Buyer profile · Police and fire
West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Authority tenders and contracts
- Tenders published
- 14
- About one every 26 days
- Contracts awarded
- 25
- To 28 different suppliers
- Value awarded
- £1.88m
- 26 contracts, frameworks excluded
- Typical contract
- £45k
- Median value awarded
- Open now
- 2
- 3 contracts end in 90 days
Figures cover in the last 12 months, from notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
Open tenders
- £250kestimated
- £350kestimated
Coming up
Pipeline, market engagement and planned procurement notices: early warning of tenders to come.
- £60kestimated
- £70mframework ceiling
- £160kestimated
- Value not stated
- Value not stated
- Value not stated
- £250kestimated
- Value not stated
- £850kestimated
- 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, by value awarded (frameworks excluded).
How it buys
How much of its work was open to any supplier.
- Advertised openly (any supplier could bid)68%
- Direct award (no competition)32%
Scorecard
How we scoreHow West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Authority has bought over the last 12 months, compared with similar buyers.
- Time to bid
- 35 days
- Longer than 85% of police and fire services
- Based on 14 advertised tenders
- Advertised openly
- 68%
- Higher than 86% of police and fire services
- Based on 25 procurements
- Won by small firms
- 73%
- Higher than 87% of police and fire services
- Based on 30 winning suppliers
- Bids per contract
- 4.5
- About the same as most police and fire services
- Based on 12 awards
- Split into lots
- 14%
- Lower than 56% of police and fire services
- Based on 14 advertised tenders
- Direct awards
- 32%
- Lower than 61% of police and fire services
- Based on 25 procurements
- Cancelled
- 7%
- Lower than 52% of police and fire services
- Based on 14 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 | 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: 4.5
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: 68%
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: 73%
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 Yorkshire 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Skelmanthorpe Fire Station Boiler Replacement Scheme | Seddon Construction Limited | £62k | 19 Nov 2026 |
| Appliance Bay Door Replacement Scheme | Sprint Door Systems Ltd | £63k | 4 Jan 2027 |
| Transport Workshop Floor Replacement | Aspect Building Solutions Limited | — | 31 Jan 2027 |
Recent contract awards
| Contract | Won by | Value | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Airwave Connection | Motorola/AIRWAVE SOLUTIONS LTD | £155k | 12 Nov 2026 |
| HR System | Access UK Limited | — | 3 Nov 2026 |
| Resurfacing Works - Tarmac to Transport and Logistics Building, FSHQ | Nexa Surfacing Ltd | — | 19 Oct 2026 |
| Servicing, Repairs and Maintenance of Appliance Bay Doors, Auto Doors, Gates and Barriers | Industrial Door Solutions Ltd, Boundary Gate and Barrier (Contracts) Limited | — | 23 Sept 2026 |
| Powerboat Engines | E P Barrus Ltd | — | 17 Sept 2026 |
| Close Call Housing Furniture Provision | FMS Interior Services Ltd | £45k | 18 Aug 2026 |
| Transport Workshop Floor Replacement | Aspect Building Solutions Limited | — | 18 Aug 2026 |
| Inspection and Testing of Safe Access Systems | Safe Access Group Ltd | — | 12 Aug 2026 |
| Rastrick Fire Station Ventilation Works | Aspect Building Solutions Limited | £52k | 3 Aug 2026 |
| Boiler Replacement Scheme Consultancy | JCP Consulting Engineers Ltd | — | 1 Aug 2026 |