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# Royal Berkshire Fire Authority · UK Public Procurement Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/royal-berkshire-fire-authority-GB-PPON-PGTB-9133-ZLDZ). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Authority Summary:** Royal Berkshire Fire Authority is a Police & fire based in South East England. Tracked in the Tenderline open procurement catalogue across 49 published procedures, with 0 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Information
- **Contracting Authority:** Royal Berkshire Fire Authority
- **Classification:** Police & fire
- **Delivery Region:** South East England
- **Authority ID:** `GB-PPON-PGTB-9133-ZLDZ` (Official UK PPON)
- **Live Open Tenders:** 0
- **Total Published Procedures:** 49
- **Published Award Value (24 months):** £6.1m (median award: £50k) across 29 of 29 eligible published values (VAT excluded; not actual spend)
- **Official Registers:** ons-geography (Royal Berkshire)
- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/royal-berkshire-fire-authority-GB-PPON-PGTB-9133-ZLDZ

## Competition & Bidding Profile
- **Typical Bids per Lot:** 2 bids (median of 2 published per-lot bid counts on contested contract notices)
- **Single-Bid Lots:** 50% of lots drew only 1 bidder
- **Median Price Movement:** at the published estimate (median of 1 comparable awards)

## Procurement Vehicles & Sourcing Routes
- **Commercial Tools (24m):** Contract: 33 (100%)
- **Sourcing Procedures (24m):** Limited / restricted: 19 (58%), Direct award: 6 (18%), Open: 4 (12%), Selective: 2 (6%), Route not published: 2 (6%)

## Primary Procurement Sectors (CPV)
1. **[Business services: law, marketing, consulting](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/business-services-consultancy-79000000) (CPV 79):** 3 notices, last 24 months (9% of this period)
2. **[Administration, defence and social security](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/administration-defence-and-social-security-services-75000000) (CPV 75):** 2 notices, last 24 months (6% of this period)
3. **[Industrial machinery](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/industrial-machinery-42000000) (CPV 42):** 1 notices, last 24 months (3% of this period)
4. **[Construction work](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/construction-civil-engineering-45000000) (CPV 45):** 1 notices, last 24 months (3% of this period)
5. **[Software package and information systems](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/software-packages-erp-48000000) (CPV 48):** 1 notices, last 24 months (3% of this period)

## Key Awarded Suppliers
1. **[British Telecommunications Plc](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/british-telecommunications-plc-coh-01800000):** 2 procedures
2. **[GatenbySanderson Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/gatenbysanderson-limited-coh-04451141):** 2 procedures
3. **[SSS PUBLIC SAFETY LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/sss-public-safety-limited-coh-13052116):** 2 procedures (3 awards)
4. **[Corrigenda Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/corrigenda-limited-coh-03920337):** 2 procedures
5. **[Cotrim](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/cotrim-coh-lp014805):** 1 procedures (2 awards)

## Largest Public Contract Awards
Top public contracts awarded by this authority:
1. **[Securitas Security Services (UK) Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/securitas-security-services-uk-limited-coh-01146486):** £2.4m · [Contingency Fire Crew Service](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/contingency-fire-crew-service-ocds-h6vhtk-04b207)
2. **[RIDGE AND PARTNERS LLP](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/ridge-and-partners-llp-coh-oc309402):** £2.0m · [Multi-Disciplinary Professional Services Consultancy](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/multi-disciplinary-professional-services-consultancy-ocds-h6vhtk-0782eb) · Awarded: 7 Oct 2026
3. **[Biffa Waste Services Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/biffa-waste-services-ltd-coh-00946107):** £275k · [Waste collection, disposal and environmental services](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/waste-collecton-disposal-and-environmental-services-ocds-h6vhtk-068b8c) · Awarded: 9 Jul 2026
4. **[McAvoy Rental and Sales Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/mcavoy-rental-and-sales-ltd-GB-FTS-169653):** £110k · [Rest Pod for Windsor Fire Station](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/rest-pod-for-windsor-fire-station-ocds-h6vhtk-05f95e)
5. **[Softcat Plc](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/softcat-plc-coh-02174990):** £100k · [Provision for Website Replacement](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-for-website-replacement-ocds-h6vhtk-05a14b)

## Retender Radar & Upcoming Expiries
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 6 Months:** 4
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 18 Months:** 11
- **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 Royal Berkshire Fire Authority intelligence dossier on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/royal-berkshire-fire-authority-GB-PPON-PGTB-9133-ZLDZ#spend-analytics)

## Provenance and Open Data
- **Data Source:** Official notices published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- **Canonical Profile:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/royal-berkshire-fire-authority-GB-PPON-PGTB-9133-ZLDZ
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt