Buyer profile · Local authority
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council tenders and contracts
- Tenders published
- 45
- About one every 8 days
- Contracts awarded
- 115
- To 344 different suppliers
- Value awarded
- £87m
- 93 contracts, frameworks excluded
- Typical contract
- £162k
- Median value awarded
- Open now
- 3
- 7 contracts end in 90 days
Figures cover in the last 12 months, from notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
Open tenders
- £200kestimated
- £3.7mestimated
- £360kestimated
Coming up
Pipeline, market engagement and planned procurement notices: early warning of tenders to come.
- £25mestimated
- £1estimated
- Value not stated
- £574kestimated
- Value not stated
- Value not stated
- £2.17mestimated
- £19.2mestimated
- £28mestimated
- £3.99mestimated
When it goes to market
Tender notices published each month. Active in 11 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)44%
- Framework call-off (only suppliers on the framework)1%
- Invited quotes (the buyer chose whom to ask)10%
- Direct award (no competition)44%
Scorecard
How we scoreHow Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council has bought over the last 12 months, compared with similar buyers.
- Time to bid
- 32 days
- Longer than 76% of local authorities
- Based on 45 advertised tenders
- Advertised openly
- 44%
- Lower than 60% of local authorities
- Based on 126 procurements
- Won by small firms
- 71%
- Higher than 60% of local authorities
- Based on 378 winning suppliers
- Bids per contract
- 6
- More than 60% of local authorities
- Based on 37 awards
- Split into lots
- 20%
- Higher than 63% of local authorities
- Based on 45 advertised tenders
- Direct awards
- 44%
- Higher than 77% of local authorities
- Based on 126 procurements
- Cancelled
- 4%
- Lower than 50% of local authorities
- Based on 45 tenders
Compared with other local authorities
This buyer: 32 days
Show as a table
| 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 |
This buyer: 6
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 |
This buyer: 44%
Show as a table
| 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 |
This buyer: 71%
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 Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| CAN Wellbeing Collaborative | Community Action Network | £80k | 19 Nov 2026 |
| Hospital Admission Avoidance Support | Pramalife | — | 31 Dec 2026 |
| Community Connections | Age Concern Bournemouth | — | 31 Dec 2026 |
| Refugee and Asylum Seekers Community Hub | International Care Network | £51k | 31 Dec 2026 |
| Ways to Wellbeing | Community Action Network, SEND4 Ltd, Tricuro Ltd, Windward Day Servicces Ltd, Bournemouth Gateway Club, Minstead Trust | — | 31 Jan 2027 |
| Distribution of Grants for Homelessness Prevention | Dorset Community Foundation | £200k | 31 Jan 2027 |
| Homelessness Prevention Support Service | Greater Change Community Interest Company | £50k | 31 Jan 2027 |