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# The Secretary of State for the Home Department · UK Public Procurement Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/the-secretary-of-state-for-the-home-department-GB-FTS-186123). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Authority Summary:** The Secretary of State for the Home Department is a Central government based in Greater London. Tracked in the Tenderline open procurement catalogue across 16 published procedures, with 0 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Information
- **Contracting Authority:** The Secretary of State for the Home Department
- **Classification:** Central government
- **Delivery Region:** Greater London
- **Authority ID:** `GB-FTS-186123` (Find a Tender organisation id)
- **Live Open Tenders:** 0
- **Total Published Procedures:** 16
- **Published Award Value (24 months):** £153m (median award: £6.3m) across 4 of 4 eligible published values (VAT excluded; not actual spend)

- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/the-secretary-of-state-for-the-home-department-GB-FTS-186123

## Procurement Vehicles & Sourcing Routes
- **Commercial Tools (24m):** Contract: 7 (100%)
- **Sourcing Procedures (24m):** Limited / restricted: 3 (43%), Route not published: 3 (43%), Selective: 1 (14%)

## 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 (57% of this period)
2. **[IT services: consulting, software, internet](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/it-services-software-72000000) (CPV 72):** 3 notices, last 24 months (43% of this period)
3. **[Radio, television, communication](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/radio-television-communication-telecommunication-and-related-32000000) (CPV 32):** 1 notices, last 24 months (14% of this period)
4. **[Security, fire-fighting, police](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/security-fire-fighting-police-and-defence-equipment-35000000) (CPV 35):** 1 notices, last 24 months (14% of this period)
5. **[Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/hotel-restaurant-and-retail-trade-services-55000000) (CPV 55):** 1 notices, last 24 months (14% of this period)

## Key Awarded Suppliers
1. **[Softcat Plc](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/softcat-plc-coh-02174990):** 1 procedures
2. **[Phoenix Software Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/phoenix-software-ltd-coh-02548628):** 1 procedures
3. **[SSS PUBLIC SAFETY LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/sss-public-safety-limited-coh-13052116):** 1 procedures
4. **[Saab UK Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/saab-uk-ltd-coh-01724399):** 1 procedures
5. **[EE Ltd and British Telecommunications Plc](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/ee-ltd-and-british-telecommunications-plc-GB-FTS-133521):** 1 procedures

## Largest Public Contract Awards
Top public contracts awarded by this authority:
1. **[Phoenix Software Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/phoenix-software-ltd-coh-02548628):** £135m · [SOFTWARE CHANNEL PARTNER CONTRACT](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/software-channel-partner-contract-ocds-h6vhtk-06ec6c)
2. **[SSS PUBLIC SAFETY LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/sss-public-safety-limited-coh-13052116):** £6.6m · [Contract Award Notice for Control Rooms Mobilisation SSS PUBLIC SAFETY LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/contract-award-notice-for-control-rooms-mobilisation-sss-public-safety-limited-ocds-h6vhtk-06b8f4)
3. **[Softcat Plc](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/softcat-plc-coh-02174990):** £6.0m · [Contract Award Notice for Control Rooms Mobilisation Softcat](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/contract-award-notice-for-control-rooms-mobilisation-softcat-ocds-h6vhtk-06b3f1)
4. **[Saab UK Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/saab-uk-ltd-coh-01724399):** £5.9m · [ESMCP Control Room Systems- SAAB](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/esmcp-control-room-systems-saab-ocds-h6vhtk-06e290)

## 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 Secretary of State for the Home Department intelligence dossier on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/the-secretary-of-state-for-the-home-department-GB-FTS-186123#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-secretary-of-state-for-the-home-department-GB-FTS-186123
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt