Buyer profile · Police and fire
Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Authority tenders and contracts
- 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
- £400kestimated
Coming up
Pipeline, market engagement and planned procurement notices: early warning of tenders to come.
- £200kframework ceiling
- £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).
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%
Scorecard
How we scoreHow 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
This buyer: 32 days
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–5 days | 0 |
| 5–10 days | 0 |
| 10–15 days | 0 |
| 15–20 days | 0 |
| 20–25 days | 0 |
| 25–30 days | 11 |
| 30–35 days | 14 |
| 35–40 days | 3 |
| 40–45 days | 0 |
| 45–50 days | 0 |
| 50–55 days | 0 |
| 55–60 days | 0 |
| 60+ days | 0 |
This buyer: 2
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–2 bids | 2 |
| 2–4 bids | 6 |
| 4–6 bids | 6 |
| 6–8 bids | 3 |
| 8–10 bids | 3 |
| 10–12 bids | 0 |
| 12–14 bids | 0 |
| 14–16 bids | 1 |
| 16–18 bids | 0 |
| 18–20 bids | 0 |
| 20+ bids | 0 |
This buyer: 80%
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 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 |
This buyer: 75%
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 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
| Contract | Won by | Value | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Servicing, Maintenance and Replacement of Heating and Catering Equipment | Riverside Industrial Equipment Limited, Mains Gas Ltd | — | 20 Jul 2026 |
| 2G CSD Sim cards | Enconvo UK Limited | £24k | 15 Jul 2026 |
| Vehicle Workshop Parts Cleaning & Waste Management Services | Safety-Kleen U.K. Limited | £50k | 14 Jul 2026 |
| Award of Vehicle Spare Parts | Fleetwheel | £377k | 12 Jun 2026 |
| Healthcare Benefit | Benenden Healthcare Society Limited | £1.95m | 1 Jun 2026 |
| Medical Gases in Cylinders | Speciality Oxygen Service Limited | £175k | 15 May 2026 |
| Business Fire Safety Training | Compass Skills Training Limited | £400k | 25 Mar 2026 |