Buyer profile · Police and fire

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

East MidlandsWellingboroughWebsite

Tenders published
8
About one every 46 days
Contracts awarded
105
To 102 different suppliers
Value awarded
£6.11m
75 contracts, frameworks excluded
Typical contract
£48k
Median value awarded
Open now
0
7 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 Northamptonshire has no tenders open right now.

Coming up

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

  1. Provision of Open Source Tools

    East MidlandsIT services and software

    UpcomingNewSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

    Value not stated
  2. The Provision of a Digital Interview Recording (DIR) System

    East MidlandsMedical equipment and supplies, IT services and software

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

    £41kestimated
  3. The Provision of Turnout Solutions for Fire Stations

    East MidlandsTelecoms and networks

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    £300kestimated
  4. The Provision of The Drive Project (Domestic Abuse Perpetrator Intervention)

    East MidlandsSocial and domiciliary care, Healthcare services

    Upcoming

    Value not stated
  5. Provision of Forensic Extraction & Examination Licences

    East MidlandsIT services and software

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    Value not stated
  6. The provision of digital interview recording

    East MidlandsIT services and software

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    Value not stated
  7. Provision of Body Worn Video from 2027

    East MidlandsLaboratory and scientific equipment

    Upcoming

    Value not stated
  8. Provision of a Smart Storage Solution

    East MidlandsIT services and software, Computer hardware

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    Value not stated
  9. Provision of End Point Data Protection Solution

    East MidlandsIT services and software

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    Value not stated
  10. Provision of Confined Space Training and Level 2 Rope Rescue

    East MidlandsTraining

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

    Value not stated

When it goes to market

Tender notices published each month. Active in 7 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. Castle Coachworks (Northampton) LimitedSME£680k
    4 contracts
  2. 3 contracts
  3. 2 contracts
  4. 2 contracts
  5. 2 contracts
  6. 2 contracts
  7. 2 contracts
  8. 2 contracts

How it buys

How much of its work was open to any supplier.

  • Advertised openly (any supplier could bid)9%
  • Framework call-off (only suppliers on the framework)2%
  • Invited quotes (the buyer chose whom to ask)14%
  • Direct award (no competition)75%
Based on 130 procurements.

Scorecard

How we score

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

Time to bid
33 days
Longer than 79% of police and fire services
Based on 8 advertised tenders
Advertised openly
9%
Lower than 81% of police and fire services
Based on 130 procurements
Won by small firms
50%
Lower than 62% of police and fire services
Based on 114 winning suppliers
Bids per contract
4.5
Fewer than 50% of police and fire services
Based on 20 awards
Split into lots
25%
Higher than 70% of police and fire services
Based on 8 advertised tenders
Direct awards
75%
Higher than 82% of police and fire services
Based on 130 procurements
Cancelled
0%
About the same as most police and fire services
Based on 8 tenders

Compared with other police and fire services

Time to bid, 29 police and fire services
Show as a table
RangeBuyers
0–5 days0
5–10 days0
10–15 days0
15–20 days0
20–25 days0
25–30 days11
30–35 days15
35–40 days3
40–45 days0
45–50 days0
50–55 days0
55–60 days0
60+ days0
Bids per contract, 21 police and fire services
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RangeBuyers
0–2 bids2
2–4 bids6
4–6 bids6
6–8 bids3
8–10 bids3
10–12 bids0
12–14 bids0
14–16 bids1
16–18 bids0
18–20 bids0
20+ bids0
Advertised openly, 58 police and fire services
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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, Fire and Crime Commissioner for Northamptonshire.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
The provision of an FOI consultantRebecca Warhurst£99k30 Sept 2026
Provision of Major Crime Agency StaffInvestigo Limited trading as Investigo Government Solutions—1 Oct 2026
The Provision of Public Order ShieldsChiltern Global Limited£14k20 Oct 2026
Provision of Welfare Facilities at Wootton HallJ.E.T Construction (Milton Keynes) Limited£313k31 Oct 2026
Removal & Replacement of The Roof at The RangeHigham Roofing and Construction£330k20 Nov 2026
Provision of HGV TrainingLGV Trainers Ltd£22k30 Nov 2026
Provision of a Range Target SystemEcc Electronic Engineering—14 Dec 2026

41 more contracts end in the next 12 months.

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