Buyer profile · Local or regional public body
Blackburn with Darwen tenders and contracts
- Tenders published
- 12
- About one every 30 days
- Contracts awarded
- 66
- To 69 different suppliers
- Value awarded
- £10.8m
- 57 contracts, frameworks excluded
- Typical contract
- £81k
- Median value awarded
- Open now
- 2
- 13 contracts end in 90 days
Figures cover in the last 12 months, from notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
Open tenders
- £50kestimated
- £250kestimated
Coming up
Pipeline, market engagement and planned procurement notices: early warning of tenders to come.
- £4mframework ceiling
- £1.7mestimated
- £80mframework ceiling
- £80mframework ceiling
- £14.6mestimated
- £650kestimated
- £650kframework ceiling
- £650kestimated
When it goes to market
Tender notices published each month. Active in 7 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).
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)1%
- Invited quotes (the buyer chose whom to ask)41%
- Direct award (no competition)38%
Scorecard
How we scoreHow Blackburn with Darwen has bought over the last 12 months, compared with similar buyers.
- Time to bid
- 30 days
- Shorter than 54% of other public bodies
- Based on 12 advertised tenders
- Advertised openly
- 19%
- Lower than 79% of other public bodies
- Based on 73 procurements
- Won by small firms
- 70%
- Higher than 69% of other public bodies
- Based on 79 winning suppliers
- Bids per contract
- 9
- More than 74% of other public bodies
- Based on 15 awards
- Split into lots
- 50%
- Higher than 85% of other public bodies
- Based on 12 advertised tenders
- Direct awards
- 38%
- Higher than 66% of other public bodies
- Based on 73 procurements
- Cancelled
- 0%
- About the same as most other public bodies
- Based on 12 tenders
Compared with other other public bodies
Blackburn with Darwen: 30 days
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| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–5 days | 1 |
| 5–10 days | 0 |
| 10–15 days | 1 |
| 15–20 days | 7 |
| 20–25 days | 12 |
| 25–30 days | 42 |
| 30–35 days | 56 |
| 35–40 days | 17 |
| 40–45 days | 8 |
| 45–50 days | 1 |
| 50–55 days | 0 |
| 55–60 days | 1 |
| 60+ days | 0 |
Blackburn with Darwen: 9
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| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–2 bids | 7 |
| 2–4 bids | 37 |
| 4–6 bids | 36 |
| 6–8 bids | 22 |
| 8–10 bids | 22 |
| 10–12 bids | 9 |
| 12–14 bids | 4 |
| 14–16 bids | 4 |
| 16–18 bids | 4 |
| 18–20 bids | 2 |
| 20+ bids | 8 |
Blackburn with Darwen: 19%
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| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–10% | 36 |
| 10–20% | 34 |
| 20–30% | 25 |
| 30–40% | 14 |
| 40–50% | 18 |
| 50–60% | 23 |
| 60–70% | 28 |
| 70–80% | 17 |
| 80–90% | 29 |
| 90–100% | 96 |
Blackburn with Darwen: 70%
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| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–10% | 6 |
| 10–20% | 14 |
| 20–30% | 25 |
| 30–40% | 27 |
| 40–50% | 44 |
| 50–60% | 49 |
| 60–70% | 45 |
| 70–80% | 39 |
| 80–90% | 29 |
| 90–100% | 25 |
Each column is a group of other public bodies with similar figures. The coloured column holds Blackburn with Darwen.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| strength-based model / framework | OLM Systems Ltd | £80k | 30 Nov 2026 |
| Educational Psychologist | Precision Resource Group Limited | £102k | 30 Nov 2026 |
| Griffin Park School Roofing | FRS Roofing Services Limited | £327k | 18 Dec 2026 |
| The Provision of renovations of Cricket Wickets at Pleasington Playing Fields for Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council | Origin Amenity Solutions Limited | £38k | 20 Dec 2026 |
| Consultancy Services Roof Repair Scheme Albion MIll | AtkinsRéalis PPS Limited | £87k | 31 Dec 2026 |
| Provision of 1 x 7.5T Tipper | North West Truck Services Limited | £81k | 31 Dec 2026 |
| Provision of Theatre Seating | Wagstaff Bros Limited | £35k | 31 Dec 2026 |
| Star Square Development - Ainsworth Street Works | Bethell Construction Limited | £165k | 31 Dec 2026 |
| Provision Of IT Equipment | Probrand Limited | £27k | 31 Dec 2026 |
| Replacement Gas Boilers Audley & Queens Park Learning Centre | Lancashire Gas | £66k | 9 Jan 2027 |
| Arborist Work | Bowland Tree Consultancy Limited | £46k | 16 Jan 2027 |
| Heat Network Advisor | Harbour Project Management Ltd | £30k | 29 Jan 2027 |
| The Making Rooms Extension Works | Rosslee Construction Ltd | £1.51m | 31 Jan 2027 |
Recent contract awards
| Contract | Won by | Value | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Provision Of IT Equipment | Probrand Limited | — | 4 Nov 2026 |
| Community Bereavement Support Service for Adults (Direct Award, Light Touch Contract) | The East Lancashire Hospice | — | 30 Oct 2026 |
| Replacement Gas Boilers Audley & Queens Park Learning Centre | Lancashire Gas | — | 23 Oct 2026 |
| BwD Provision of Drug and Alcohol Prevention and Treatment Service for Adults and Young People | Change Grow Live, We Are with You, Blackburn with Darwen Council for Voluntary Service | — | 9 Oct 2026 |
| BwD All Age Carers Service | Blackburn with Darwen Carers Service | £1.47m | 30 Sept 2026 |
| BwD Information and Advice Service | Care Network (Blackburn with Darwen) Ltd | £1.24m | 29 Sept 2026 |
| Day Care Services - Age UK | Age UK Blackburn with Darwen | £338k | 24 Sept 2026 |
| Day Care Services - DOPWA | Dopwa | £338k | 24 Sept 2026 |
| Star Square Development - Ainsworth Street Works | Bethell Construction Limited | — | 7 Sept 2026 |
| Provision of Theatre Seating | Wagstaff Bros Limited | — | 7 Sept 2026 |