Buyer profile · Police and fire

Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Authority tenders and contracts

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Tenders published
11
About one every 33 days
Contracts awarded
9
To 10 different suppliers
Value awarded
£3.61m
10 contracts, frameworks excluded
Typical contract
£162k
Median value awarded
Open now
1
1 coming up

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

Open tenders

  1. Provision of Line Marking - PA23WITT2

    WalesConstruction

    Open13 days leftLow competitionSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

    £160kestimated

Coming up

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

  1. Provision of Waste and Recycling Collection Services PA23GPAGST11

    Wales

    UpcomingLow competitionSuitable for SMEs

    £850kestimated

When it goes to market

Tender notices published each month. Active in 8 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. 1 contract

How it buys

How much of its work was open to any supplier.

  • Advertised openly (any supplier could bid)79%
  • Framework call-off (only suppliers on the framework)21%
Based on 14 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
31 days
Longer than 56% of police and fire services
Based on 11 advertised tenders
Advertised openly
79%
Higher than 89% of police and fire services
Based on 14 procurements
Won by small firms
70%
Higher than 78% of police and fire services
Based on 10 winning suppliers
Bids per contract
2
Fewer than 76% of police and fire services
Based on 8 awards
Split into lots
18%
Higher than 56% of police and fire services
Based on 11 advertised tenders
Direct awards
0%
Lower than 93% of police and fire services
Based on 14 procurements
Cancelled
0%
Lower than 67% of police and fire services
Based on 11 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 days1
25–30 days12
30–35 days11
35–40 days4
40–45 days0
45–50 days0
50–55 days0
55–60 days0
60+ days0
Bids per contract, 22 police and fire services
Show as a table
RangeBuyers
0–2 bids3
2–4 bids5
4–6 bids8
6–8 bids3
8–10 bids2
10–12 bids0
12–14 bids0
14–16 bids1
16–18 bids0
18–20 bids0
20+ bids0
Advertised openly, 57 police and fire services
Show as a table
RangeBuyers
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
Won by small firms, 55 police and fire services
Show as a table
RangeBuyers
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 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