Buyer profile · Local authority

Bracknell Forest Borough Council tenders and contracts

South EastBracknellWebsite

Tenders published
14
About one every 26 days
Contracts awarded
15
To 34 different suppliers
Value awarded
£33.8m
13 contracts, frameworks excluded
Typical contract
£700k
Median value awarded
Open now
1
1 contracts end in 90 days

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

Open tenders

  1. Sensory Needs - Social Support Services

    South EastSocial and domiciliary care

    Closing soon4 days leftSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

    £35kestimated

Coming up

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

  1. £200kestimated
  2. £200kestimated
  3. Alternative Provision Arrangement

    South EastTraining, Education services

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEsFramework

    £10mframework ceiling
  4. Weight Management and Physical Activity Service

    South EastHealthcare services

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

    £306kestimated
  5. Pre-Market Engagement Questionnaire for the Housing Systems Project

    South EastIT services and software

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    £300kestimated
  6. Capital Works Framework

    South EastConstruction

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEsFramework

    £80mframework ceiling
  7. Home Care Framework Procurement 2027-3035

    South EastSocial and domiciliary care, Healthcare services

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEsFramework

    £66.7mframework ceiling
  8. £500kestimated
  9. Highways Maintenance and Works

    South EastConstruction, Highways and street lighting

    UpcomingSmall contract

    £140mestimated
  10. Planned Maintenance Framework

    UK-wideConstruction

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEsFramework

    £100mframework ceiling

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.

  1. CQC registration3%
    In 1 of 29 notices

Who it buys from

Suppliers awarded contracts in the last 12 months, by value awarded (frameworks excluded).

  1. 1 contract
  2. 1 contract
  3. 4 contracts
  4. 1 contract
  5. Signix LtdSME£880k
    1 contract
  6. 1 contract
  7. 1 contract
  8. Cleanups LtdSME£120k
    1 contract

How it buys

How much of its work was open to any supplier.

  • Advertised openly (any supplier could bid)69%
  • Invited quotes (the buyer chose whom to ask)12%
  • Direct award (no competition)19%
Based on 26 procurements.

Scorecard

How we score

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

Time to bid
27 days
Shorter than 84% of local authorities
Based on 14 advertised tenders
Advertised openly
69%
Higher than 57% of local authorities
Based on 26 procurements
Won by small firms
76%
Higher than 65% of local authorities
Based on 37 winning suppliers
Bids per contract
10
More than 87% of local authorities
Based on 8 awards
Split into lots
14%
About the same as most local authorities
Based on 14 advertised tenders
Direct awards
19%
Lower than 52% of local authorities
Based on 26 procurements
Cancelled
7%
Higher than 70% of local authorities
Based on 14 tenders

Compared with other local authorities

Time to bid, 283 local authorities
Show as a table
RangeBuyers
0–5 days0
5–10 days0
10–15 days0
15–20 days4
20–25 days11
25–30 days120
30–35 days119
35–40 days19
40–45 days7
45–50 days1
50–55 days1
55–60 days1
60+ days0
Bids per contract, 228 local authorities
Show as a table
RangeBuyers
0–2 bids4
2–4 bids55
4–6 bids75
6–8 bids47
8–10 bids17
10–12 bids11
12–14 bids2
14–16 bids3
16–18 bids2
18–20 bids2
20+ bids10
Advertised openly, 365 local authorities
Show as a table
RangeBuyers
0–10%13
10–20%11
20–30%25
30–40%32
40–50%36
50–60%48
60–70%47
70–80%33
80–90%44
90–100%76
Won by small firms, 324 local authorities
Show as a table
RangeBuyers
0–10%0
10–20%0
20–30%7
30–40%6
40–50%27
50–60%41
60–70%76
70–80%80
80–90%55
90–100%32

Each column is a group of local authorities with similar figures. The coloured column holds Bracknell Forest 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
Microfiltration at Coral ReefSport and Leisure Management Limited£406k1 Nov 2026

5 more contracts end in the next 12 months.

Recent contract awards