Buyer profile · Local authority

Bath & North East Somerset Council tenders and contracts

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Tenders published
10
About one every 37 days
Contracts awarded
107
To 89 different suppliers
Value awarded
£54.7m
97 contracts, frameworks excluded
Typical contract
£80k
Median value awarded
Open now
1
15 contracts end in 90 days

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

Open tenders

  1. PGS - Pulteney Gate Scheme: Buildability, Logistics & Surveys Commission

    South WestArchitecture and engineering

    Open7 days leftSuitable for SMEs

    £480kestimated

Coming up

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

  1. Spotler Software & Services

    UK-wideIT services and software

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    £48kestimated
  2. Domestic Abuse Home Safety and Sanctuary Service

    South WestSocial and domiciliary care, Healthcare services

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

    Value not stated
  3. Highways Maintenance and Improvement

    South WestConstruction, Highways and street lighting

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    Value not stated
  4. Somer Valley Links

    South WestConstruction

    Upcoming

    Value not stated
  5. Fashion Museum Bath

    South WestConstruction

    Upcoming

    Value not stated
  6. Somer Valley Enterprise Zone

    South WestConstruction

    Upcoming

    Value not stated
  7. Residential Overnight Short Breaks for disabled children (Beaumonds)

    South WestSocial and domiciliary care, Healthcare services

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    £9.47mestimated
  8. Education Support Service (Pre-and Post-16)

    South WestSocial and domiciliary care, Healthcare services

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    £4.2mestimated
  9. Mental Health Services in the Community

    South WestSocial and domiciliary care, Healthcare services

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEsFramework

    £90mframework ceiling
  10. Living Well in the Community

    South WestSocial and domiciliary care, Healthcare services

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEsFramework

    £135mframework ceiling

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.

What its tenders ask for

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

  1. Social value questions1%
    In 1 of 106 notices

Who it buys from

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

  1. 2 contracts
  2. Curo ChoiceSME£3.1m
    2 contracts
  3. 3 contracts
  4. 5 contracts
  5. 2 contracts
  6. 4 contracts
  7. 3 contracts
  8. 3 contracts

How it buys

How much of its work was open to any supplier.

  • Advertised openly (any supplier could bid)19%
  • Framework call-off (only suppliers on the framework)3%
  • Invited quotes (the buyer chose whom to ask)16%
  • Direct award (no competition)61%
Based on 93 procurements.

Scorecard

How we score

How Bath & North East Somerset Council has bought over the last 12 months, compared with similar buyers.

Time to bid
32 days
Longer than 73% of local authorities
Based on 9 advertised tenders
Advertised openly
19%
Lower than 88% of local authorities
Based on 93 procurements
Won by small firms
59%
Lower than 72% of local authorities
Based on 112 winning suppliers
Bids per contract
3
Fewer than 73% of local authorities
Based on 19 awards
Split into lots
20%
Higher than 63% of local authorities
Based on 10 advertised tenders
Direct awards
61%
Higher than 92% of local authorities
Based on 93 procurements
Cancelled
0%
Lower than 60% of local authorities
Based on 10 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
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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 Bath & North East Somerset 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.

ContractCurrent supplierValueEnds
Charlton House Enabling WorksBeard Construction—27 Nov 2026
Website Support & HostingWebcurl Limited£55k30 Nov 2026
Keynsham Memorial Park - Repair & Maintenance WorksH. Mealing & Sons Limited£87k30 Nov 2026
Twerton CBG, Bellots Road - Boundary Wall RepairsN K S Contracts Limited£47k30 Nov 2026
Bath Property Development - Feasibility StudyMilligan Limited£162k16 Dec 2026
NEC4 Professional Service Contract June 2017Purcell Architecture Limited£34k31 Dec 2026
Jolly's PM site SupervisionProvisma Ltd£85k31 Dec 2026
Bath City Centre Regeneration and Asset Review ProgrammeAllies and Morrison LLP£30k31 Dec 2026
Fire Strategy Improvements - Batch 17N K S Contracts Limited£369k31 Dec 2026
Alexander ParkH. Mealing & Sons Limited£52k31 Dec 2026
Repair of Waste Transfer Station DoorsSomerset Industrial Doors Ltd£100k31 Dec 2026
Repair of Waste Transfer Station DoorsSomerset Industrial Doors Ltd£100k31 Dec 2026
66 Walcot Street - Refurbishment WorksStringer Construct Ltd£207k15 Jan 2027
Garden Waste TreatmentS G Mitchell£874k31 Jan 2027
Garden Waste TreatmentPennys Group Ltd£61k31 Jan 2027

18 more contracts end in the next 12 months.

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