Buyer profile · Police and fire

The Police and Crime Commissioner for Avon & Somerset tenders and contracts

South WestPortisheadWebsite

Tenders published
4
About one every 91 days
Contracts awarded
11
To 15 different suppliers
Value awarded
£2m
7 contracts, frameworks excluded
Typical contract
£127k
Median value awarded
Open now
0
1 contracts end in 90 days

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

Open tenders

The Police and Crime Commissioner for Avon & Somerset has no tenders open right now.

Coming up

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

  1. Print Strategy - Multifunctional Devices (MFDs), Bulk Print and Hybrid Mail Market Engagement

    South WestOffice supplies and equipment, Printing

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    Value not stated
  2. Specialist Police Vehicle Conversions

    South WestVehicles and fleet

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    Value not stated
  3. Generator Servicing and Maintenance

    South WestElectrical

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    £82kestimated
  4. Avon and Somerset Police Catering Services

    South WestCatering

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    £750kestimated

When it goes to market

Tender notices published each month. Active in 4 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. 1 contract

How it buys

How much of its work was open to any supplier.

  • Advertised openly (any supplier could bid)44%
  • Framework call-off (only suppliers on the framework)22%
  • Invited quotes (the buyer chose whom to ask)22%
  • Direct award (no competition)11%
Based on 9 procurements.

Scorecard

How we score

How The Police and Crime Commissioner for Avon & Somerset has bought over the last 12 months, compared with similar buyers.

Advertised openly
44%
Higher than 71% of police and fire services
Based on 9 procurements
Won by small firms
33%
Lower than 91% of police and fire services
Based on 15 winning suppliers
Bids per contract
4.5
About the same as most police and fire services
Based on 6 awards
Direct awards
11%
Lower than 86% of police and fire services
Based on 9 procurements

Compared with other police and fire services

Bids per contract, 22 police and fire services
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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
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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 The Police and Crime Commissioner for Avon & Somerset.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.

ContractCurrent supplierValueEnds
Wilfred Fuller - Roof and Internal RefurbishmentD R A Maintenance Ltd£972k18 Dec 2026

3 more contracts end in the next 12 months.

Recent contract awards