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Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council tenders and contracts

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Tenders published
15
About one every 24 days
Contracts awarded
20
To 41 different suppliers
Value awarded
£6.65m
4 contracts, frameworks excluded
Typical contract
£1.34m
Median value awarded
Open now
1
4 coming up

Figures cover in the last 12 months, from notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.

Open tenders

  1. Children's Advocacy and Independent Visitors Service

    North WestSocial and domiciliary care, Healthcare services

    Open12 days leftSmall contract

    £638kestimated

Coming up

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

  1. Speech and Language Therapist and Occupational Therapist Contract

    North WestHealthcare services

    Upcoming

    £440kestimated
  2. Consanguinity workforce development programme

    North WestHealthcare services

    Upcoming

    £15kestimated
  3. Oral Health Insights Project

    North WestHealthcare services

    Upcoming

    £15kestimated
  4. Children's Occupational Therapy Service

    North WestHealthcare services

    Upcoming

    Value not stated

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.

  1. Healthcare services12
  2. Social and domiciliary care3
  3. Facilities management3
  4. Architecture and engineering3
  5. Transport2
  6. Training2

Who it buys from

Suppliers awarded contracts in the last 12 months.

  1. Walker Fire UK LtdSME2 contracts
  2. ICE CreatesSME1 contract
    £3.91m awarded
  3. Waythrough1 contract
    £1.99m awarded
  4. Bolton NHS Foundation Trust1 contract
    £1.32m awarded
  5. ABL Health LimitedSME1 contract
    £58k awarded
  6. A1 PharmacySME1 contract
  7. A2u Travels LtdSME1 contract
  8. A2z Transferz LtdSME1 contract

How it buys

How much of its work was open to any supplier.

  • Advertised openly (any supplier could bid)75%
  • Direct award (no competition)25%
Based on 28 procurements.

Scorecard

How we score

How Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council has bought over the last 12 months, compared with similar buyers.

Time to bid
31 days
Longer than 60% of local authorities
Based on 15 advertised tenders
Advertised openly
75%
Higher than 71% of local authorities
Based on 28 procurements
Won by small firms
81%
Higher than 82% of local authorities
Based on 42 winning suppliers
Bids per contract
10
More than 87% of local authorities
Based on 14 awards
Split into lots
13%
Lower than 51% of local authorities
Based on 15 advertised tenders
Direct awards
25%
Higher than 51% of local authorities
Based on 28 procurements
Cancelled
7%
Higher than 59% of local authorities
Based on 15 tenders

Compared with other local authorities

Time to bid, 319 local authorities
Show as a table
RangeBuyers
0–5 days1
5–10 days0
10–15 days0
15–20 days2
20–25 days17
25–30 days135
30–35 days132
35–40 days27
40–45 days2
45–50 days2
50–55 days1
55–60 days0
60+ days0
Bids per contract, 284 local authorities
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RangeBuyers
0–2 bids4
2–4 bids78
4–6 bids89
6–8 bids57
8–10 bids18
10–12 bids16
12–14 bids8
14–16 bids3
16–18 bids2
18–20 bids0
20+ bids9
Advertised openly, 418 local authorities
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RangeBuyers
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
Won by small firms, 394 local authorities
Show as a table
RangeBuyers
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 Bolton Metropolitan 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.

No contracts we hold from Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council end in the next 90 days.

Recent contract awards

ContractWon byValueAwarded
Speech and Language Therapist and Occupational Therapist ContractBolton NHS Foundation Trust—11 Nov 2026
Bolton Council Staff Flu Vaccination 2026/27Asda Stores Limited, Gorgemead Ltd, Hollowood Chemists Ltd and 8 more—16 Oct 2026
Stairlift & Hoist MaintenanceW.H. Scott & Son (Engineers) Limited£100k21 Aug 2026
Section 19The Bolton Impact Trust£4m27 Jul 2026
Fire Risk Assessment ContractWalker Fire UK Ltd£309k22 Jul 2026
Bed Based Digital Care Records SystemDecaura Limited£40k17 Jul 2026
Integrated Wellness Support ServiceICE Creates—23 Jun 2026
Fire & Security Maintenance ContractWalker Fire UK Ltd£345k8 Jun 2026
Approved Contractors for the Integrated Transport Unit (ITU) Framework (2)Spark UK Medical Limited, Green Destinations Ltd, Comfy Connect Ltd and 10 more£28m13 May 2026
Drug and Alcohol Treatment and Recovery Grant (DATRIG)Waythrough—1 Apr 2026