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# Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Authority · UK Public Procurement Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/dorset-wiltshire-fire-and-rescue-authority-GB-PPON-PBHD-1355-WLCT). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Authority Summary:** Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Authority is a Police & fire based in South West England. Tracked in the Tenderline open procurement catalogue across 32 published procedures, with 1 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Information
- **Contracting Authority:** Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Authority
- **Classification:** Police & fire
- **Delivery Region:** South West England
- **Authority ID:** `GB-PPON-PBHD-1355-WLCT` (Official UK PPON)
- **Live Open Tenders:** 1
- **Total Published Procedures:** 32
- **Published Award Value (24 months):** £4.6m (median award: £181k) across 15 of 15 eligible published values (VAT excluded; not actual spend)
- **Official Registers:** ons-geography (Dorset & Wiltshire)
- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/dorset-wiltshire-fire-and-rescue-authority-GB-PPON-PBHD-1355-WLCT

## Competition & Bidding Profile
- **Typical Bids per Lot:** 6 bids (median of 10 published per-lot bid counts on contested contract notices)
- **Single-Bid Lots:** 0% of lots drew only 1 bidder
- **Median Price Movement:** 2% above the published estimate (median of 7 comparable awards)

## Procurement Vehicles & Sourcing Routes
- **Commercial Tools (24m):** Contract: 27 (100%)
- **Sourcing Procedures (24m):** Open: 12 (44%), Limited / restricted: 6 (22%), Route not published: 4 (15%), Direct award: 3 (11%), Selective: 2 (7%)

## Primary Procurement Sectors (CPV)
1. **[Petroleum, coal, oil and gas](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/petroleum-products-fuel-electricity-and-other-sources-of-ene-09000000) (CPV 09):** 6 notices, last 24 months (22% of this period)
2. **[Software package and information systems](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/software-packages-erp-48000000) (CPV 48):** 3 notices, last 24 months (11% of this period)
3. **[Repair and maintenance services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/repair-maintenance-50000000) (CPV 50):** 3 notices, last 24 months (11% of this period)
4. **[Architectural, construction, engineering](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/architecture-engineering-71000000) (CPV 71):** 3 notices, last 24 months (11% of this period)
5. **[Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/cleaning-environmental-services-90000000) (CPV 90):** 3 notices, last 24 months (11% of this period)

## Key Awarded Suppliers
1. **[Total Energies Gas & Power](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/total-energies-gas-power-coh-02172239):** 2 procedures
2. **[Biffa Waste Services Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/biffa-waste-services-ltd-coh-00946107):** 1 procedures (2 awards)
3. **[Whitehead Building Services](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/whitehead-building-services-coh-01394970):** 1 procedures (2 awards)
4. **[Certas Energy UK Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/certas-energy-uk-limited-coh-04168225):** 1 procedures
5. **[CORONA ENERGY LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/corona-energy-limited-coh-03241012):** 1 procedures

## Largest Public Contract Awards
Top public contracts awarded by this authority:
1. **[EDF Energy Customers Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/edf-energy-customers-limited-coh-02228297):** £2.1m · [Electricity Supply 2029-2033](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/electricity-supply-2029-2033-ocds-h6vhtk-078754)
2. **[Total Energies Gas & Power](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/total-energies-gas-power-coh-02172239):** £537k · [Gas Supply 29-33](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/gas-supply-29-33-ocds-h6vhtk-07873f)
3. **[Churchill Contract Services Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/churchill-contract-services-limited-coh-03762020):** £283k · [Water Hygiene and Legionella Management Services](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/water-hygiene-and-legionella-management-services-ocds-h6vhtk-06d547)
4. **[Total Energies Gas & Power](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/total-energies-gas-power-coh-02172239):** £263k · [Gas Supply 2027-2029](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/supply-of-gas-2027-2029-ocds-h6vhtk-0786e2)
5. **[Certas Energy UK Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/certas-energy-uk-limited-coh-04168225):** £242k · [Supply of Bulk Fuel](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/supply-of-bulk-fuel-ocds-h6vhtk-068e70)

## Retender Radar & Upcoming Expiries
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 6 Months:** 3
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 18 Months:** 5
- **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 Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Authority intelligence dossier on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/dorset-wiltshire-fire-and-rescue-authority-GB-PPON-PBHD-1355-WLCT#spend-analytics)

## Provenance and Open Data
- **Data Source:** Official notices published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- **Canonical Profile:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/dorset-wiltshire-fire-and-rescue-authority-GB-PPON-PBHD-1355-WLCT
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt