Buyer profile · Police and fire

Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Authority tenders and contracts

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Tenders published
8
About one every 46 days
Contracts awarded
7
To 8 different suppliers
Value awarded
£3.43m
9 contracts, frameworks excluded
Typical contract
£150k
Median value awarded
Open now
1
2 coming up

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

Open tenders

  1. Supply of All Terrain Vehicles

    WalesVehicles and fleet

    Open19 days leftLow competitionSuitable for SMEs

    £400kestimated

Coming up

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

  1. Fire Scene Investigation Training

    UK-wideTraining, Education services

    UpcomingLow competitionSuitable for SMEsFramework

    £200kframework ceiling
  2. Framework for Electrical Installation and Maintenance, Including PAT & Fixed Wire Testing

    WalesConstruction, Electrical

    UpcomingLow competitionSuitable for SMEsSmall contractFramework

    £600kframework ceiling

When it goes to market

Tender notices published each month. Active in 7 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. FleetwheelSME£377k
    1 contract
  5. Mains Gas LtdSME£300k
    1 contract
  6. 1 contract
  7. 1 contract
  8. Enconvo UK LimitedSME£24k
    1 contract

How it buys

How much of its work was open to any supplier.

  • Advertised openly (any supplier could bid)80%
  • Framework call-off (only suppliers on the framework)20%
Based on 10 procurements.

Scorecard

How we score

How Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Authority has bought over the last 12 months, compared with similar buyers.

Time to bid
32 days
Longer than 63% of police and fire services
Based on 8 advertised tenders
Advertised openly
80%
Higher than 88% of police and fire services
Based on 10 procurements
Won by small firms
75%
Higher than 87% of police and fire services
Based on 8 winning suppliers
Bids per contract
2
Fewer than 75% of police and fire services
Based on 7 awards
Split into lots
13%
Lower than 67% of police and fire services
Based on 8 advertised tenders
Direct awards
0%
Lower than 91% of police and fire services
Based on 10 procurements
Cancelled
0%
About the same as most police and fire services
Based on 8 tenders

Compared with other police and fire services

Time to bid, 28 police and fire services
Show as a table
RangeBuyers
0–5 days0
5–10 days0
10–15 days0
15–20 days0
20–25 days0
25–30 days11
30–35 days14
35–40 days3
40–45 days0
45–50 days0
50–55 days0
55–60 days0
60+ days0
Bids per contract, 21 police and fire services
Show as a table
RangeBuyers
0–2 bids2
2–4 bids6
4–6 bids6
6–8 bids3
8–10 bids3
10–12 bids0
12–14 bids0
14–16 bids1
16–18 bids0
18–20 bids0
20+ bids0
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 Mid and West Wales 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 Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Authority end in the next 90 days.

Recent contract awards