Buyer profile · Police and fire
Merseyside Fire and Rescue Authority tenders and contracts
- Tenders published
- 1
- In the last 12 months
- Contracts awarded
- 45
- To 43 different suppliers
- Value awarded
- £42.5m
- 42 contracts, frameworks excluded
- Typical contract
- £175k
- Median value awarded
- Open now
- 0
- 4 coming up
Figures cover in the last 12 months, from notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
Open tenders
Merseyside Fire and 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
- £10mestimated
- Value not stated
- £160mestimated
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).
How it buys
How much of its work was open to any supplier.
- Advertised openly (any supplier could bid)2%
- Direct award (no competition)98%
Scorecard
How we scoreHow Merseyside Fire and Rescue Authority has bought over the last 12 months, compared with similar buyers.
- Advertised openly
- 2%
- Lower than 89% of police and fire services
- Based on 45 procurements
- Won by small firms
- 51%
- Lower than 61% of police and fire services
- Based on 49 winning suppliers
- Direct awards
- 98%
- Higher than 95% of police and fire services
- Based on 45 procurements
Compared with other police and fire services
This buyer: 2%
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: 51%
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 Merseyside 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.
No contracts we hold from Merseyside Fire and Rescue Authority end in the next 90 days.
Recent contract awards
| Contract | Won by | Value | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gym Equipment | Fitness Warehouse Ltd | — | 10 Nov 2026 |
| Supply & Design of High Volume Pump (HVP) Support Vehicles | Wilker U.K. Limited | — | 10 Nov 2026 |
| Supply of Replacement Parts | Fleet Factors | — | 28 Oct 2026 |
| Temporary Van Hire | Dawsongroup Vans Limited | £41k | 26 Oct 2026 |
| Re-validation of Swift Water / Rope Rescue Supervisors / Instructors | The Outreach Organisation Ltd | — | 26 Oct 2026 |
| Defibrillators | SP Services (UK) Limited | — | 15 Oct 2026 |
| Business Rates Consultancy | Avison Young (UK) Limited | — | 14 Oct 2026 |
| Rescue Support and Stabilisation Equipment | Vimpex Ltd | £5.36m | 12 Oct 2026 |
| Supply of Station Wear | WM Sugden & Sons Ltd | — | 9 Oct 2026 |
| Provision of Body Worn Cameras | Axon Public Safety UK Limited | — | 5 Oct 2026 |