Buyer profile · Local authority
Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council tenders and contracts
- Tenders published
- 23
- About one every 16 days
- Contracts awarded
- 22
- To 22 different suppliers
- Value awarded
- £12.2m
- 16 contracts, frameworks excluded
- Typical contract
- £194k
- Median value awarded
- Open now
- 1
- 2 contracts end in 90 days
Figures cover in the last 12 months, from notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
Open tenders
- £2.5mestimated
Coming up
Pipeline, market engagement and planned procurement notices: early warning of tenders to come.
- £1000kestimated
- £2.5mestimated
- £3.5mestimated
- £1.5mestimated
- £1.6mestimated
- £2.5mestimated
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.
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)75%
- Invited quotes (the buyer chose whom to ask)22%
- Direct award (no competition)3%
Scorecard
How we scoreHow Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council has bought over the last 12 months, compared with similar buyers.
- Time to bid
- 30 days
- Shorter than 52% of local authorities
- Based on 22 advertised tenders
- Advertised openly
- 75%
- Higher than 71% of local authorities
- Based on 32 procurements
- Won by small firms
- 75%
- Higher than 67% of local authorities
- Based on 24 winning suppliers
- Bids per contract
- 3
- Fewer than 73% of local authorities
- Based on 7 awards
- Split into lots
- 9%
- Lower than 65% of local authorities
- Based on 23 advertised tenders
- Direct awards
- 3%
- Lower than 83% of local authorities
- Based on 32 procurements
- Cancelled
- 0%
- Lower than 60% of local authorities
- Based on 23 tenders
Compared with other local authorities
This buyer: 30 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 |
This buyer: 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 |
This buyer: 75%
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 |
This buyer: 75%
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 Blaenau Gwent County Borough 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glyncoed Ph2 - 2026 | Tillery Action For You Limited | £39k | 16 Nov 2026 |
| Garden City Woodlands Access Improvement & Tree Planting | LWE Projects Ltd | £33k | 16 Nov 2026 |