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The Police and Crime Commissioner for Bedfordshire tenders and contracts

East of EnglandKempstonWebsite

Tenders published
0
In the last 12 months
Contracts awarded
10
To 7 different suppliers
Value awarded
£311k
9 contracts, frameworks excluded
Typical contract
£28k
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 Bedfordshire has no tenders open right now.

Coming up

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

  1. Services relating to the Police Education Qualifications Framework PEQF

    East of EnglandEducation services, Training

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEsFramework

    Value not stated
  2. DRIVE Project for Bedfordshire

    East of EnglandSocial and domiciliary care, Healthcare services

    Upcoming2 lotsSuitable for SMEs

    £900kestimated
  3. Countywide Independent Domestic Abuse Advisor (IDVA) Service for Bedfordshire_ME

    East of EnglandSocial and domiciliary care, Healthcare services

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    £5mestimated

What it buys

Procurements in the last 12 months, by trade.

  1. IT services and software5
  2. Social and domiciliary care2
  3. Healthcare services2
  4. Construction2
  5. Building maintenance and repairs2
  6. Training1

Who it buys from

Suppliers awarded contracts in the last 12 months, by value awarded (frameworks excluded).

  1. Specialist Computer Centres Plc£88k
    4 contracts
  2. Neville's Special ProjectsSME£80k
    1 contract
  3. Softcat plc£50k
    1 contract
  4. BT plc£45k
    1 contract
  5. Hussey SeatwaySME£28k
    1 contract
  6. Creative Merchandise Ltd£20k
    1 contract
  7. Chess Cybersecurity LimitedSMENot stated
    1 contract

How it buys

How much of its work was open to any supplier.

  • Invited quotes (the buyer chose whom to ask)82%
  • Direct award (no competition)18%
Based on 11 procurements.

Scorecard

How we score

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

Advertised openly
0%
Lower than 91% of police and fire services
Based on 11 procurements
Won by small firms
30%
Lower than 87% of police and fire services
Based on 10 winning suppliers
Direct awards
18%
Lower than 75% of police and fire services
Based on 11 procurements

Compared with other police and fire services

Advertised openly, 58 police and fire services
Show as a table
RangeBuyers
0–10%13
10–20%11
20–30%7
30–40%4
40–50%3
50–60%7
60–70%3
70–80%3
80–90%3
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%4
30–40%6
40–50%4
50–60%15
60–70%12
70–80%7
80–90%3
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 Bedfordshire.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
BCH Joint DFU Pen Test 2026Chess Cybersecurity Limited—13 Nov 2026

Recent contract awards

ContractWon byValueAwarded
BCH Joint DFU Pen Test 2026Chess Cybersecurity Limited—25 Sept 2026
BEDS 8x Dell Pro Max 16 MC16250 laptop (SR00593542)Specialist Computer Centres Plc—4 Sept 2026
BEDS 17x Dell Pro 16 PC16250 (SR00573993)Specialist Computer Centres Plc—13 Aug 2026
Ersou sr00583798BT plc—12 Aug 2026
Dell PowerEdge R660Specialist Computer Centres Plc—4 Aug 2026
Hardware Request -HGST 102 JBODSoftcat plc—27 May 2026
Branded MerchandiseCreative Merchandise Ltd—20 Feb 2026
Dell R760 ServerSpecialist Computer Centres Plc—16 Feb 2026
Refurbishment Luton Airport - EnclaveNeville's Special Projects—1 Dec 2025
Replacement of retractable tiered seatingHussey Seatway—19 Nov 2025