Buyer profile · Police and fire

The Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner for Cumbria tenders and contracts

North WestPenrith

Tenders published
4
About one every 91 days
Contracts awarded
17
To 21 different suppliers
Value awarded
£2.32m
13 contracts, frameworks excluded
Typical contract
£98k
Median value awarded
Open now
0
2 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, Fire and Crime Commissioner for Cumbria has no tenders open right now.

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.

What its tenders ask for

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

  1. TUPE applies5%
    In 1 of 20 notices

Who it buys from

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

  1. 1 contract
  2. WCF LtdSME£480k
    1 contract
  3. 1 contract
  4. 1 contract
  5. 1 contract
  6. 1 contract
  7. HLA LtdSME£98k
    1 contract
  8. 1 contract

How it buys

How much of its work was open to any supplier.

  • Advertised openly (any supplier could bid)25%
  • Invited quotes (the buyer chose whom to ask)5%
  • Direct award (no competition)70%
Based on 20 procurements.

Scorecard

How we score

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

Advertised openly
25%
Lower than 53% of police and fire services
Based on 20 procurements
Won by small firms
48%
Lower than 74% of police and fire services
Based on 21 winning suppliers
Direct awards
70%
Higher than 75% of police and fire services
Based on 20 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%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
Won by small firms, 54 police and fire services
Show as a table
RangeBuyers
0–10%1
10–20%1
20–30%3
30–40%7
40–50%7
50–60%11
60–70%13
70–80%7
80–90%4
90–100%0

Each column is a group of police and fire services with similar figures. The coloured column holds The Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner for Cumbria.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
Cumbria Pathways (Adult Out of Court Disposal Framework)Remedi-Restorative Services£115k30 Sept 2026
Cyber Liability InsuranceBeazley Group Limited£62k31 Oct 2026

9 more contracts end in the next 12 months.

Recent contract awards