Quick answer — Merseyside Fire & Rescue AuthorityLast refreshed 06 Sept 2021

At a glance

Merseyside Fire & Rescue Authority has awarded £2.8m across 17 suppliers, with 4 live contracts.

Why: Top supplier share 29% · 2 open notices now · 0 awards in last 90 d (£0) · SME share 24% (Cabinet Office target 33%) · 0 modifications in last 90 d.

Decision signals
Top-supplier concentration29%
Modifications · 90 d0
SME spend share24%
Pipeline · open now2
Awards · 90 d0

About this buyer

Mission, scope and statutory context.

Merseyside Fire & Rescue Authority is a contracting authority, based in United Kingdom. Tracks 40 published notices and 37 awards on PublicSupply.

40
Notices published
37
Awards
17
Suppliers engaged
2016
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
£80k
Median award
Awards (£m)12m moving avg
Merseyside Fire & Rescue Authority — 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)

2

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

Unspecified35 · £2.8m
goods5 · £0

Instrument type

contract40 · £2.8m
Source:Contracts Finder: 35Find a Tender: 5

Awarded contracts · 4 live

All contracts with a published award notice where Merseyside Fire & Rescue Authority is the contracting authority.

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TitleSupplierCPVValueAwardedStatus
40 midpoint bracing kitsVimpexactive
CBRN Chemical Protective Suitsactive
Detection, Identification and Monitoring (DIM) Equipment Upliftclosed
Personal Protective Equipment PPE - body armour helmetsClad Safety LTDactive
Detection, Identification and Monitoring (DIM) Equipment Uplift33114000active
GB-Merseyside: Replacement Generator & LV Mains Supply Crosby Community Fire StationATG Electrical Ltd51110000£80k06 Sept 2021active
GB-Merseyside: Replacement Roofs Crosby & Bromborough Fire StationsHolloway Cook Associates Ltd (Lot 1 Crosby Fire Station Roof)45260000£41k11 Jun 2021active
GB-Merseyside: Replacement Roofs Crosby & Bromborough Fire StationsM&J Group (Construction & Roofing) Ltd (Lot 2 Bromboroug45260000£41k11 Jun 2021active
GB-Merseyside: Replacement Generator & LV Mains Supply Crosby Community Fire Station51110000£0active
GB-Merseyside: Heswall Community Fire Station Refurbishment WorksNovus Property Solutions Ltd45453100£301k15 Jan 2021active
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Top suppliers · by total award value

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

1
BL
1 contract · 20 Aug
£800k
29% of total
2
MB
1 contract · 19 Sept
£470k
17% of total
3
NP
1 contract · 15 Jan
£301k
11% of total
4
FL
1 contract · 19 Dec
£278k
10% of total
5
BS
1 contract · 18 Jul
£215k
8% of total
6
RI
1 contract · 11 Sept
£165k
6% of total
7
TK
1 contract · 03 May
£160k
6% of total
8
AE
1 contract · SME · 06 Sept
£80k
3% of total
917
···
9 other suppliers
long tail · 3 SMEs
£301k
11% of total
various

Category spend breakdown

By CPV division · lifetime awards

Security, emergency equipment
5 contracts
£965k
35%
Clothing, footwear
3 contracts
£470k
17%
Construction works
8 contracts
£452k
16%
Industrial machinery
2 contracts
£278k
10%
Education, training
6 contracts
£265k
10%
Furniture, cleaning
2 contracts
£160k
6%
Business, legal, advisory
4 contracts
£100k
4%
Installation services
2 contracts
£80k
3%

Activity heatmap

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

Jul
Aug
Sept
Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Security, emergency equipment
Clothing, footwear
Construction works
Industrial machinery
Education, training
Furniture, cleaning
LessMore (£m awarded)

Commercial & procurement leadership

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

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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.

Merseyside Fire & Rescue Authority 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.

24%
SME supplier share
target 33%
4
SME award rows
0
VCSE award rows
17
Distinct suppliers
⚠ Below target. SME supplier share at 24% vs Cabinet Office target of 33%.

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News mentions

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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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