Buyer profile · Local authority

Aberdeenshire Council tenders and contracts

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Tenders published
8
About one every 46 days
Contracts awarded
20
To 138 different suppliers
Value awarded
£45.9m
35 contracts, frameworks excluded
Typical contract
£670k
Median value awarded
Open now
1
4 coming up

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

Open tenders

  1. Provision of Vehicle Telematics, CCTV and Tachograph Solutions 2026 (Re Tender) Aberdeenshire Council

    ScotlandIT services and software, Telecoms and networks

    Closing soon2 days left2 lots

    Value not stated

Coming up

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

  1. £417kestimated
  2. 2026 Social Care - Aberdeenshire Self Directed Support Services

    ScotlandSocial and domiciliary care

    Upcoming

    £2mestimated
  3. Discharge to Assess (D2A) Service - Aberdeenshire

    ScotlandSocial and domiciliary care, Healthcare services

    Upcoming

    £957kestimated
  4. Buildings to Lease - Aberdeenshire (For the delivery of social care support services)

    ScotlandSocial and domiciliary care, Healthcare services

    Upcoming

    Value not stated

When it goes to market

Tender notices published each month. Active in 6 of 12 months.

What it buys

Procurements in the last 12 months, by trade.

Who it buys from

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

  1. Claymore Homes LtdSME£16.8m
    3 contracts
  2. Gray Painters ltdSME£7.89m
    1 contract
  3. Michael Lawson Painter and DecoratorSME£7.89m
    1 contract
  4. John G Baird LimitedSME£7.35m
    1 contract
  5. 1 contract
  6. S & N Carle LtdSME£6.84m
    1 contract
  7. Norris roofing LtdSME£4.16m
    1 contract
  8. Penumbra£2.02m
    2 contracts

How it buys

How much of its work was open to any supplier.

  • Advertised openly (any supplier could bid)65%
  • Direct award (no competition)35%
Based on 26 procurements.

Scorecard

How we score

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

Time to bid
33 days
Longer than 81% of local authorities
Based on 8 advertised tenders
Advertised openly
65%
Higher than 63% of local authorities
Based on 26 procurements
Won by small firms
53%
Lower than 83% of local authorities
Based on 131 winning suppliers
Bids per contract
5
About the same as most local authorities
Based on 42 awards
Split into lots
63%
Higher than 99% of local authorities
Based on 8 advertised tenders
Direct awards
35%
Higher than 64% of local authorities
Based on 26 procurements
Cancelled
25%
Higher than 98% of local authorities
Based on 8 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
Show as a table
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 Aberdeenshire 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 Aberdeenshire Council end in the next 90 days.

Recent contract awards