Buyer profile · Police and fire

The Police & Crime Commissioner for Sussex tenders and contracts

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Tenders published
7
About one every 52 days
Contracts awarded
65
To 62 different suppliers
Value awarded
£27m
45 contracts, frameworks excluded
Typical contract
£128k
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 & Crime Commissioner for Sussex has no tenders open right now.

Coming up

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

  1. Night Safety Marshall Scheme

    South East

    UpcomingLow competition

    £120kestimated
  2. Anti-Social Driving Case Management System with Public Facing Website interface.

    South EastIT services and software

    UpcomingLow competitionSmall contract

    Value not stated
  3. Value not stated

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.

What its tenders ask for

Accreditations and conditions its notices mention in the last 12 months. Always check the tender documents.

  1. SIA licensing1%
    In 1 of 79 notices

Who it buys from

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

  1. 2 contracts
  2. 2 contracts
  3. 2 contracts
  4. 2 contracts
  5. Changing Chances CICSME£120k
    2 contracts
  6. 3 contracts
  7. 3 contracts
  8. 2 contracts

How it buys

How much of its work was open to any supplier.

  • Advertised openly (any supplier could bid)13%
  • Framework call-off (only suppliers on the framework)4%
  • Invited quotes (the buyer chose whom to ask)3%
  • Direct award (no competition)80%
Based on 75 procurements.

Scorecard

How we score

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

Time to bid
28 days
Shorter than 74% of police and fire services
Based on 7 advertised tenders
Advertised openly
13%
Lower than 66% of police and fire services
Based on 75 procurements
Won by small firms
49%
Lower than 72% of police and fire services
Based on 73 winning suppliers
Bids per contract
1.5
Fewer than 90% of police and fire services
Based on 6 awards
Split into lots
43%
Higher than 89% of police and fire services
Based on 7 advertised tenders
Direct awards
80%
Higher than 88% of police and fire services
Based on 75 procurements
Cancelled
29%
Higher than 89% of police and fire services
Based on 7 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 days1
25–30 days12
30–35 days11
35–40 days4
40–45 days0
45–50 days0
50–55 days0
55–60 days0
60+ days0
Bids per contract, 22 police and fire services
Show as a table
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
Show as a table
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 & Crime Commissioner for Sussex.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
Amped FiveBest Evidence Technology Ltd£66k30 Nov 2026

19 more contracts end in the next 12 months.

Recent contract awards