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# South Wales Fire and Rescue Service · UK Public Procurement Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/south-wales-fire-and-rescue-service-GB-PPON-PQMW-9436-MMYZ). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Authority Summary:** South Wales Fire and Rescue Service is a Police & fire based in Wales (Cymru). Tracked in the Tenderline open procurement catalogue across 59 published procedures, with 3 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Information
- **Contracting Authority:** South Wales Fire and Rescue Service
- **Classification:** Police & fire
- **Delivery Region:** Wales (Cymru)
- **Authority ID:** `GB-PPON-PQMW-9436-MMYZ` (Official UK PPON)
- **Live Open Tenders:** 3
- **Total Published Procedures:** 59
- **Published Award Value (24 months):** £3.7m (median award: £100k) across 11 of 11 eligible published values (VAT excluded; not actual spend)
- **Official Registers:** ons-geography (South Wales)
- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/south-wales-fire-and-rescue-service-GB-PPON-PQMW-9436-MMYZ

## Competition & Bidding Profile
- **Typical Bids per Lot:** 8 bids (median of 6 published per-lot bid counts on contested contract notices)
- **Single-Bid Lots:** 17% of lots drew only 1 bidder
- **Median Price Movement:** 31% below the published estimate (median of 1 comparable awards)

## Procurement Vehicles & Sourcing Routes
- **Commercial Tools (24m):** Contract: 16 (62%), Framework: 10 (38%)
- **Sourcing Procedures (24m):** Open: 23 (88%), Selective: 2 (8%), Direct award: 1 (4%)

## Primary Procurement Sectors (CPV)
1. **[Repair and maintenance services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/repair-maintenance-50000000) (CPV 50):** 5 notices, last 24 months (19% of this period)
2. **[Education and training services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/education-training-80000000) (CPV 80):** 4 notices, last 24 months (15% of this period)
3. **[Industrial machinery](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/industrial-machinery-42000000) (CPV 42):** 3 notices, last 24 months (12% of this period)
4. **[Software package and information systems](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/software-packages-erp-48000000) (CPV 48):** 3 notices, last 24 months (12% of this period)
5. **[IT services: consulting, software, internet](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/it-services-software-72000000) (CPV 72):** 2 notices, last 24 months (8% of this period)

## Key Awarded Suppliers
1. **[Trio Building Contractors Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/trio-building-contractors-ltd-coh-08892295):** 4 procedures (7 awards)
2. **[2D Building Contractors](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/2d-building-contractors-coh-07467640):** 4 procedures
3. **[GREEN RISK ASSESSMENT LTD](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/green-risk-assessment-ltd-coh-08126160):** 3 procedures
4. **[The Purple Company (UK) Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/the-purple-company-uk-ltd-coh-04895009):** 2 procedures (6 awards)
5. **[Allwag Promotions Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/allwag-promotions-ltd-coh-03602082):** 2 procedures (5 awards)

## Largest Public Contract Awards
Top public contracts awarded by this authority:
1. **[MHR International UK Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/mhr-international-uk-limited-coh-01852206):** £1.8m · [HR and Payroll System](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/human-resource-and-payroll-system-ocds-h6vhtk-06aee4) · Awarded: 15 Sept 2026
2. **[Hugh James](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/hugh-james-coh-oc358642):** £500k · [Employment Law Services](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/employment-law-services-ocds-h6vhtk-04e4b4)
3. **[RESPIREX INTERNATIONAL LTD](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/respirex-international-ltd-coh-00592506):** £462k · [Powered Respiratory Protective Suits](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/powered-respiratory-protective-suits-ocds-h6vhtk-05f9a3)
4. **[Wye Valley Demolition](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/wye-valley-demolition-coh-04293062):** £369k · [End of Life Vehicles for Training](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/end-of-life-vehicles-for-training-ocds-h6vhtk-04daa3)
5. **[Crown Garden Services](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/crown-garden-services-GB-FTS-8612):** £134k · [General Grounds Maintenance Services – Zone 1](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/grounds-maintenance-ocds-h6vhtk-04ce1d)

## Retender Radar & Upcoming Expiries
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 6 Months:** 0
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 18 Months:** 2
- **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 South Wales Fire and Rescue Service intelligence dossier on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/south-wales-fire-and-rescue-service-GB-PPON-PQMW-9436-MMYZ#spend-analytics)

## Provenance and Open Data
- **Data Source:** Official notices published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- **Canonical Profile:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/south-wales-fire-and-rescue-service-GB-PPON-PQMW-9436-MMYZ
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt