Buyer profile · Police and fire
West Midlands Fire and Rescue Authority tenders and contracts
- Tenders published
- 13
- About one every 28 days
- Contracts awarded
- 42
- To 66 different suppliers
- Value awarded
- £2.7m
- 20 contracts, frameworks excluded
- Typical contract
- £117k
- Median value awarded
- Open now
- 3
- 3 contracts end in 90 days
Figures cover in the last 12 months, from notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
Open tenders
- £90kestimated
- £250kestimated
- £250kestimated
Coming up
Pipeline, market engagement and planned procurement notices: early warning of tenders to come.
- £36kestimated
- Value not stated
When it goes to market
Tender notices published each month. Active in 8 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.
How it buys
How much of its work was open to any supplier.
- Advertised openly (any supplier could bid)34%
- Framework call-off (only suppliers on the framework)2%
- Invited quotes (the buyer chose whom to ask)25%
- Direct award (no competition)39%
Scorecard
How we scoreHow West Midlands Fire and Rescue Authority has bought over the last 12 months, compared with similar buyers.
- Time to bid
- 32 days
- Longer than 63% of police and fire services
- Based on 13 advertised tenders
- Advertised openly
- 34%
- Higher than 61% of police and fire services
- Based on 44 procurements
- Won by small firms
- 74%
- Higher than 89% of police and fire services
- Based on 77 winning suppliers
- Bids per contract
- 9
- More than 95% of police and fire services
- Based on 18 awards
- Split into lots
- 54%
- Higher than all other police and fire services
- Based on 13 advertised tenders
- Direct awards
- 39%
- Lower than 52% of police and fire services
- Based on 44 procurements
- Cancelled
- 0%
- Lower than 67% of police and fire services
- Based on 13 tenders
Compared with other police and fire services
This buyer: 32 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: 9
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–2 bids | 3 |
| 2–4 bids | 5 |
| 4–6 bids | 8 |
| 6–8 bids | 3 |
| 8–10 bids | 2 |
| 10–12 bids | 0 |
| 12–14 bids | 0 |
| 14–16 bids | 1 |
| 16–18 bids | 0 |
| 18–20 bids | 0 |
| 20+ bids | 0 |
This buyer: 34%
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: 74%
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 West Midlands 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electrical Relocation Works at Oldbury Fire House | RS Electrical & Property Maintenance Ltd | — | 30 Nov 2026 |
| WMFS Supervisory Management Training for People Development_2025 | Confident Conversations Ltd | £52k | 31 Dec 2026 |
| Communication Support 2025-27 | Hood & Woolf Limited | £50k | 31 Dec 2026 |