Buyer profile · Police and fire

South Wales Fire and Rescue Service tenders and contracts

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Tenders published
8
About one every 46 days
Contracts awarded
2
To 4 different suppliers
Value awarded
—
No contract values stated
Typical contract
—
Median value awarded
Open now
2
0 coming up

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

Open tenders

  1. Supply of Automatic BA Washing Machine, Installation and Associated Works

    Wales

    Closing soon2 days leftSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

    £100kestimated
  2. Supply of Networking Hardware and Software

    WalesIT services and software, Computer hardware

    Open26 days leftSuitable for SMEsFramework

    £583kframework ceiling

When it goes to market

Tender notices published each month. Active in 5 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.

  1. Sional LtdSME1 contract
  2. The Purple Company (UK) LtdSME1 contract

How it buys

How much of its work was open to any supplier.

  • Advertised openly (any supplier could bid)91%
  • Direct award (no competition)9%
Based on 11 procurements.

Scorecard

How we score

How South Wales Fire and Rescue Service has bought over the last 12 months, compared with similar buyers.

Time to bid
30 days
Shorter than 52% of police and fire services
Based on 8 advertised tenders
Advertised openly
91%
Higher than 95% of police and fire services
Based on 11 procurements
Split into lots
38%
Higher than 77% of police and fire services
Based on 8 advertised tenders
Direct awards
9%
Lower than 86% of police and fire services
Based on 11 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
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

Each column is a group of police and fire services with similar figures. The coloured column holds South Wales Fire and Rescue Service.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 South Wales Fire and Rescue Service end in the next 90 days.

Recent contract awards

ContractWon byValueAwarded
Human Resource and Payroll SystemMHR International UK Limited£1.83m15 Sept 2026
Provision of Promotional ItemsAllwag Promotions Limited, The Purple Company (UK) Ltd, Sional Ltd—3 Jul 2026
Strategic Risk ManagementResilium UK Ltd—11 Sept 2025
Portable Firefighting EquipmentFire Safety Direct Ltd—8 Aug 2025