Buyer profile · Police and fire

Police and Crime Commissioner for West Midlands tenders and contracts

West MidlandsBirminghamWebsite

Tenders published
15
About one every 24 days
Contracts awarded
24
To 25 different suppliers
Value awarded
£60.5m
17 contracts, frameworks excluded
Typical contract
£467k
Median value awarded
Open now
0
10 coming up

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

Open tenders

Police and Crime Commissioner for West Midlands has no tenders open right now.

Coming up

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

  1. Managed Mobility Service

    West MidlandsTelecoms and networks

    Upcoming

    £2.5mestimated
  2. Radio Communication Services

    West MidlandsTelecoms and networks

    Upcoming

    £25mestimated
  3. Public Cloud Services

    West MidlandsIT services and software

    Upcoming

    £1.94mestimated
  4. Microsoft Enterprise Subscription

    West MidlandsIT services and software

    Upcoming

    £14mestimated
  5. £4.58mestimated
  6. Air Conditioning Equipment - Maintenance

    West MidlandsBuilding maintenance and repairs

    Upcoming

    £4mestimated
  7. West Midlands First Contact Assessment and Referral, Restorative Justice, and Hate Crime Victims Services

    West MidlandsSocial and domiciliary care, Legal services

    Upcoming3 lotsSuitable for SMEs

    Value not stated
  8. Enterprise to Employment

    West MidlandsTraining

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    Value not stated
  9. Forensic Case Management System

    UK-wideIT services and software

    Upcoming

    Value not stated
  10. West Midlands Road Traffic Collision Support

    West Midlands

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

    Value not stated

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. 1 contract
  5. 1 contract
  6. 1 contract
  7. 1 contract
  8. 2 contracts

How it buys

How much of its work was open to any supplier.

  • Advertised openly (any supplier could bid)49%
  • Invited quotes (the buyer chose whom to ask)3%
  • Direct award (no competition)49%
Based on 37 procurements.

Scorecard

How we score

How Police and Crime Commissioner for West Midlands has bought over the last 12 months, compared with similar buyers.

Time to bid
25 days
Shorter than all other police and fire services
Based on 13 advertised tenders
Advertised openly
49%
Higher than 65% of police and fire services
Based on 37 procurements
Won by small firms
40%
Lower than 75% of police and fire services
Based on 25 winning suppliers
Bids per contract
3
Fewer than 65% of police and fire services
Based on 7 awards
Split into lots
20%
About the same as most police and fire services
Based on 15 advertised tenders
Direct awards
49%
Higher than 61% of police and fire services
Based on 37 procurements
Cancelled
7%
Higher than 63% of police and fire services
Based on 15 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 Police and Crime Commissioner for West Midlands.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 Police and Crime Commissioner for West Midlands end in the next 90 days.

5 more contracts end in the next 12 months.

Recent contract awards