Public security, law and order services: UK Tenders, Buyers & Competition

CPV 75240000Services · classin Administration, defence and social security services

Codes and neighbouring classes

The 8-digit CPV codes notices in this class actually use, and the other classes of the same division

Open tenders in public security, law and order services

5 live at the nightly build · soonest deadline first

Who buys

All notices carrying this code · official UK_CA_TYPE where published (NHS bodies are central government authorities), else derived from the authority name

Buyer type
  • Local authorities 37% (136 notices)
  • Central government 21% (77 notices)
  • Police, fire & emergency 19% (69 notices)
  • Other public bodies 9% (33 notices)
  • Education & universities 4% (13 notices)
  • Not classified 11% (39 notices)
Contracting authorityTypeNoticesLast 12 monthsOpen now
Ministry of JusticeCentral government23120
Thames Valley PolicePolice, fire & emergency1200
Home OfficeCentral government820
Durham County CouncilLocal authorities710
Police and Crime Commissioner for West MidlandsPolice, fire & emergency650
7 Forces Commercial Servicesnot classified500
The Minister for the Cabinet Office acting through Crown Commercial ServiceCentral government510
7 Forces Procurementnot classified400
BLUELIGHT COMMERCIAL LIMITEDOther public bodies400
Bedford Borough CouncilLocal authorities400

214 distinct authorities in total · the ten most active shown.

Where the work is delivered

Delivery regions (ITL1) published on 264 of 378 notices · a notice covering several regions counts in each · competition columns: contracts awarded in the last 36 months, lots delivered in the region

RegionNoticesBids / lotSME winsLocal wins
South East England48 · 18%1086%36%
North West England38 · 14%1075%70%
Yorkshire and the Humber37 · 14%
West Midlands33 · 13%
East of England31 · 12%
Greater London30 · 11%
South West England29 · 11%
North East England26 · 10%
Wales (Cymru)24 · 9%
East Midlands19 · 7%
Northern Ireland15 · 6%
Scotland13 · 5%

Local wins = the winner’s registered region is the delivery region. Dashes: fewer than ten observations.

How it is bought

Commercial tool, procedure route and threshold as published on the notice, not a legal-regime claim

Commercial tool
  • Contract 78% (294 notices)
  • Framework 20% (75 notices)
  • Dynamic purchasing system 2% (9 notices)
Procedure route
  • Open 57% (217 notices)
  • Route not published 24% (91 notices)
  • Selective 13% (48 notices)
  • Limited / restricted 6% (22 notices)
Threshold
  • Above threshold 73% (71 notices)
  • Below threshold 27% (26 notices)
Typical tender window32 daysrobust · n=87median, notice to deadline

Competition

Contracts published in the last 36 months (159) · bid counts per lot from award notices · values are net contract awards, framework and DPS ceilings excluded · SME and local status as declared

Bids per lot · n=58
  • 1 bid 9% (5)
  • 2–3 24% (14)
  • 4–6 19% (11)
  • 7 or more 48% (28)
Contract value, net
p25 £135,000median £418,000p75 £1,318,068
interquartile range of 101 awards · p90 £6,365,669
Typical bids per lot6robust · n=56middle half 3–10
Competed91%robust · n=159open or selective route, no direct-award transparency notice
Bids from SMEs81%robust · n=392of bids on lots publishing an SME split
Awards won by SMEs69%robust · n=87single-supplier awards with a declared scale
Won locally54%robust · n=70winner registered in the delivery region
Winning award vs estimateat the estimaterobust · n=3111 below · 6 above
Abandoned4%robust · n=159cancelled, unsuccessful or terminated without an award
Frameworks & DPS: bidders per lot5robust · n=1957 vehicle procedures · admission to a panel, not a contest

Who wins

Single-supplier active awards with a canonical supplier on notices carrying this code · 563 awards to 304 suppliers · the five most frequent winners hold 14% of contract awards in the last 36 months

Where to submit

E-sourcing portals named in the submission address · 131 of 378 notices name one · each portal page explains registration

In-tend Electronic Procurement30 notices · 23% · 1 open
JAGGAER / BravoSolution27 notices · 21%
Proactis / ProContract26 notices · 20%
Delta eSourcing6 notices · 5%
eTendersNI4 notices · 3%

Method

What the numbers on this page are and are not

Which notices count?

Every Find a Tender notice that carries a CPV code starting 7524. A notice with several codes counts in each sector it names. Earliest notice 2021; latest 18 Sept 2026.

Competition figures

From the 36-month lot-grain contest statistics: a lot counts where its own CPV codes (or, for single-class notices, the procedure’s) start 7524. Bids per lot come from the award notice’s bid statistics; “competed” means an open or selective route with no direct-award transparency notice; contract values are net, on single-supplier awards, with framework and DPS ceilings excluded. Frameworks and dynamic purchasing systems are reported separately because their “bids” are admissions to a panel.

Why no total value or month-by-month chart?

Sums of notice estimates repeat framework ceilings and mix net with gross. Monthly volumes per sector are not shown yet: the catalogue’s CPV coverage per notice changed in May 2026 (compiled records carry every lot’s codes), so a curve would show the catalogue, not the market.