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Buyer profile · Local authority
Birmingham City Council tenders and contracts
- Tenders published
- 50
- About one every 7 days
- Contracts awarded
- 66
- To 161 different suppliers
- Value awarded
- £5.06bn
- 99 contracts, frameworks excluded
- Typical contract
- £56m
- Median value awarded
- Open now
- 2
- 2 contracts end in 90 days
Figures cover in the last 12 months, from notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
Open tenders
- £660kframework ceiling
- £19mestimated
Coming up
Pipeline, market engagement and planned procurement notices: early warning of tenders to come.
- £207kestimated
- Value not stated
- Value not stated
- £48mestimated
- £213mframework ceiling
- £1.54bnframework ceiling
- £3.42mestimated
- £273mestimated
- £7.33mestimated
- £4mestimated
When it goes to market
Tender notices published each month. Active in 12 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.
Who it buys from
Suppliers awarded contracts in the last 12 months, by value awarded (frameworks excluded).
How it buys
How much of its work was open to any supplier.
- Advertised openly (any supplier could bid)74%
- Framework call-off (only suppliers on the framework)12%
- Invited quotes (the buyer chose whom to ask)1%
- Direct award (no competition)13%
Scorecard
How we scoreHow Birmingham City Council has bought over the last 12 months, compared with similar buyers.
- Time to bid
- 27 days
- Shorter than 88% of local authorities
- Based on 49 advertised tenders
- Advertised openly
- 74%
- Higher than 71% of local authorities
- Based on 86 procurements
- Won by small firms
- 66%
- Lower than 55% of local authorities
- Based on 168 winning suppliers
- Bids per contract
- 3
- Fewer than 73% of local authorities
- Based on 27 awards
- Split into lots
- 12%
- Lower than 56% of local authorities
- Based on 50 advertised tenders
- Direct awards
- 13%
- Lower than 70% of local authorities
- Based on 86 procurements
- Cancelled
- 4%
- Lower than 52% of local authorities
- Based on 50 tenders
Compared with other local authorities
Birmingham City Council: 27 days
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–5 days | 1 |
| 5–10 days | 0 |
| 10–15 days | 0 |
| 15–20 days | 2 |
| 20–25 days | 17 |
| 25–30 days | 135 |
| 30–35 days | 132 |
| 35–40 days | 27 |
| 40–45 days | 2 |
| 45–50 days | 2 |
| 50–55 days | 1 |
| 55–60 days | 0 |
| 60+ days | 0 |
Birmingham City Council: 3
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–2 bids | 4 |
| 2–4 bids | 78 |
| 4–6 bids | 89 |
| 6–8 bids | 57 |
| 8–10 bids | 18 |
| 10–12 bids | 16 |
| 12–14 bids | 8 |
| 14–16 bids | 3 |
| 16–18 bids | 2 |
| 18–20 bids | 0 |
| 20+ bids | 9 |
Birmingham City Council: 74%
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 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 |
Birmingham City Council: 66%
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 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 Birmingham 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.
| Contract | Current supplier | Value | Ends |
|---|---|---|---|
| P3360 - A457 Dudley Road Phase 4 Works (Birmingham Treatment Centre) | Mcphillips (Wellington) Limited | £788k | 24 Dec 2026 |
| Faith Deep Engagement Partner | Taraki Wellbeing | £59k | 18 Jan 2027 |