Quick answer — Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue ServiceLast refreshed 05 Jul 2021

At a glance

Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Service has awarded £4.4m across 27 suppliers, with 7 live contracts.

Why: Top supplier share 80% · 0 open notices now · 0 awards in last 90 d (£0) · SME share 7% (Cabinet Office target 33%) · 0 modifications in last 90 d.

Decision signals
Top-supplier concentration80%
Modifications · 90 d0
SME spend share7%
Pipeline · open now0
Awards · 90 d0

About this buyer

Mission, scope and statutory context.

Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Service is a contracting authority, based in United Kingdom. Tracks 57 published notices and 57 awards on PublicSupply.

57
Notices published
57
Awards
27
Suppliers engaged
2017
First award on file

Spend profile

Award value by month — rolling 24 months. Line shows 12-month moving average.

£0
12 m spend
£0
Prior 12 m
YoY change
£43k
Median award
Awards (£m)12m moving avg
Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Service — monthly award value, rolling 24 months£0m£0m£1m£1m£1mJulOctJanAprJulOctJanApr

Contract pipeline

Forward flow — planned notices through to completed awards in the last 90 days.

Planned

0

Pipeline notices

Open (bidding)

0

Live tenders

Awarded (90d)

0

£0

Frameworks open

0

Framework / DPS routes

Procurement mix

How this buyer procures — by procedure, instrument, and publication source.

Contract type

Unspecified55 · £4.4m
services1 · £0
goods1 · £0

Instrument type

contract57 · £4.4m
Source:Contracts Finder: 55Find a Tender: 2

Awarded contracts · 7 live

All contracts with a published award notice where Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Service is the contracting authority.

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TitleSupplierCPVValueAwardedStatus
Fabricated and Galvanised Steel Mast & Drill Towers Refurbishment44212230£0active
Provision of a Replacement Integrated Communication Control System and Mobilising SolutionAirwave Solutions Ltdactive
Breathing ApparatusMSA Safety Limited35111100active
Fuel Monitoring System42122180£0active
GB-Bedford: Replacement of Bay Floors44112200£0active
Station End Equipment - Pre Tender Market Engagement32500000£0active
Virtual Receptionist System30214000£0active
GB-Bedford: Refurbishment of Showers and Toilet RedesignTesla Group Limited45453100£80k05 Jul 2021active
GB-Bedford: Refurbishment of Showers and Toilet Redesign45216121£0active
GB-Bedford: BF0714 Classroom ConversionTesla Group Limited45453100£39k26 Oct 2020active
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Top suppliers · by total award value

Ranked by cumulative awarded value. YoY = last 12 months vs prior 12 months.

1
AS
3 contracts · 17 Jun
£3.5m
80% of total
2
TG
2 contracts · SME · 26 Oct05 Jul
£119k
3% of total
3
BG
1 contract · 23 Jun
£108k
2% of total
4
IU
1 contract · 03 Apr
£100k
2% of total
5
PE
1 contract · 07 Nov
£99k
2% of total
6
CS
£80k
2% of total
7
KL
1 contract · 18 May
£70k
2% of total
8
TL
1 contract · 03 Oct
£60k
1% of total
927
···
19 other suppliers
long tail · 0 SMEs
£258k
6% of total
various

Category spend breakdown

By CPV division · lifetime awards

Installation services
2 contracts
£3.5m
81%
Construction works
12 contracts
£227k
5%
Electrical machinery
7 contracts
£224k
5%
Software packages, IT
7 contracts
£200k
5%
Industrial machinery
7 contracts
£110k
3%
Agriculture, forestry services
2 contracts
£42k
1%
Security, emergency equipment
4 contracts
£28k
1%
Postal, telecoms
2 contracts
£20k
0%

Activity heatmap

Award volume by CPV division × month. Darker = more £ awarded.

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Nov
Dec
Jan
Feb
Mar
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Installation services
Construction works
Electrical machinery
Software packages, IT
Industrial machinery
Agriculture, forestry services
LessMore (£m awarded)

Commercial & procurement leadership

Who signs off contracts, owns frameworks and runs SME engagement.

Coming Q3 2026

Curated leadership roster

Chief commercial officer, framework owners, SME lead and clinical sign-offs per buyer. Top-50 contracting authorities first, rolling out by sector.

Modifications · 0 in 90 d

Variations logged under Procurement Act 2023 s.74. Above-tolerance modifications attract a flag.

Total mods
0
Above tolerance
0
Total value
£0
Novations
0

No modifications recorded in the last 90 days.

Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Service has not filed a modification notice in the selected window.

Compliance & transparency

FOIA performance, statutory disclosures & prompt payment.

Coming Q4 2026

FOIA & prompt-payment ingestion

Notice timeliness and modification flags are derivable today. FOIA refusal rate, prompt-payment %, KPI reporting and net-zero plans need new data sources — work scoped, ingestion next quarter.

SME & social value

Performance against Cabinet Office targets & PPN 06/20.

7%
SME supplier share
target 33%
2
SME award rows
0
VCSE award rows
27
Distinct suppliers
⚠ Below target. SME supplier share at 7% vs Cabinet Office target of 33%.

Peer benchmark

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News mentions

Major UK press & trade publications.

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Statutory & accountability

Legal status, identifiers & accountable officers.

Identifiers & contact

Type
Contracting authority
Region
United Kingdom

Board & accountable officers

Coming Q3 2026

Accountable officer + board roster

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