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Aberdeen City Council tenders and contracts

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Tenders published
12
About one every 30 days
Contracts awarded
11
To 20 different suppliers
Value awarded
£96.9m
11 contracts, frameworks excluded
Typical contract
£736k
Median value awarded
Open now
2
4 coming up

Figures cover in the last 12 months, from notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.

Open tenders

  1. 2026 - Aberdeen City - Integrated Children with Disabilities Services

    ScotlandSocial and domiciliary care, Healthcare services

    Open18 days leftLow competition

    £11.5mestimated
  2. Dynamic Purchasing System for the Provision of Training Services

    ScotlandTraining, Education services

    Open321 days leftLow competition10 lotsDynamic purchasing

    £14mestimated

Coming up

Pipeline, market engagement and planned procurement notices: early warning of tenders to come.

  1. Pitched Roofing works to approx 250 houses throughout Aberdeen 2026/27/28

    ScotlandConstruction, Building maintenance and repairs

    UpcomingLow competition

    £8mestimated
  2. Aberdeen Destination Marketing and Development Service

    ScotlandMarketing and communications, Management consultancy

    UpcomingLow competition

    £900kestimated
  3. Ruthrieston road bridge repairs - rfi

    ScotlandConstruction

    UpcomingLow competition

    Value not stated
  4. Request for Information: School Active Travel - Aberdeen City

    ScotlandTraining, Education services

    UpcomingLow competition

    £240kestimated

When it goes to market

Tender notices published each month. Active in 8 of 12 months.

What it buys

Procurements in the last 12 months, by trade.

  1. Construction5
  2. Building maintenance and repairs4
  3. Architecture and engineering4
  4. Waste and street cleansing3
  5. Social and domiciliary care3
  6. Leisure, culture and events3

Who it buys from

Suppliers awarded contracts in the last 12 months, by value awarded (frameworks excluded).

  1. Aberdeen Association of Social Service T/A VSASME£46.3m
    1 contract
  2. Barchester Healthcare£46.3m
    1 contract
  3. Belsize Healthcare£46.3m
    1 contract
  4. Care Concern GroupSME£46.3m
    1 contract
  5. Caring Homes Healthcare Limited£46.3m
    1 contract
  6. Hc-One Limited£46.3m
    1 contract
  7. Holmes care Group Scotland£46.3m
    1 contract
  8. Renaissance Care Ltd£46.3m
    1 contract

How it buys

How much of its work was open to any supplier.

  • Advertised openly (any supplier could bid)83%
  • Direct award (no competition)17%
Based on 18 procurements.

Scorecard

How we score

How Aberdeen City Council has bought over the last 12 months, compared with similar buyers.

Time to bid
31 days
Longer than 60% of local authorities
Based on 12 advertised tenders
Advertised openly
83%
Higher than 79% of local authorities
Based on 18 procurements
Won by small firms
55%
Lower than 80% of local authorities
Based on 20 winning suppliers
Bids per contract
2
Fewer than 93% of local authorities
Based on 7 awards
Split into lots
33%
Higher than 86% of local authorities
Based on 12 advertised tenders
Direct awards
17%
Lower than 64% of local authorities
Based on 18 procurements
Cancelled
8%
Higher than 67% of local authorities
Based on 12 tenders

Compared with other local authorities

Time to bid, 319 local authorities
Show as a table
RangeBuyers
0–5 days1
5–10 days0
10–15 days0
15–20 days2
20–25 days17
25–30 days135
30–35 days132
35–40 days27
40–45 days2
45–50 days2
50–55 days1
55–60 days0
60+ days0
Bids per contract, 284 local authorities
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RangeBuyers
0–2 bids4
2–4 bids78
4–6 bids89
6–8 bids57
8–10 bids18
10–12 bids16
12–14 bids8
14–16 bids3
16–18 bids2
18–20 bids0
20+ bids9
Advertised openly, 418 local authorities
Show as a table
RangeBuyers
0–10%21
10–20%29
20–30%44
30–40%46
40–50%47
50–60%52
60–70%45
70–80%27
80–90%44
90–100%63
Won by small firms, 394 local authorities
Show as a table
RangeBuyers
0–10%0
10–20%2
20–30%6
30–40%13
40–50%25
50–60%70
60–70%109
70–80%88
80–90%54
90–100%27

Each column is a group of local authorities with similar figures. The coloured column holds Aberdeen City Council.See the full scoreboard

Contracts ending in the next 90 days

Contracts like these are often re-tendered. Knowing early gives you time to prepare.

No contracts we hold from Aberdeen City Council end in the next 90 days.

Recent contract awards

ContractWon byValueAwarded
Housing Capital Projects 2026-30 - Internal works to HousesMears Limited, Space Solutions (Scotland) Ltd—8 Oct 2026
Energy Advice Services 2026Scarf—1 Oct 2026
Management of Catenary Cable System and Festive LightingScotia Animations Limited—11 Sept 2026
Award of Financial System RenewalOneAdvanced Limited—21 Aug 2026
Event Production (staging, Public Address, Audio Visual, Power & Power distribution, Equipment)Live Event Management LTD—19 Jun 2026
Single Building Assessment Services Rev01AFEC International Ltd—20 Apr 2026
National Care Home Contract (Annual Variation)Hc-One Limited, The Care Company UK Ltd, Care Concern Group and 6 more—6 Apr 2026
Management and Distribution of Free Period ProductsCFINE Ltd—1 Apr 2026
Provision of Emergency O&M Services - Energy from Waste FacilitySuez Recycling and Recovery UK Ltd—26 Jan 2026
Road and Pavement Weed SprayingHighland Groundcare Ltd—16 Dec 2025