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name: "Essex Police, Fire & Crime Commissioner Fire & Rescue Authority"
authority_id: "GB-PPON-PNDX-2545-YHRP"
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total_procedures: 35
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median_contract_gbp: 60000
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# Essex Police, Fire & Crime Commissioner Fire & Rescue Authority · UK Public Procurement Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/essex-police-fire-crime-commissioner-fire-rescue-authority-GB-PPON-PNDX-2545-YHRP) — UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official Find a Tender notices.

> **Tenderline Authority Summary:** Essex Police, Fire & Crime Commissioner Fire & Rescue Authority is a Police & fire based in East of England. Tracked in the Tenderline open procurement catalogue across 35 published procedures, with 0 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Information
- **Contracting Authority:** Essex Police, Fire & Crime Commissioner Fire & Rescue Authority
- **Classification:** Police & fire
- **Delivery Region:** East of England
- **Authority ID:** `GB-PPON-PNDX-2545-YHRP` (Official UK PPON)
- **Live Open Tenders:** 0
- **Total Published Procedures:** 35
- **Published 24-Month Spend:** £1.9m (median award: £60k) across 28 awards
- **Official Registers:** ons-geography (Essex)
- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/essex-police-fire-crime-commissioner-fire-rescue-authority-GB-PPON-PNDX-2545-YHRP

## Competition & Bidding Profile
- **Typical Bids per Lot:** 3 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:** 37% below the published estimate (median of 1 comparable awards)

## Procurement Vehicles & Sourcing Routes
- **Commercial Tools (24m):** Contract: 28 (100%)
- **Sourcing Procedures (24m):** Limited / restricted: 12 (43%), Direct award: 5 (18%), Open: 5 (18%), Selective: 4 (14%), Route not published: 2 (7%)

## Primary Procurement Sectors (CPV)
1. **[Construction structures and materials](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/construction-materials-prefab-44000000) (CPV 44):** 2 notices, last 24 months (7% of this period)
2. **[Construction work](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/construction-civil-engineering-45000000) (CPV 45):** 2 notices, last 24 months (7% of this period)
3. **[Repair and maintenance services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/repair-maintenance-50000000) (CPV 50):** 2 notices, last 24 months (7% of this period)
4. **[Transport equipment and products](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/transport-equipment-vehicles-34000000) (CPV 34):** 1 notices, last 24 months (4% of this period)
5. **[Security, fire-fighting, police](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/security-fire-fighting-police-and-defence-equipment-35000000) (CPV 35):** 1 notices, last 24 months (4% of this period)

## Key Awarded Suppliers
1. **[Safeguard VP Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/safeguard-vp-ltd-coh-14750534):** 3 procedures
2. **[Delta Fire](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/delta-fire-coh-02517391):** 2 procedures
3. **[Protectavan Solutions Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/protectavan-solutions-ltd-coh-07939014):** 1 procedures
4. **[XMA Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/xma-limited-coh-02051703):** 1 procedures
5. **[ACS Technology Group Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/acs-technology-group-ltd-coh-06584936):** 1 procedures

## Largest Public Contract Awards
Top public contracts awarded by this authority:
1. **[Frank Halls and Son Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/frank-halls-and-son-ltd-coh-08608369):** £578k · [Planned Preventative Maintenance Wethersfield and Orsett Training Facilities](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/ecfrs00315-planned-preventative-maintenance-wethersfield-and-orsett-training-facilities-ocds-h6vhtk-04ed5b) · Awarded: 24 Oct 2025
2. **[HS Door Systems Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/hs-door-systems-ltd-coh-06513363):** £220k · [Planned Maintenance, Repair and Replacement Contract - Bay Doors](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/ecfrs00316-planned-preventative-maintenance-appliance-bay-doors-ocds-h6vhtk-04e648)
3. **[Safeguard VP Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/safeguard-vp-ltd-coh-14750534):** £144k · [Fire Investigation Vans](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/fire-investigation-vans-ocds-h6vhtk-05ee7a)
4. **[XMA Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/xma-limited-coh-02051703):** £140k · [ECFRS00509 Lenovo Laptop Replacement](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/ecfrs00509-lenovo-laptop-replacement-ocds-h6vhtk-078509)
5. **[Delta Fire](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/delta-fire-coh-02517391):** £76k · [Supply of Mainline Branches](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/supply-of-mainline-branches-ocds-h6vhtk-067071)

## Retender Radar & Upcoming Expiries
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 6 Months:** 5
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 18 Months:** 8
- **Catalogue Retender Radar:** [Track upcoming UK contract expiries](https://tenderline.uk/retenders)

## Spend & Counterparty Intelligence
> **Complete Contracting Authority Dossier:** Comprehensive 24-month spend analysis, full counterparty supplier rosters, retender radar pipelines, and direct award breakdowns are available in the interactive dossier on Tenderline:
> [Explore full Essex Police, Fire & Crime Commissioner Fire & Rescue Authority intelligence dossier on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/essex-police-fire-crime-commissioner-fire-rescue-authority-GB-PPON-PNDX-2545-YHRP#spend-analytics)

## Provenance and Open Data
- **Data Source:** Official notices published under the Open Government Licence v3.0 on Find a Tender Service.
- **Canonical Profile:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/essex-police-fire-crime-commissioner-fire-rescue-authority-GB-PPON-PNDX-2545-YHRP
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt