Buyer profile · Local authority
Boston Borough Council tenders and contracts
- Tenders published
- 10
- About one every 37 days
- Contracts awarded
- 16
- To 17 different suppliers
- Value awarded
- £1.91m
- 17 contracts, frameworks excluded
- Typical contract
- £61k
- 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
- £85kestimated
Coming up
Pipeline, market engagement and planned procurement notices: early warning of tenders to come.
- Value not stated
When it goes to market
Tender notices published each month. Active in 7 of 12 months.
What it buys
Procurements in the last 12 months, by trade.
What its tenders ask for
Accreditations and conditions its notices mention in the last 12 months. Always check the tender documents.
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)53%
- Invited quotes (the buyer chose whom to ask)26%
- Direct award (no competition)21%
Scorecard
How we scoreHow Boston 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 10 advertised tenders
- Advertised openly
- 53%
- Lower than 51% of local authorities
- Based on 19 procurements
- Won by small firms
- 89%
- Higher than 93% of local authorities
- Based on 19 winning suppliers
- Bids per contract
- 8.5
- More than 84% of local authorities
- Based on 8 awards
- Split into lots
- 20%
- Higher than 63% of local authorities
- Based on 10 advertised tenders
- Direct awards
- 21%
- Lower than 55% of local authorities
- Based on 19 procurements
- Cancelled
- 10%
- Higher than 77% of local authorities
- Based on 10 tenders
Compared with other local authorities
Boston Borough Council: 31 days
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| 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 |
Boston Borough Council: 8.5
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 |
Boston Borough Council: 53%
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| 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 |
Boston Borough Council: 89%
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 Boston 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cremator Reline Works | Environmental Combustion Technologies Limited | £91k | 28 Nov 2026 |
| Workspace Study | BE Group | £35k | 23 Dec 2026 |