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# The Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner for Essex · UK Public Procurement Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/the-police-fire-and-crime-commissioner-for-essex-GB-PPON-PPBL-4276-QHPM). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Authority Summary:** The Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner for Essex is a Police & fire based in East of England. Tracked in the Tenderline open procurement catalogue across 45 published procedures, with 0 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Information
- **Contracting Authority:** The Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner for Essex
- **Classification:** Police & fire
- **Delivery Region:** East of England
- **Authority ID:** `GB-PPON-PPBL-4276-QHPM` (Official UK PPON)
- **Live Open Tenders:** 0
- **Total Published Procedures:** 45
- **Published Award Value (24 months):** £7.3m (median award: £33k) across 38 of 38 eligible published values (VAT excluded; not actual spend)

- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/the-police-fire-and-crime-commissioner-for-essex-GB-PPON-PPBL-4276-QHPM

## Procurement Vehicles & Sourcing Routes
- **Commercial Tools (24m):** Contract: 42 (93%), Framework: 3 (7%)
- **Sourcing Procedures (24m):** Limited / restricted: 28 (62%), Direct award: 10 (22%), Open: 5 (11%), Selective: 1 (2%), Route not published: 1 (2%)

## Primary Procurement Sectors (CPV)
1. **[Software package and information systems](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/software-packages-erp-48000000) (CPV 48):** 4 notices, last 24 months (9% of this period)
2. **[Business services: law, marketing, consulting](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/business-services-consultancy-79000000) (CPV 79):** 4 notices, last 24 months (9% of this period)
3. **[IT services: consulting, software, internet](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/it-services-software-72000000) (CPV 72):** 3 notices, last 24 months (7% of this period)
4. **[Construction work](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/construction-civil-engineering-45000000) (CPV 45):** 1 notices, last 24 months (2% of this period)
5. **[Repair and maintenance services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/repair-maintenance-50000000) (CPV 50):** 1 notices, last 24 months (2% of this period)

## Key Awarded Suppliers
1. **[Glorcroft Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/glorcroft-limited-coh-01125594):** 10 procedures
2. **[J W Steele and Sons Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/j-w-steele-and-sons-ltd-coh-05646211):** 8 procedures
3. **[Softcat Plc](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/softcat-plc-coh-02174990):** 2 procedures
4. **[Sygma (Fire, Security & Electrical) Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/sygma-fire-security-electrical-ltd-coh-04412042):** 2 procedures
5. **[Municipal Security Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/municipal-security-limited-coh-02244537):** 1 procedures (2 awards)

## Largest Public Contract Awards
Top public contracts awarded by this authority:
1. **[Goodyear Tyres UK Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/goodyear-tyres-uk-limited-coh-00223064):** £5.3m · [Supply and Fit of Tyres](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/supply-and-fit-of-tyres-ocds-h6vhtk-0656ca)
2. **[Axis Europe](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/axis-europe-coh-01991637):** £260k · [Forensic Freezers Essex Police Headquarters](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/forensic-freezers-essex-police-headquarters-ocds-h6vhtk-0527f1)
3. **[Cooneen Defence Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/cooneen-defence-ltd-coh-ni049695):** £240k · [Patrol Trousers](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/patrol-trousers-ocds-h6vhtk-060d44) · Awarded: 20 Jan 2026
4. **[Municipal Security Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/municipal-security-limited-coh-02244537):** £212k · [Armoury Storage Unit](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/armoury-storage-units-ocds-h6vhtk-06982e) · Awarded: 23 Feb 2026
5. **[Kohler uniterruptible Power](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/kohler-uniterruptible-power-GB-FTS-169706):** £164k · [UPS replacement Chigwell](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/ups-replacement-chigwell-ocds-h6vhtk-05f9ec)

## Retender Radar & Upcoming Expiries
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 6 Months:** 3
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 18 Months:** 6
- **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, Fire and Crime Commissioner for Essex intelligence dossier on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/the-police-fire-and-crime-commissioner-for-essex-GB-PPON-PPBL-4276-QHPM#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-fire-and-crime-commissioner-for-essex-GB-PPON-PPBL-4276-QHPM
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt