Buyer profile · Police and fire
West Midlands Fire and Rescue Authority tenders and contracts
- Tenders published
- 7
- About one every 52 days
- Contracts awarded
- 25
- To 32 different suppliers
- Value awarded
- £1.84m
- 12 contracts, frameworks excluded
- Typical contract
- £161k
- Median value awarded
- Open now
- 1
- 5 contracts end in 90 days
Figures cover in the last 12 months, from notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
Open tenders
- £636kestimated
Coming up
Pipeline, market engagement and planned procurement notices: early warning of tenders to come.
- £400kestimated
- £36kestimated
- Value not stated
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.
How it buys
How much of its work was open to any supplier.
- Advertised openly (any supplier could bid)33%
- Framework call-off (only suppliers on the framework)4%
- Invited quotes (the buyer chose whom to ask)15%
- Direct award (no competition)48%
Scorecard
How we scoreHow West Midlands Fire and Rescue Authority has bought over the last 12 months, compared with similar buyers.
- Time to bid
- 31 days
- Longer than 63% of police and fire services
- Based on 7 advertised tenders
- Advertised openly
- 33%
- Higher than 51% of police and fire services
- Based on 27 procurements
- Won by small firms
- 73%
- Higher than 74% of police and fire services
- Based on 37 winning suppliers
- Bids per contract
- 9.5
- More than 92% of police and fire services
- Based on 8 awards
- Split into lots
- 57%
- Higher than all other police and fire services
- Based on 7 advertised tenders
- Direct awards
- 48%
- Higher than 65% of police and fire services
- Based on 27 procurements
- Cancelled
- 0%
- About the same as most police and fire services
- Based on 7 tenders
Compared with other police and fire services
This buyer: 31 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 | 8 |
| 30–35 days | 11 |
| 35–40 days | 1 |
| 40–45 days | 0 |
| 45–50 days | 0 |
| 50–55 days | 0 |
| 55–60 days | 0 |
| 60+ days | 0 |
This buyer: 9.5
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–2 bids | 0 |
| 2–4 bids | 3 |
| 4–6 bids | 4 |
| 6–8 bids | 2 |
| 8–10 bids | 3 |
| 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: 33%
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–10% | 9 |
| 10–20% | 9 |
| 20–30% | 3 |
| 30–40% | 6 |
| 40–50% | 2 |
| 50–60% | 5 |
| 60–70% | 7 |
| 70–80% | 1 |
| 80–90% | 4 |
| 90–100% | 4 |
This buyer: 73%
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–10% | 1 |
| 10–20% | 1 |
| 20–30% | 4 |
| 30–40% | 4 |
| 40–50% | 4 |
| 50–60% | 8 |
| 60–70% | 9 |
| 70–80% | 8 |
| 80–90% | 4 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smart Lite Bulk AdBlue Tank | Greenchem (Solutions) Limited | £35k | 29 Sept 2026 |
| WMFS Interim Counselling Services | DR Katie. Psychological Consultancy Limited | £31k | 6 Oct 2026 |
| Oldbury Fire House internal wall works | Three Pines Building Co. Limited | — | 14 Oct 2026 |
| Firehouse demolition works | Three Pines Building Co. Limited | — | 29 Oct 2026 |
| Electrical Relocation Works at Oldbury Fire House | RS Electrical & Property Maintenance Ltd | — | 30 Nov 2026 |