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Lancashire Combined Fire Authority tenders and contracts

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Tenders published
2
In the last 12 months
Contracts awarded
24
To 25 different suppliers
Value awarded
£8.97m
19 contracts, frameworks excluded
Typical contract
£74k
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

Lancashire Combined Fire Authority has no tenders open right now.

Coming up

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

  1. LFRS 146- Pooled Personal Protective Equipment Management System

    North WestIT services and software

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    £208kestimated

When it goes to market

Tender notices published each month. Active in 2 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. 1 contract
  3. 1 contract
  4. 1 contract
  5. 1 contract
  6. 1 contract
  7. 1 contract
  8. 1 contract

How it buys

How much of its work was open to any supplier.

  • Advertised openly (any supplier could bid)13%
  • Framework call-off (only suppliers on the framework)4%
  • Invited quotes (the buyer chose whom to ask)17%
  • Direct award (no competition)67%
Based on 24 procurements.

Scorecard

How we score

How Lancashire Combined Fire Authority has bought over the last 12 months, compared with similar buyers.

Advertised openly
13%
Lower than 87% of other public bodies
Based on 24 procurements
Won by small firms
40%
Lower than 74% of other public bodies
Based on 25 winning suppliers
Direct awards
67%
Higher than 84% of other public bodies
Based on 24 procurements

Compared with other other public bodies

Advertised openly, 320 other public bodies
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RangeBuyers
0–10%36
10–20%34
20–30%25
30–40%14
40–50%18
50–60%23
60–70%28
70–80%17
80–90%29
90–100%96
Won by small firms, 303 other public bodies
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RangeBuyers
0–10%6
10–20%14
20–30%25
30–40%27
40–50%44
50–60%49
60–70%45
70–80%39
80–90%29
90–100%25

Each column is a group of other public bodies with similar figures. The coloured column holds Lancashire Combined Fire 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
Crash Recovery Software LicencesAirbus Defence and Space Limited£64k15 Dec 2026

7 more contracts end in the next 12 months.

Recent contract awards