Buyer profile · Police and fire
Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Authority tenders and contracts
- Tenders published
- 10
- About one every 37 days
- Contracts awarded
- 20
- To 21 different suppliers
- Value awarded
- £2.52m
- 23 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)50%
- Direct award (no competition)50%
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
- 35 days
- Longer than 93% of police and fire services
- Based on 10 advertised tenders
- Advertised openly
- 50%
- Higher than 67% of police and fire services
- Based on 26 procurements
- Won by small firms
- 57%
- Higher than 51% of police and fire services
- Based on 21 winning suppliers
- Split into lots
- 20%
- About the same as most police and fire services
- Based on 10 advertised tenders
- Direct awards
- 50%
- Higher than 63% of police and fire services
- Based on 26 procurements
- Cancelled
- 0%
- About the same as most police and fire services
- Based on 10 tenders
Compared with other police and fire services
This buyer: 35 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 | 0 |
| 25–30 days | 11 |
| 30–35 days | 14 |
| 35–40 days | 3 |
| 40–45 days | 0 |
| 45–50 days | 0 |
| 50–55 days | 0 |
| 55–60 days | 0 |
| 60+ days | 0 |
This buyer: 50%
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 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 |
This buyer: 57%
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 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 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 |