Quick answer — South West Police Procurement Department (SWPPD)Last refreshed 23 Mar 2021

At a glance

South West Police Procurement Department (SWPPD) has awarded £90.5m across 51 suppliers, with 19 live contracts.

Why: Top supplier share 28% · 1 open notice now · 0 awards in last 90 d (£0) · SME share 0% (Cabinet Office target 33%) · 0 modifications in last 90 d.

Decision signals
Top-supplier concentration28%
Modifications · 90 d0
SME spend share0%
Pipeline · open now1
Awards · 90 d0

About this buyer

Mission, scope and statutory context.

South West Police Procurement Department (SWPPD) is a contracting authority, based in United Kingdom. Tracks 123 published notices and 123 awards on PublicSupply.

123
Notices published
123
Awards
51
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
£450k
Median award
Awards (£m)12m moving avg
South West Police Procurement Department (SWPPD) — 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)

1

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

Unspecified123 · £90.5m

Instrument type

contract121 · £90.5m
call off2 · £0
Source:Contracts Finder: 123

Awarded contracts · 19 live

All contracts with a published award notice where South West Police Procurement Department (SWPPD) is the contracting authority.

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TitleSupplierCPVValueAwardedStatus
Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) for the SwPPD Forces85312300£0active
Grounds Maintenance for Dorset PoliceCountrywide Grounds Maintenance Ltd77314000£118k23 Mar 2021active
ResearchCrest Advisory Limited73110000£28k11 Jan 2021active
Independent Sexual Violence Adviser (ISVA) for Dorset PoliceSexual Trauma and Recover Services - Dorset Rape Crisis (STARS D85312300£1.4m12 Jan 2021active
Prime Contractor for Police Catering & Welfare Facilities at the G7 Summit 202155000000£0active
Prime Contractor for Police Logistical Movement of Staff at the G7 Summit 202160170000£0active
427_F Emergency Traffic Manangement Signage (1)34928470£0active
Generator Servicing and MaintenanceTurner EPS/Mitchell Power Systems31120000£140k04 Dec 2020active
Maintenance of Automatic Gates and DoorsJLC Group Ltd34928120£800k04 Dec 2020active
Clinical Waste, Sharps Disposal and Feminine Hygiene ServicesPHS Group34928480£960k05 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
PS
1 contract · 08 Jun
£25.0m
28% of total
2
PS
£11.5m
13% of total
3
SS
1 contract · 23 Oct
£11.5m
13% of total
4
NT
1 contract · 11 Jul
£8.9m
10% of total
5
DL
1 contract · 07 Sept
£6.7m
7% of total
6
VS
2 contracts · 28 Jan31 Jan
£3.6m
4% of total
7
FF
£2.1m
2% of total
8
FL
1 contract · 24 May
£2.1m
2% of total
951
···
43 other suppliers
long tail · 0 SMEs
£19.1m
21% of total
various

Category spend breakdown

By CPV division · lifetime awards

Software packages, IT
9 contracts
£40.7m
46%
Business, legal, advisory
3 contracts
£23.0m
26%
Transport equipment, vehicles
23 contracts
£8.4m
10%
Health & social work
21 contracts
£8.1m
9%
Construction works
22 contracts
£3.2m
4%
Electrical machinery
7 contracts
£2.2m
3%
Clothing, footwear
5 contracts
£1.4m
2%
Other community services
7 contracts
£1.3m
2%

Activity heatmap

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

Jul
Aug
Sept
Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Software packages, IT
Business, legal, advisory
Transport equipment, vehicles
Health & social work
Construction works
Electrical machinery
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.

South West Police Procurement Department (SWPPD) 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.

0%
SME supplier share
target 33%
0
SME award rows
0
VCSE award rows
51
Distinct suppliers
⚠ Below target. SME supplier share at 0% 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

Pulled from gov.uk for arm's-length bodies and from Companies House for company-form buyers — chair, CEO, SRO and sign-off authority per contract band.

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