Buyer profile · Police and fire
Scottish Police Authority tenders and contracts
- Tenders published
- 32
- About one every 11 days
- Contracts awarded
- 29
- To 55 different suppliers
- Value awarded
- £26.4m
- 19 contracts, frameworks excluded
- Typical contract
- £525k
- Median value awarded
- Open now
- 1
- 1 contracts end in 90 days
Figures cover in the last 12 months, from notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
Open tenders
- £500kframework ceiling
Coming up
Pipeline, market engagement and planned procurement notices: early warning of tenders to come.
- Value not stated
- £1mframework ceiling
- Value not stated
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When it goes to market
Tender notices published each month. Active in 11 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)94%
- Framework call-off (only suppliers on the framework)2%
- Direct award (no competition)4%
Scorecard
How we scoreHow Scottish Police Authority has bought over the last 12 months, compared with similar buyers.
- Time to bid
- 32 days
- Longer than 70% of police and fire services
- Based on 32 advertised tenders
- Advertised openly
- 94%
- Higher than 98% of police and fire services
- Based on 47 procurements
- Won by small firms
- 65%
- Higher than 65% of police and fire services
- Based on 55 winning suppliers
- Bids per contract
- 4.5
- About the same as most police and fire services
- Based on 46 awards
- Split into lots
- 22%
- Higher than 74% of police and fire services
- Based on 32 advertised tenders
- Direct awards
- 4%
- Lower than 91% of police and fire services
- Based on 47 procurements
- Cancelled
- 6%
- Lower than 56% of police and fire services
- Based on 32 tenders
Compared with other police and fire services
Scottish Police Authority: 32 days
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| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–5 days | 0 |
| 5–10 days | 0 |
| 10–15 days | 0 |
| 15–20 days | 0 |
| 20–25 days | 1 |
| 25–30 days | 12 |
| 30–35 days | 11 |
| 35–40 days | 4 |
| 40–45 days | 0 |
| 45–50 days | 0 |
| 50–55 days | 0 |
| 55–60 days | 0 |
| 60+ days | 0 |
Scottish Police Authority: 4.5
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| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–2 bids | 3 |
| 2–4 bids | 5 |
| 4–6 bids | 8 |
| 6–8 bids | 3 |
| 8–10 bids | 2 |
| 10–12 bids | 0 |
| 12–14 bids | 0 |
| 14–16 bids | 1 |
| 16–18 bids | 0 |
| 18–20 bids | 0 |
| 20+ bids | 0 |
Scottish Police Authority: 94%
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| 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 |
Scottish Police Authority: 65%
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| 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 Scottish Police 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.
| Contract | Current supplier | Value | Ends |
|---|---|---|---|
| Supply, Delivery and Installation of Office Furniture | Flexiform Business Furniture Ltd, Flexiform Limited | £3.9m | 30 Nov 2026 |