Buyer profile · Public undertaking

Barcud Shared Services tenders and contracts

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Tenders published
19
About one every 19 days
Contracts awarded
9
To 58 different suppliers
Value awarded
£14.3m
12 contracts, frameworks excluded
Typical contract
£209k
Median value awarded
Open now
1
1 contracts end in 90 days

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

Open tenders

  1. BSS26015 - Vertical Transportation Maintenance

    WalesBuilding maintenance and repairs, Lifts and escalators

    Open14 days leftSuitable for SMEs

    £1.24mestimated

Coming up

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

  1. DLO Support Framework

    WalesConstruction

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEsFramework

    £18.5mframework ceiling
  2. BSS26017 - Waste and Skip Hire Framework

    Wales

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEsFramework

    £8mframework ceiling
  3. BSS26017 - Waste and Skip Hire Framework

    Wales

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEsFramework

    £8mframework ceiling
  4. Retrofit assessment and co-ordination

    WalesConstruction

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

    £1mestimated

When it goes to market

Tender notices published each month. Active in 10 of 12 months.

What it buys

Procurements in the last 12 months, by trade.

What its tenders ask for

Accreditations and conditions its notices mention in the last 12 months. Always check the tender documents.

  1. Site visit7%
    In 2 of 29 notices

Who it buys from

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

  1. 3 contracts
  2. Westward Energy ServicesSME£4.92m
    2 contracts
  3. Lightning Solutions (Wales) LimitedSME£166k
    2 contracts
  4. Barry Jarman LandscapingSME£40k
    3 contracts
  5. 2 contracts
  6. Coombs Contractors LtdSMENot stated
    3 contracts
  7. Cme Construction LtdSMENot stated
    2 contracts
  8. Hedlyn Building Contractotrs LtdSMENot stated
    2 contracts

How it buys

How much of its work was open to any supplier.

  • Advertised openly (any supplier could bid)100%
Based on 23 procurements.

Scorecard

How we score

How Barcud Shared Services has bought over the last 12 months, compared with similar buyers.

Time to bid
24 days
Shorter than 93% of other public bodies
Based on 19 advertised tenders
Advertised openly
100%
Higher than 74% of other public bodies
Based on 23 procurements
Won by small firms
91%
Higher than 95% of other public bodies
Based on 64 winning suppliers
Bids per contract
10
More than 74% of other public bodies
Based on 13 awards
Split into lots
16%
Lower than 54% of other public bodies
Based on 19 advertised tenders
Direct awards
0%
Lower than 67% of other public bodies
Based on 23 procurements
Cancelled
0%
About the same as most other public bodies
Based on 19 tenders

Compared with other other public bodies

Time to bid, 104 other public bodies
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RangeBuyers
0–5 days0
5–10 days0
10–15 days1
15–20 days3
20–25 days8
25–30 days29
30–35 days38
35–40 days17
40–45 days6
45–50 days1
50–55 days0
55–60 days0
60+ days1
Bids per contract, 110 other public bodies
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RangeBuyers
0–2 bids5
2–4 bids21
4–6 bids34
6–8 bids13
8–10 bids8
10–12 bids9
12–14 bids5
14–16 bids6
16–18 bids2
18–20 bids1
20+ bids6
Advertised openly, 232 other public bodies
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RangeBuyers
0–10%18
10–20%20
20–30%13
30–40%15
40–50%14
50–60%16
60–70%20
70–80%18
80–90%20
90–100%78
Won by small firms, 220 other public bodies
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RangeBuyers
0–10%8
10–20%10
20–30%14
30–40%17
40–50%31
50–60%36
60–70%45
70–80%24
80–90%23
90–100%12

Each column is a group of other public bodies with similar figures. The coloured column holds Barcud Shared Services.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.

ContractCurrent supplierValueEnds
BHA25011 - Clawdd Helyg, Aberystwyth - Fencing WorksMCS Enviroculture Ltd, Barry Jarman Landscaping£40k30 Sept 2026

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