Buyer profile · Local authority
Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council tenders and contracts
- Tenders published
- 22
- About one every 17 days
- Contracts awarded
- 19
- To 18 different suppliers
- Value awarded
- £3.23m
- 10 contracts, frameworks excluded
- Typical contract
- £132k
- Median value awarded
- Open now
- 2
- 3 contracts end in 90 days
Figures cover in the last 12 months, from notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
Open tenders
- £600kestimated
- £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 9 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)77%
- Invited quotes (the buyer chose whom to ask)17%
- Direct award (no competition)7%
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 51% of local authorities
- Based on 21 advertised tenders
- Advertised openly
- 77%
- Higher than 71% of local authorities
- Based on 30 procurements
- Won by small firms
- 74%
- Higher than 66% of local authorities
- Based on 19 winning suppliers
- Bids per contract
- 4.5
- Fewer than 53% of local authorities
- Based on 8 awards
- Split into lots
- 9%
- Lower than 62% of local authorities
- Based on 22 advertised tenders
- Direct awards
- 7%
- Lower than 78% of local authorities
- Based on 30 procurements
- Cancelled
- 0%
- Lower than 58% of local authorities
- Based on 22 tenders
Compared with other local authorities
This buyer: 30 days
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–5 days | 0 |
| 5–10 days | 0 |
| 10–15 days | 0 |
| 15–20 days | 3 |
| 20–25 days | 17 |
| 25–30 days | 140 |
| 30–35 days | 126 |
| 35–40 days | 25 |
| 40–45 days | 6 |
| 45–50 days | 3 |
| 50–55 days | 1 |
| 55–60 days | 0 |
| 60+ days | 0 |
This buyer: 4.5
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–2 bids | 5 |
| 2–4 bids | 71 |
| 4–6 bids | 95 |
| 6–8 bids | 53 |
| 8–10 bids | 26 |
| 10–12 bids | 12 |
| 12–14 bids | 4 |
| 14–16 bids | 4 |
| 16–18 bids | 1 |
| 18–20 bids | 0 |
| 20+ bids | 9 |
This buyer: 77%
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–10% | 16 |
| 10–20% | 22 |
| 20–30% | 35 |
| 30–40% | 42 |
| 40–50% | 39 |
| 50–60% | 47 |
| 60–70% | 64 |
| 70–80% | 33 |
| 80–90% | 37 |
| 90–100% | 73 |
This buyer: 74%
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–10% | 0 |
| 10–20% | 1 |
| 20–30% | 5 |
| 30–40% | 14 |
| 40–50% | 19 |
| 50–60% | 69 |
| 60–70% | 90 |
| 70–80% | 102 |
| 80–90% | 50 |
| 90–100% | 23 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Soft landscaping works (Butterfly Banks) | LWE Projects Ltd | £36k | 16 Oct 2026 |
| Hard & Soft landscaping works | Tillery Action For You Limited | £39k | 30 Oct 2026 |
| Replacement of damaged culvert (Alma Street) | Horan Construction Ltd | £55k | 31 Oct 2026 |
Recent contract awards
| Contract | Won by | Value | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hard & Soft landscaping works | Tillery Action For You Limited | — | 9 Sept 2026 |
| Connect to Work - Supported Employment Quality Framework (SEQF) Service | Intuitive Thinking Skills Ltd | £1.34m | 1 Sept 2026 |
| Provision of an Integrated HR and Payroll System | MHR International UK Limited | £2.09m | 1 Sept 2026 |
| Replacement of damaged culvert (Alma Street) | Horan Construction Ltd | — | 30 Aug 2026 |
| Soft landscaping works (Butterfly Banks) | LWE Projects Ltd | — | 28 Aug 2026 |
| A4046 Cwm to Aberbeeg, Drainage and Carriageway Works | Alun Griffiths (Contractors) Limited | £1.58m | 17 Aug 2026 |
| Replacement Boiler at Ystruth Primary School, Blaina | A M S Heating & Plumbing Ltd. | — | 17 Jul 2026 |
| Purchase of Highways Vehicle | Euro Commercials (South Wales) Limited | £111k | 10 Jun 2026 |
| Purchase of Road Sweeper | Aebi Schmidt UK Limited | £172k | 10 Jun 2026 |
| Sale of Kerbside Baled Aluminum Cans | Newport Recycling Limited | £361k | 14 Apr 2026 |