Buyer profile · Police and fire

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

East of EnglandWithamWebsite

Tenders published
5
About one every 73 days
Contracts awarded
23
To 17 different suppliers
Value awarded
£1.18m
20 contracts, frameworks excluded
Typical contract
£27k
Median value awarded
Open now
0
3 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 Essex has no tenders open right now.

Coming up

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

  1. Fire Alarms and Emergency Lighting Replacement at Harlow Police Station

    East of EnglandConstruction, Electrical

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

    £350kestimated
  2. Fire Alarms and Emergency Lighting Replacement at Harlow Police Station

    East of EnglandConstruction, Electrical

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

    £350kestimated
  3. Fire Alarms and Emergency Lighting Replacement at Harlow Police Station

    East of EnglandConstruction, Electrical

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

    £350kestimated

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. 8 contracts
  2. 1 contract
  3. 1 contract
  4. Kohler uniterruptible PowerSME£164k
    1 contract
  5. 4 contracts
  6. R B Emerson LtdSME£49k
    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)17%
  • Invited quotes (the buyer chose whom to ask)62%
  • Direct award (no competition)21%
Based on 29 procurements.

Scorecard

How we score

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

Advertised openly
17%
Lower than 63% of police and fire services
Based on 29 procurements
Won by small firms
52%
Lower than 58% of police and fire services
Based on 27 winning suppliers
Split into lots
60%
Higher than 93% of police and fire services
Based on 5 advertised tenders
Direct awards
21%
Lower than 67% of police and fire services
Based on 29 procurements
Cancelled
0%
About the same as most police and fire services
Based on 5 tenders

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 Essex.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
Forensic Freezers Essex Police HeadquartersAxis Europe£260k30 Sept 2026
Harwich Police Office ShutteringJ W Steele & Sons Ltd£22k30 Oct 2026
UPS replacement ChigwellKohler uniterruptible Power£164k30 Nov 2026

1 more contract ends in the next 12 months.

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