Buyer profile · Local authority
Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council tenders and contracts
- Tenders published
- 12
- About one every 30 days
- Contracts awarded
- 18
- To 29 different suppliers
- Value awarded
- £4.66m
- 3 contracts, frameworks excluded
- Typical contract
- £693k
- Median value awarded
- Open now
- 0
- 3 coming up
Figures cover in the last 12 months, from notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
Open tenders
Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council has no tenders open right now.
Coming up
Pipeline, market engagement and planned procurement notices: early warning of tenders to come.
- Value not stated
- Value not stated
- 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.
Who it buys from
Suppliers awarded contracts in the last 12 months.
How it buys
How much of its work was open to any supplier.
- Advertised openly (any supplier could bid)79%
- Direct award (no competition)21%
Scorecard
How we scoreHow Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council has bought over the last 12 months, compared with similar buyers.
- Time to bid
- 31 days
- Longer than 59% of local authorities
- Based on 12 advertised tenders
- Advertised openly
- 79%
- Higher than 73% of local authorities
- Based on 24 procurements
- Won by small firms
- 77%
- Higher than 73% of local authorities
- Based on 30 winning suppliers
- Bids per contract
- 10
- More than 90% of local authorities
- Based on 14 awards
- Split into lots
- 17%
- Higher than 58% of local authorities
- Based on 12 advertised tenders
- Direct awards
- 21%
- Lower than 55% of local authorities
- Based on 24 procurements
- Cancelled
- 8%
- Higher than 66% of local authorities
- Based on 12 tenders
Compared with other local authorities
This buyer: 31 days
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| 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: 10
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: 79%
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: 77%
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 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
| Contract | Won by | Value | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stairlift & Hoist Maintenance | W.H. Scott & Son (Engineers) Limited | £100k | 21 Aug 2026 |
| Section 19 | The Bolton Impact Trust | £4m | 27 Jul 2026 |
| Fire Risk Assessment Contract | Walker Fire UK Ltd | £309k | 22 Jul 2026 |
| Bed Based Digital Care Records System | Decaura Limited | £40k | 17 Jul 2026 |
| Integrated Wellness Support Service | ICE Creates | — | 23 Jun 2026 |
| Fire & Security Maintenance Contract | Walker Fire UK Ltd | £345k | 8 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 | £28m | 13 May 2026 |
| Asbestos Management Contract | Life Environmental Services Limited | £190k | 5 Mar 2026 |
| Provision of Fuel Cards & Associated Services | Northgate Vehicle Hire Limited | — | 19 Feb 2026 |
| Healthwatch | Voice: Local | — | 16 Feb 2026 |