
20–30%3
30–40%7
40–50%7
50–60%11
60–70%13
70–80%7
80–90%4
90–100%0

Each column is a group of police and fire services with similar figures. The coloured column holds Essex Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner Fire and 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
Lee Valley Hire AgreementGreenwich Leisure Limited£65k9 Dec 2026

4 more contracts end in the next 12 months.

Recent contract awards