Buyer profile · Local authority
Bracknell Forest Borough Council tenders and contracts
- Tenders published
- 23
- About one every 16 days
- Contracts awarded
- 29
- To 48 different suppliers
- Value awarded
- £34.9m
- 22 contracts, frameworks excluded
- Typical contract
- £263k
- Median value awarded
- Open now
- 3
- 5 contracts end in 90 days
Figures cover in the last 12 months, from notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
Open tenders
- £40kestimated
- £80mframework ceiling
- £185mestimated
Coming up
Pipeline, market engagement and planned procurement notices: early warning of tenders to come.
- £5,000estimated
- £625kestimated
- £200kestimated
- £200kestimated
- £306kestimated
- £300kestimated
- £66.7mframework ceiling
- £500kestimated
- £140mestimated
- £8mestimated
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.
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)61%
- Invited quotes (the buyer chose whom to ask)17%
- Direct award (no competition)22%
Scorecard
How we scoreHow Bracknell Forest Borough Council has bought over the last 12 months, compared with similar buyers.
- Time to bid
- 28 days
- Shorter than 75% of local authorities
- Based on 22 advertised tenders
- Advertised openly
- 61%
- Higher than 60% of local authorities
- Based on 41 procurements
- Won by small firms
- 69%
- Higher than 54% of local authorities
- Based on 51 winning suppliers
- Bids per contract
- 5
- About the same as most local authorities
- Based on 12 awards
- Split into lots
- 13%
- Lower than 53% of local authorities
- Based on 23 advertised tenders
- Direct awards
- 22%
- Lower than 53% of local authorities
- Based on 41 procurements
- Cancelled
- 9%
- Higher than 71% of local authorities
- Based on 23 tenders
Compared with other local authorities
This buyer: 28 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: 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 |
This buyer: 61%
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: 69%
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 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.
| Contract | Current supplier | Value | Ends |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greenhouse Gas Emissions Measurement and Analysis Services | Greenly | £89k | 18 Dec 2026 |
| Construction of a cemetery extension - Bracknell Forest Council | White Horse Contracting Ltd | £433k | 31 Dec 2026 |
| BLC Gym Enhancement | Sport and Leisure Management Limited | £700k | 30 Jan 2027 |
| BLC Gym Enhancement | Sport and Leisure Management Limited | £700k | 30 Jan 2027 |
| BLC Gym Enhancement | Sport and Leisure Management Limited | £700k | 30 Jan 2027 |
Recent contract awards
| Contract | Won by | Value | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forestcare Digital Telecare Alarms | Access UK Ltd | £951k | 3 Nov 2026 |
| Bracknell heat network feasibility study | AECOM Limited | — | 21 Oct 2026 |
| Complex Transformation Academy | Impower Consulting Limited | — | 14 Oct 2026 |
| Supply of children’s social care – Power BI dashboard development support | Key Intelligence Limited | — | 30 Sept 2026 |
| Omni-Channel Customer Contact Platform | Netcall Technology Limited | £383k | 29 Sept 2026 |
| Best Start in Life Digital Platform | Beebot AI Ltd | £314k | 24 Sept 2026 |
| Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Concession Contract | Lot 1 - Zest Eco Ltd | £18m | 24 Sept 2026 |
| Nursing & Dementia Nursing and Hotel Service at Heathlands Care Centre | Aura Bracknell Consultancy Limited | £57.2m | 3 Sept 2026 |
| Heating Ventilation & Air Condition (HVAC) | Anchor Pipework Limited | £936k | 19 Aug 2026 |
| Bracknell Forest Council - Forestcare Evaluation | Tracss Management Consultants Limited | — | 18 Aug 2026 |