Firefighting, rescue and safety equipment: UK Tenders, Buyers & Competition
CPV 35110000·Supplies · class·in Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment
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Tenders you can still bid for.
Notices at tender stage whose deadline has not passed, counted the way the search counts them: a notice shows under every code and region it names.
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Notices published in the last 12 months.
Counted per tender, not per lot, against the 12 months before where shown.
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How many companies usually bid for a lot here.
The middle value of the bid counts that award notices publish, one per lot. Only real competitions count: direct awards and framework places are left out.
Based on 65 lots from 33 competitions run by 30 buyers, last 36 months. A buyer with many similar contests counts only up to a limit. 28 lots are from Procurement Act 2023 notices (bids assessed, middle 3.5) and 37 from older notices (bids received, middle 3).
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What a contract here is usually worth.
Middle value of published award values, VAT excluded. Framework ceilings are left out because they are not real contract values.
Based on 159 awards with a usable value, last 36 months.
Published values, not actual spend.
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How long buyers here take to decide after bids close.
Middle value in days from the bid deadline to the award date, on competitions that published both.
Based on 17 decided competitions, last 36 months.
Only decided tenders count, so slow ones still waiting are not in.
Newest open tenders
3 of 17 open for bids now · newest first
| Notice | Authority | Deadline | Days left | Published value |
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| ID 6453916 Department for Communities – HED – Provision of PPE | Department for Communities | 9 Nov 2026 | 14d | £200,000 |
| Fire Safety Products and Associated Services | Cantium Business Solutions Limited | 5 Nov 2026 | 10d | £120,000,000 ceiling |
| Uniforms, Workwear, PPE, Clothing and Associated Services | Cantium Business Solutions Limited | 12 Nov 2026 | 17d | £100,000,000 ceiling |
Codes and neighbouring classes
The 8-digit CPV codes notices in this class actually use, and the other classes of the same division
35113400 Protective and safety clothing112 notices · 25%35110000 Firefighting, rescue and safety equipment59 notices · 13%35113000 Safety equipment52 notices · 12%35111000 Firefighting equipment48 notices · 11%35113410 Garments for biological or chemical protection36 notices · 8%35112000 Rescue and emergency equipment25 notices · 6%35111300 Fire extinguishers24 notices · 5%- Surveillance and security systems and devices 189 · 12m
- Individual equipment 41 · 12m
- Military aircrafts 24 · 12m
- Weapons, ammunition and associated parts 18 · 12m
- Warships 16 · 12m
- Ammunition 12 · 12m
- Police equipment 11 · 12m
- Intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition and reconnaissance 10 · 12m
- Firearms 8 · 12m
- Emergency and security equipment 8 · 12m
- All of Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment →
Who buysi
Which buyers publish the most notices here.
Buyers ranked by the number of notices, duplicate names merged.
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Which buyers publish the most notices here.
Buyers ranked by the number of notices, duplicate names merged.
All notices carrying this code · official UK_CA_TYPE where published (NHS bodies are central government authorities), else derived from the authority name
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What kinds of public bodies buy here.
Notices by the buyer’s type as published, otherwise by its name.
Central government35%(150 notices)
150 of 433 notices are Central government (35%).Police, fire & emergency23%(99 notices)
99 of 433 notices are Police, fire & emergency (23%).Local authorities16%(71 notices)
71 of 433 notices are Local authorities (16%).Other public bodies11%(48 notices)
48 of 433 notices are Other public bodies (11%).Education & universities4%(19 notices)
19 of 433 notices are Education & universities (4%).Not classified11%(46 notices)
46 of 433 notices are Not classified (11%).
| Contracting authority | Type | Notices | Last 12 months | Open now |
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| Department of Health & Social Care | Central government | 32 | 0 | 0 |
| Ministry of Defence | Central government | 19 | 1 | 0 |
| LEIDOS SUPPLY, LIMITED | Central government | 15 | 1 | 1 |
| Kent and Medway Towns Fire Authority | Police, fire & emergency | 9 | 9 | 0 |
| The Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner for Northamptonshire | Police, fire & emergency | 9 | 7 | 0 |
| Essex Police, Fire & Crime Commissioner Fire & Rescue Authority | Police, fire & emergency | 7 | 6 | 0 |
| Merseyside Fire and Rescue Authority | Police, fire & emergency | 7 | 5 | 0 |
| UK Research and Innovation | Central government | 6 | 5 | 0 |
| Nuclear Restoration Services Limited | Other public bodies | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| East Sussex Fire Authority | Police, fire & emergency | 5 | 5 | 0 |
226 distinct authorities in total · the ten most active shown.
Where the work is deliveredi
Where the work on these notices is delivered.
Delivery regions published on the notices. A notice with several regions counts in each.
Where the work is, not where the buyer is based.
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Where the work on these notices is delivered.
Delivery regions published on the notices. A notice with several regions counts in each.
Where the work is, not where the buyer is based.
Delivery regions (ITL1) published on 253 of 447 notices · a notice covering several regions counts in each · competition columns: contracts awarded in the last 36 months, lots delivered in the region
| Region | Notices | Bids / lot | SME wins | Local wins |
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| East Midlands | — | 64% | 16% | |
| South East England | 3 | 76% | 35% | |
| North West England | — | 56% | 9% | |
| East of England | — | 41% | 32% | |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | — | 72% | 4% | |
| West Midlands | — | 71% | 18% | |
| Scotland | — | — | — | |
| Greater London | — | — | — | |
| South West England | — | 58% | 8% | |
| North East England | — | — | — | |
| Northern Ireland | — | — | — | |
| Wales (Cymru) | — | — | — |
Local wins = the winner’s registered region is the delivery region. Dashes: fewer than ten observations.
How it is boughti
How work here is packaged.
Notices by commercial tool: a single contract, a framework, or a dynamic purchasing system.
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How work here is packaged.
Notices by commercial tool: a single contract, a framework, or a dynamic purchasing system.
Commercial tool, procedure route and threshold as published on the notice, not a legal-regime claim
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How work here is packaged.
Notices by commercial tool: a single contract, a framework, or a dynamic purchasing system.
Contract83%(371 notices)
371 of 447 notices are Contract (83%).Framework16%(73 notices)
73 of 447 notices are Framework (16%).Dynamic purchasing system1%(3 notices)
3 of 447 notices are Dynamic purchasing system (1%).
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Which procedures buyers here use.
Notices by the procedure they declare: open, selective, limited or direct. Open and selective are competitions; limited and direct are not.
Open35%(155 notices)
155 of 447 notices are Open (35%).Limited / restricted26%(114 notices)
114 of 447 notices are Limited / restricted (26%).Route not published21%(95 notices)
95 of 447 notices are Route not published (21%).Direct award12%(55 notices)
55 of 447 notices are Direct award (12%).Selective6%(28 notices)
28 of 447 notices are Selective (6%).
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How much of this market is above the legal threshold.
Notices by whether the buyer marked them above or below the threshold that triggers the full rules.
Above threshold62%(56 notices)
56 of 90 notices are Above threshold (62%).Below threshold38%(34 notices)
34 of 90 notices are Below threshold (38%).
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How long bidders get to respond.
Middle value in days from the tender notice to its deadline.
Competition
Contracts published in the last 36 months (199) · bid counts per lot from award notices · values are net contract awards, framework and DPS ceilings excluded · SME and local status as declared
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How many bids past lots received.
Each colour is a bid-count range. Only competed lots with a published count are included.
Past bids do not predict this tender.
1 bid17%(11)
11 of 65 lots fall in 1 bid (17%).2–337%(24)
24 of 65 lots fall in 2–3 (37%).4–626%(17)
17 of 65 lots fall in 4–6 (26%).7 or more20%(13)
13 of 65 lots fall in 7 or more (20%).
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The usual range of contract values here.
The middle half of published award values, VAT excluded, with the middle value marked. Framework ceilings are left out.
Published values, not actual spend.
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How many companies usually bid for a lot here.
The middle value of the bid counts that award notices publish, one per lot. Only real competitions count: direct awards and framework places are left out.
Based on 65 lots from 33 competitions run by 30 buyers, last 36 months. A buyer with many similar contests counts only up to a limit. 28 lots are from Procurement Act 2023 notices (bids assessed, middle 3.5) and 37 from older notices (bids received, middle 3).
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How much of this market is actually put out to competition.
Notices run as an open or selective procedure, out of all notices that say which procedure was used. Direct awards count as not competed.
70 of 183 notices that state a procedure, last 36 months. 16 more give no procedure and are left out.
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What share of bids come from small and medium firms.
SME bids divided by all bids, on lots where the buyer published the split.
172 SME bids out of 196, on 52 lots where the buyer published the split.
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What share of contracts go to small and medium firms.
Awards to a single supplier that declared its size. SME divided by all.
89 of 127 awards where the winner declared its size.
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How much work here goes to companies based in the region.
Contract awards where the winner’s registered address is in this region, out of awards where the address is known.
Registered address, so a national firm with a local branch counts as outside.
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Do winners come in above or below the buyer’s estimate.
For each lot we compare the published estimate with the award, like for like. Below means the winner was paid less than estimated, above means more.
Based on 24 lots with both an estimate and an award, last 36 months.
A past pattern, not a price to bid.
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How often a tender ends with no award.
Notices cancelled, withdrawn or marked unsuccessful, plus terminated ones that never got an award.
7 of 199 notices, last 36 months.
Only what buyers published. Tenders that quietly went nowhere are not counted.
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How many companies apply to get onto a framework or DPS here.
Middle value per lot, frameworks and dynamic markets only. Getting onto a panel is not the same as winning work, so it is kept separate.
Based on 56 lots from 18 framework and DPS notices, last 36 months.
Who winsi
Which suppliers win the most here.
Suppliers ranked by the number of tenders won, not by money. A supplier on one big framework with many call-offs does not outrank one that won many separate competitions.
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Which suppliers win the most here.
Suppliers ranked by the number of tenders won, not by money. A supplier on one big framework with many call-offs does not outrank one that won many separate competitions.
Ranked by distinct procedures won on notices carrying this code, then award records · 355 awards to 218 suppliers · the five most frequent winners hold 18% of contract awards in the last 36 months
| Supplier | Procedures | Awards | Last 12 months | Buyers |
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| Arco Limited | 9 | 9 | 3 | 9 |
| Draeger Safety UK Ltd | 8 | 8 | 5 | 8 |
| Terberg DTS (UK) Ltd | 6 | 6 | 3 | 5 |
| RESPIREX INTERNATIONAL LTD | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 |
| Lyon Equipment Limited | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
| Angloco Limited | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 |
| Bunzl UK Ltd trading as Greenham | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 |
| SMI INT Group Ltd | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
Where to submiti
Where bids for this work are submitted.
Notices by the portal in their submission link, where one is published.
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Where bids for this work are submitted.
Notices by the portal in their submission link, where one is published.
E-sourcing portals named in the submission address · 130 of 447 notices name one · each portal page explains registration
Open tenders in firefighting, rescue and safety…
17 open for bids now · soonest deadline first
| Notice | Authority | Deadline | Days left | Published value |
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| Fire Safety Products and Associated Services | Cantium Business Solutions Limited | 5 Nov 2026 | 10d | £120,000,000 ceiling |
| ID 6453916 Department for Communities – HED – Provision of PPE | Department for Communities | 9 Nov 2026 | 14d | £200,000 |
| Uniforms, Workwear, PPE, Clothing and Associated Services | Cantium Business Solutions Limited | 12 Nov 2026 | 17d | £100,000,000 ceiling |
| LSL/DC/0205 - The Supply Of Public Order Equipment | LEIDOS SUPPLY, LIMITED | 1 Dec 2026 | 36d | £4,944,000 |
| Procurement of new Metrology Instruments (Installed and Portable) Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) | Nuclear Restoration Services Limited | 23 Feb 2029 | 851d | £9,500,000 ceiling |
About this data
- Source. Official UK public procurement notices (Find a Tender), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0. New notices arrive through the day; the figures are rebuilt nightly.
- What counts here. Every notice with a CPV code starting 3511. A notice with several codes counts in each sector it names. Notices from 2021 to 22 Oct 2026.
- Competition. Bids and winners cover the last three years and count each lot as its own contest; frameworks and dynamic purchasing systems are shown apart from ordinary contracts.
- Why no total spend. Notice estimates often repeat a framework’s ceiling, so adding them up would overstate the market. Typical contract values are shown instead.
- Every figure shows what it rests on. Not every notice publishes a bid count, a value or a delivery region, so each figure carries the number of records behind it, and one built on few records is marked as such. The on a figure explains it; the counting rules are in the methodology. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.