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# The Police & Crime Commissioner for Sussex · UK Public Procurement Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/the-police-crime-commissioner-for-sussex-GB-PPON-PPLN-2959-YWYQ). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Authority Summary:** The Police & Crime Commissioner for Sussex is a Police & fire based in South East England. Tracked in the Tenderline open procurement catalogue across 136 published procedures, with 3 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Information
- **Contracting Authority:** The Police & Crime Commissioner for Sussex
- **Classification:** Police & fire
- **Delivery Region:** South East England
- **Authority ID:** `GB-PPON-PPLN-2959-YWYQ` (Official UK PPON)
- **Live Open Tenders:** 3
- **Total Published Procedures:** 136
- **Published Award Value (24 months):** £574m (median award: £111k) across 91 of 91 eligible published values (VAT excluded; not actual spend)

- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/the-police-crime-commissioner-for-sussex-GB-PPON-PPLN-2959-YWYQ

## Competition & Bidding Profile
- **Typical Bids per Lot:** 2 bids (median of 7 published per-lot bid counts on contested contract notices)
- **Single-Bid Lots:** 14% of lots drew only 1 bidder
- **Median Price Movement:** 34% below the published estimate (median of 2 comparable awards)

## Procurement Vehicles & Sourcing Routes
- **Commercial Tools (24m):** Contract: 118 (92%), Framework: 10 (8%)
- **Sourcing Procedures (24m):** Limited / restricted: 56 (44%), Direct award: 44 (34%), Open: 16 (13%), Route not published: 8 (6%), Selective: 4 (3%)

## Primary Procurement Sectors (CPV)
1. **[Software package and information systems](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/software-packages-erp-48000000) (CPV 48):** 34 notices, last 24 months (27% of this period)
2. **[IT services: consulting, software, internet](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/it-services-software-72000000) (CPV 72):** 12 notices, last 24 months (9% of this period)
3. **[Repair and maintenance services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/repair-maintenance-50000000) (CPV 50):** 10 notices, last 24 months (8% of this period)
4. **[Radio, television, communication](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/radio-television-communication-telecommunication-and-related-32000000) (CPV 32):** 7 notices, last 24 months (5% of this period)
5. **[Administration, defence and social security](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/administration-defence-and-social-security-services-75000000) (CPV 75):** 5 notices, last 24 months (4% of this period)

## Key Awarded Suppliers
1. **[Softcat Plc](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/softcat-plc-coh-02174990):** 7 procedures
2. **[WPC Software Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/wpc-software-ltd-coh-03510785):** 4 procedures
3. **[Phoenix Software Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/phoenix-software-ltd-coh-02548628):** 3 procedures
4. **[VISAV LTD.](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/visav-ltd-coh-04511143):** 3 procedures
5. **[SOLARWINDS SOFTWARE UK LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/solarwinds-software-uk-limited-coh-09873303):** 3 procedures

## Largest Public Contract Awards
Top public contracts awarded by this authority:
1. **[Niche Technology UK Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/niche-technology-uk-limited-coh-05122974):** £519m · [Support & Maintenance of the Niche Police Records Management System](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/support-maintenance-of-the-niche-police-records-management-system-ocds-h6vhtk-0664dc) · Awarded: 23 Feb 2026
2. **[West Pier Telecom Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/west-pier-telecom-ltd-coh-07589250):** £19m · [Provision of Surrey Police and Sussex Police Standby DR Solution](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-surrey-police-and-sussex-police-standby-dr-solution-ocds-h6vhtk-04b3cb)
3. **[Phoenix Software Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/phoenix-software-ltd-coh-02548628):** £11m · [Provision of Microsoft Licencing Azure Storage and Consultancy](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-microsoft-licencing-azure-storage-and-consultancy-ocds-h6vhtk-0669fd)
4. **[Certas Energy UK Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/certas-energy-uk-limited-coh-04168225):** £3.4m · [Liquid Fuels](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/liquid-fuels-ocds-h6vhtk-0669fa)
5. **[RIDGE AND PARTNERS LLP](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/ridge-and-partners-llp-coh-oc309402):** £3.0m · [Project Management and Quantity Surveying Services](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/project-management-and-quantity-surveying-services-ocds-h6vhtk-06b5a2)

## Retender Radar & Upcoming Expiries
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 6 Months:** 6
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 18 Months:** 22
- **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 & Crime Commissioner for Sussex intelligence dossier on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/the-police-crime-commissioner-for-sussex-GB-PPON-PPLN-2959-YWYQ#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-crime-commissioner-for-sussex-GB-PPON-PPLN-2959-YWYQ
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt