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# The Police and Crime Commissioner for Northumbria · UK Public Procurement Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/the-police-and-crime-commissioner-for-northumbria-GB-PPON-PCZY-7834-QRMM). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Authority Summary:** The Police and Crime Commissioner for Northumbria is a Police & fire based in North East England. Tracked in the Tenderline open procurement catalogue across 79 published procedures, with 0 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Information
- **Contracting Authority:** The Police and Crime Commissioner for Northumbria
- **Classification:** Police & fire
- **Delivery Region:** North East England
- **Authority ID:** `GB-PPON-PCZY-7834-QRMM` (Official UK PPON)
- **Live Open Tenders:** 0
- **Total Published Procedures:** 79
- **Published Award Value (24 months):** £13m (median award: £103k) across 42 of 42 eligible published values (VAT excluded; not actual spend)

- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/the-police-and-crime-commissioner-for-northumbria-GB-PPON-PCZY-7834-QRMM

## Competition & Bidding Profile
- **Typical Bids per Lot:** 4 bids (median of 10 published per-lot bid counts on contested contract notices)
- **Single-Bid Lots:** 10% of lots drew only 1 bidder
- **Median Price Movement:** at the published estimate (median of 3 comparable awards)

## Procurement Vehicles & Sourcing Routes
- **Commercial Tools (24m):** Contract: 75 (95%), Framework: 4 (5%)
- **Sourcing Procedures (24m):** Open: 31 (39%), Limited / restricted: 17 (22%), Route not published: 17 (22%), Direct award: 13 (16%), Selective: 1 (1%)

## Primary Procurement Sectors (CPV)
1. **[Software package and information systems](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/software-packages-erp-48000000) (CPV 48):** 13 notices, last 24 months (16% of this period)
2. **[Repair and maintenance services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/repair-maintenance-50000000) (CPV 50):** 7 notices, last 24 months (9% of this period)
3. **[Security, fire-fighting, police](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/security-fire-fighting-police-and-defence-equipment-35000000) (CPV 35):** 6 notices, last 24 months (8% of this period)
4. **[IT services: consulting, software, internet](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/it-services-software-72000000) (CPV 72):** 6 notices, last 24 months (8% of this period)
5. **[Clothing, footwear, bags](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/clothing-footwear-luggage-articles-and-accessories-18000000) (CPV 18):** 4 notices, last 24 months (5% of this period)

## Key Awarded Suppliers
1. **[Softcat Plc](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/softcat-plc-coh-02174990):** 6 procedures
2. **[GBM Digital Technologies Limited Trading as Sync](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/gbm-digital-technologies-limited-trading-as-sync-GB-COH-03771032):** 2 procedures
3. **[NEC Software Solutions LTD](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/nec-software-solutions-ltd-coh-00968498):** 2 procedures
4. **[MAGNET FORENSICS LLC](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/magnet-forensics-llc-GB-FTS-157765):** 2 procedures
5. **[ADT Fire & Security](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/adt-fire-security-coh-01161045):** 2 procedures

## Largest Public Contract Awards
Top public contracts awarded by this authority:
1. **[Optima Health UK Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/optima-health-uk-ltd-coh-08544676):** £2.5m · [Occupational Health Services](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/occupational-health-services-ocds-h6vhtk-06b98d)
2. **[ADT Fire & Security](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/adt-fire-security-coh-01161045):** £2.5m · [Repairs and Maintenance of Alarm Systems](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/repairs-and-maintenance-of-alarm-systems-ocds-h6vhtk-04dc3c)
3. **[Zetron Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/zetron-ltd-coh-14700366):** £1.4m · [NP0366 - Integrated Communications Control System](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/integrated-communication-control-system-ocds-h6vhtk-055da2) · Awarded: 16 Feb 2026
4. **[TravelPerk UK IRL Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/travelperk-uk-irl-limited-coh-03770815):** £880k · [Travel Management Services](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/travel-management-services-ocds-h6vhtk-06a7bb)
5. **[HARBOUR SUPPORT SERVICES](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/harbour-support-services-coh-04141850):** £684k · [Child Focused Courts: Independent Domestic Violence Adviser (IDVA) Support Services](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/child-focused-courts-independent-domestic-violence-adviser-idva-support-services-ocds-h6vhtk-06d661) · Awarded: 14 Sept 2026

## Retender Radar & Upcoming Expiries
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 6 Months:** 5
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 18 Months:** 16
- **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 The Police and Crime Commissioner for Northumbria intelligence dossier on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/the-police-and-crime-commissioner-for-northumbria-GB-PPON-PCZY-7834-QRMM#spend-analytics)

## Provenance and Open Data
- **Data Source:** Official notices published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- **Canonical Profile:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/the-police-and-crime-commissioner-for-northumbria-GB-PPON-PCZY-7834-QRMM
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt