Buyer profile · Police and fire
Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Authority tenders and contracts
- Tenders published
- 9
- About one every 41 days
- Contracts awarded
- 24
- To 25 different suppliers
- Value awarded
- £2.93m
- 27 contracts, frameworks excluded
- Typical contract
- £56k
- 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
Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Authority has no tenders open right now.
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.
Who it buys from
Suppliers awarded contracts in the last 12 months, by value awarded (frameworks excluded).
How it buys
How much of its work was open to any supplier.
- Advertised openly (any supplier could bid)41%
- Framework call-off (only suppliers on the framework)11%
- Direct award (no competition)48%
Scorecard
How we scoreHow Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Authority has bought over the last 12 months, compared with similar buyers.
- Time to bid
- 33 days
- Longer than 78% of police and fire services
- Based on 9 advertised tenders
- Advertised openly
- 41%
- Higher than 66% of police and fire services
- Based on 27 procurements
- Won by small firms
- 56%
- Higher than 56% of police and fire services
- Based on 25 winning suppliers
- Split into lots
- 11%
- Lower than 67% of police and fire services
- Based on 9 advertised tenders
- Direct awards
- 48%
- Higher than 59% of police and fire services
- Based on 27 procurements
- Cancelled
- 0%
- Lower than 67% of police and fire services
- Based on 9 tenders
Compared with other police and fire services
This buyer: 33 days
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–5 days | 0 |
| 5–10 days | 0 |
| 10–15 days | 0 |
| 15–20 days | 0 |
| 20–25 days | 1 |
| 25–30 days | 12 |
| 30–35 days | 11 |
| 35–40 days | 4 |
| 40–45 days | 0 |
| 45–50 days | 0 |
| 50–55 days | 0 |
| 55–60 days | 0 |
| 60+ days | 0 |
This buyer: 41%
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 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 |
This buyer: 56%
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 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 Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Authority.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.
| Contract | Current supplier | Value | Ends |
|---|---|---|---|
| Volvo Vehicle Parts | Volvo Group UK Ltd | £79k | 25 Nov 2026 |
| Installation of Automatic Gates at Stations Sunderland Central and South Shields | Security and Fire Experts Limited | £51k | 30 Nov 2026 |
Recent contract awards
| Contract | Won by | Value | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Incident Command Training and Accreditation | K Lamb Associates Ltd | £187k | 20 Oct 2026 |
| Circuits and Network Hardware | Aspire Technology Solutions Ltd | — | 21 Sept 2026 |
| Cleaning Materials | Auk Supplies Limited/Tas Auk Hygiene | — | 1 Sept 2026 |
| People & Culture Development Programme | Alan Baldwin Services Limited | — | 12 Aug 2026 |
| Stock Condition Surveys | Ridge and Partners LLP | — | 10 Aug 2026 |
| Service Gymnasium equipment, servicing and maintenance. | Fitness Warehouse Ltd | — | 3 Aug 2026 |
| Office Supplies | Lyreco UK Limited | — | 1 Aug 2026 |
| Software Licenses SQL | Softwareone UK Limited | — | 7 Jul 2026 |
| A07 Refresh of Hardware | Pacific Computer Ltd | — | 26 Jun 2026 |
| Drill/Training Tower Construction at West Denton Fire Station | Crofton Engineering Limited | — | 23 Jun 2026 |