Buyer profile · Local authority

Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council tenders and contracts

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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

  1. Ysgol Gymraeg Bro Helyg Primary (Air Source Heat Pump Conversion)

    WalesConstruction

    Closing soon3 days leftSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

    £600kestimated
  2. £2.5mestimated

Coming up

Pipeline, market engagement and planned procurement notices: early warning of tenders to come.

  1. £1000kestimated
  2. Carriageway Works to the A4046 (Cwm to Aberbeeg)

    WalesConstruction, Highways and street lighting

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    £2.5mestimated
  3. Provision of Housing Related Support Services For People with Mental Health Issues

    WalesSocial and domiciliary care, Healthcare services

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    £3.5mestimated
  4. £1.5mestimated
  5. Connect to Work

    WalesTraining, Social and domiciliary care

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

    £1.6mestimated
  6. Term Service Contract for Site Investigations in Blaenau Gwent & Torfaen

    WalesConstruction, Architecture and engineering

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    £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).

  1. 1 contract
  2. Green Acre Solutions Ltd T/A Folly ContractorsSME£251k
    1 contract
  3. 1 contract
  4. Recresco LimitedSME£226k
    1 contract
  5. 1 contract
  6. 1 contract
  7. 1 contract
  8. Nigel Sullivan Groundwork and Plant Hire LtdSMENot stated
    2 contracts

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%
Based on 30 procurements.

Scorecard

How we score

How 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

Time to bid, 321 local authorities
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RangeBuyers
0–5 days0
5–10 days0
10–15 days0
15–20 days3
20–25 days17
25–30 days140
30–35 days126
35–40 days25
40–45 days6
45–50 days3
50–55 days1
55–60 days0
60+ days0
Bids per contract, 280 local authorities
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RangeBuyers
0–2 bids5
2–4 bids71
4–6 bids95
6–8 bids53
8–10 bids26
10–12 bids12
12–14 bids4
14–16 bids4
16–18 bids1
18–20 bids0
20+ bids9
Advertised openly, 408 local authorities
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RangeBuyers
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
Won by small firms, 373 local authorities
Show as a table
RangeBuyers
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.

ContractCurrent supplierValueEnds
Soft landscaping works (Butterfly Banks)LWE Projects Ltd£36k16 Oct 2026
Hard & Soft landscaping worksTillery Action For You Limited£39k30 Oct 2026
Replacement of damaged culvert (Alma Street)Horan Construction Ltd£55k31 Oct 2026

1 more contract ends in the next 12 months.

Recent contract awards