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# Cheshire Fire Authority · UK Public Procurement Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/cheshire-fire-authority-GB-PPON-PXBC-3252-DZQJ). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Authority Summary:** Cheshire Fire Authority is a Police & fire based in North West England. Tracked in the Tenderline open procurement catalogue across 32 published procedures, with 0 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Information
- **Contracting Authority:** Cheshire Fire Authority
- **Classification:** Police & fire
- **Delivery Region:** North West England
- **Authority ID:** `GB-PPON-PXBC-3252-DZQJ` (Official UK PPON)
- **Live Open Tenders:** 0
- **Total Published Procedures:** 32
- **Published Award Value (24 months):** £3.3m (median award: £63k) across 14 of 14 eligible published values (VAT excluded; not actual spend)
- **Official Registers:** ons-geography (Cheshire)
- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/cheshire-fire-authority-GB-PPON-PXBC-3252-DZQJ

## Competition & Bidding Profile
- **Typical Bids per Lot:** 2.5 bids (median of 2 published per-lot bid counts on contested contract notices)
- **Single-Bid Lots:** 0% of lots drew only 1 bidder
- **Median Price Movement:** 1% below the published estimate (median of 2 comparable awards)

## Procurement Vehicles & Sourcing Routes
- **Commercial Tools (24m):** Contract: 29 (100%)
- **Sourcing Procedures (24m):** Direct award: 12 (41%), Limited / restricted: 12 (41%), Open: 3 (10%), Selective: 1 (3%), Route not published: 1 (3%)

## Primary Procurement Sectors (CPV)
1. **[Software package and information systems](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/software-packages-erp-48000000) (CPV 48):** 7 notices, last 24 months (24% of this period)
2. **[IT services: consulting, software, internet](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/it-services-software-72000000) (CPV 72):** 5 notices, last 24 months (17% of this period)
3. **[Education and training services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/education-training-80000000) (CPV 80):** 3 notices, last 24 months (10% of this period)
4. **[Radio, television, communication](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/radio-television-communication-telecommunication-and-related-32000000) (CPV 32):** 2 notices, last 24 months (7% of this period)
5. **[Transport equipment and products](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/transport-equipment-vehicles-34000000) (CPV 34):** 1 notices, last 24 months (3% of this period)

## Key Awarded Suppliers
1. **[Capita Business Services Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/capita-business-services-ltd-coh-02299747):** 2 procedures
2. **[PIRANHA AUDIO VISUAL LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/piranha-audio-visual-limited-coh-08116126):** 2 procedures
3. **[ANYWHERE SIM LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/anywhere-sim-limited-coh-09615065):** 2 procedures
4. **[Emergency One (UK) Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/emergency-one-uk-limited-coh-sc319443):** 2 procedures
5. **[Rosenbauer UK Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/rosenbauer-uk-limited-coh-06583030):** 1 procedures (2 awards)

## Largest Public Contract Awards
Top public contracts awarded by this authority:
1. **[INTERSPIRO LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/interspiro-limited-coh-01194705):** £1.3m · [Breathing Apparatus and Associated Items](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/breathing-apparatus-and-associated-items-ocds-h6vhtk-067670)
2. **[Motorola Solutions UK Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/motorola-solutions-uk-ltd-coh-00912182):** £1.1m · [Incident Command System Software](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/incident-command-system-software-ocds-h6vhtk-066e05)
3. **[Ricardo AEA Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/ricardo-aea-ltd-coh-08229264):** £235k · [Chemical Hazard Database](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/chemical-hazard-database-ocds-h6vhtk-04ce58)
4. **[PIRANHA AUDIO VISUAL LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/piranha-audio-visual-limited-coh-08116126):** £148k · [Maintenance Service for Interactive Features Lighting and Scenery](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/maintenance-service-for-interactive-features-lighting-and-scenery-ocds-h6vhtk-055f67) · Awarded: 27 Aug 2025
5. **[Capita Business Services Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/capita-business-services-ltd-coh-02299747):** £88k · [Wide Area Network Services CPA/SPU/2762](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/wide-area-network-services-cpa-spu-2762-ocds-h6vhtk-060eff)

## Retender Radar & Upcoming Expiries
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 6 Months:** 4
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 18 Months:** 10
- **Catalogue Retender Radar:** [Track upcoming UK contract expiries](https://tenderline.uk/retenders)

## Award Values & Counterparties
> **Complete Contracting Authority Dossier:** Published award values over 24 months, supplier rosters, contract expiry dates, and direct award breakdowns are available in the interactive dossier on Tenderline:
> [Explore full Cheshire Fire Authority intelligence dossier on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/cheshire-fire-authority-GB-PPON-PXBC-3252-DZQJ#spend-analytics)

## Provenance and Open Data
- **Data Source:** Official notices published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- **Canonical Profile:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/cheshire-fire-authority-GB-PPON-PXBC-3252-DZQJ
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt