Buyer profile · Local authority
Blackpool Council tenders and contracts
Official name on notices: Blackpool Borough Council
- Tenders published
- 26
- About one every 14 days
- Contracts awarded
- 54
- To 74 different suppliers
- Value awarded
- £37m
- 33 contracts, frameworks excluded
- Typical contract
- £70k
- 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
- £4mestimated
- £300mestimated
Coming up
Pipeline, market engagement and planned procurement notices: early warning of tenders to come.
- Value not stated
- £11mframework ceiling
- Value not stated
- £1mestimated
- £10mestimated
- Value not stated
When it goes to market
Tender notices published each month. Active in 11 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)56%
- Framework call-off (only suppliers on the framework)4%
- Invited quotes (the buyer chose whom to ask)12%
- Direct award (no competition)28%
Scorecard
How we scoreHow Blackpool Council has bought over the last 12 months, compared with similar buyers.
- Time to bid
- 31 days
- Longer than 56% of local authorities
- Based on 23 advertised tenders
- Advertised openly
- 56%
- Higher than 52% of local authorities
- Based on 50 procurements
- Won by small firms
- 66%
- Lower than 56% of local authorities
- Based on 76 winning suppliers
- Bids per contract
- 5
- About the same as most local authorities
- Based on 20 awards
- Split into lots
- 15%
- Higher than 53% of local authorities
- Based on 26 advertised tenders
- Direct awards
- 28%
- Higher than 54% of local authorities
- Based on 50 procurements
- Cancelled
- 12%
- Higher than 83% of local authorities
- Based on 26 tenders
Compared with other local authorities
Blackpool Council: 31 days
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| 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 |
Blackpool Council: 5
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 |
Blackpool Council: 56%
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 |
Blackpool 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 Blackpool 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Design, Supply & Installation of Corrib Rd Playground | Kompan Limited | — | 1 Dec 2026 |
| Provision of an Incentivised Travel Based Promotion App | Betterpoints Limited | £39k | 5 Feb 2027 |