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

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/the-police-fire-and-crime-commissioner-for-northamptonshire-GB-PPON-PQZB-4253-GCQD). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Authority Summary:** The Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner for Northamptonshire is a Police & fire based in East Midlands. Tracked in the Tenderline open procurement catalogue across 169 published procedures, with 0 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Information
- **Contracting Authority:** The Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner for Northamptonshire
- **Classification:** Police & fire
- **Delivery Region:** East Midlands
- **Authority ID:** `GB-PPON-PQZB-4253-GCQD` (Official UK PPON)
- **Live Open Tenders:** 0
- **Total Published Procedures:** 169
- **Published Award Value (24 months):** £20m (median award: £45k) across 111 of 111 eligible published values (VAT excluded; not actual spend)

- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/the-police-fire-and-crime-commissioner-for-northamptonshire-GB-PPON-PQZB-4253-GCQD

## Competition & Bidding Profile
- **Typical Bids per Lot:** 4 bids (median of 9 published per-lot bid counts on contested contract notices)
- **Single-Bid Lots:** 11% 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: 162 (97%), Framework: 5 (3%)
- **Sourcing Procedures (24m):** Direct award: 101 (60%), Route not published: 25 (15%), Limited / restricted: 21 (13%), Open: 16 (10%), Selective: 4 (2%)

## Primary Procurement Sectors (CPV)
1. **[Software package and information systems](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/software-packages-erp-48000000) (CPV 48):** 16 notices, last 24 months (10% of this period)
2. **[IT services: consulting, software, internet](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/it-services-software-72000000) (CPV 72):** 10 notices, last 24 months (6% of this period)
3. **[Administration, defence and social security](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/administration-defence-and-social-security-services-75000000) (CPV 75):** 6 notices, last 24 months (4% of this period)
4. **[Security, fire-fighting, police](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/security-fire-fighting-police-and-defence-equipment-35000000) (CPV 35):** 5 notices, last 24 months (3% of this period)
5. **[Education and training services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/education-training-80000000) (CPV 80):** 5 notices, last 24 months (3% of this period)

## Key Awarded Suppliers
1. **[Cooneen Protection Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/cooneen-protection-ltd-coh-ni045980):** 3 procedures
2. **[Northamptonshire Domestic Abuse Services](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/northamptonshire-domestic-abuse-services-coh-02978532):** 2 procedures (4 awards)
3. **[Athletic Elite](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/athletic-elite-coh-14866381):** 2 procedures (4 awards)
4. **[Delapre Abbey Preservation Trust](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/delapre-abbey-preservation-trust-coh-06005336):** 2 procedures (4 awards)
5. **[Onclusive UK](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/onclusive-coh-08984741):** 2 procedures

## Largest Public Contract Awards
Top public contracts awarded by this authority:
1. **[HCRG Medical Services](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/hcrg-medical-services-coh-12688975):** £5.9m · [The provision of Custody Healthcare](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/the-provision-of-custody-healthcare-ocds-h6vhtk-05099c) · Awarded: 11 Aug 2025
2. **[4NET TECHNOLOGIES LTD](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/4net-technologies-ltd-coh-05448638):** £5.4m · [The provision of FCR Transformation technology](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/the-provision-of-fcr-transformation-technology-ocds-h6vhtk-067739) · Awarded: 28 Sept 2026
3. **[RISE MUTUAL CIC](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/rise-mutual-cic-coh-12123151):** £635k · [Provision of The Drive Project](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-the-drive-project-ocds-h6vhtk-06c6d3) · Awarded: 7 Sept 2026
4. **[Forensic Analytics](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/forensic-analytics-coh-08606475):** £476k · [The Provision of Intelligence/Telecommunications Digital Evidence Software](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/the-provision-of-intelligence-telecommunications-digital-evidence-software-ocds-h6vhtk-050bbc)
5. **[Zetron Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/zetron-ltd-coh-14700366):** £462k · [The provision of licences and support for ICCs Cortex](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/the-provision-of-licences-and-support-of-iccs-cortex-ocds-h6vhtk-04fa93) · Awarded: 1 Apr 2025

## Retender Radar & Upcoming Expiries
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 6 Months:** 22
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 18 Months:** 64
- **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 Northamptonshire intelligence dossier on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/the-police-fire-and-crime-commissioner-for-northamptonshire-GB-PPON-PQZB-4253-GCQD#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-northamptonshire-GB-PPON-PQZB-4253-GCQD
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt