Buyer profile · Local authority
Bracknell Forest Borough Council tenders and contracts
- 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
- £35kestimated
Coming up
Pipeline, market engagement and planned procurement notices: early warning of tenders to come.
- £200kestimated
- £200kestimated
- £10mframework ceiling
- £306kestimated
- £300kestimated
- £80mframework ceiling
- £66.7mframework ceiling
- £500kestimated
- £140mestimated
- £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.
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)69%
- Invited quotes (the buyer chose whom to ask)12%
- Direct award (no competition)19%
Scorecard
How we scoreHow 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
This buyer: 27 days
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–5 days | 0 |
| 5–10 days | 0 |
| 10–15 days | 0 |
| 15–20 days | 4 |
| 20–25 days | 11 |
| 25–30 days | 120 |
| 30–35 days | 119 |
| 35–40 days | 19 |
| 40–45 days | 7 |
| 45–50 days | 1 |
| 50–55 days | 1 |
| 55–60 days | 1 |
| 60+ days | 0 |
This buyer: 10
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–2 bids | 4 |
| 2–4 bids | 55 |
| 4–6 bids | 75 |
| 6–8 bids | 47 |
| 8–10 bids | 17 |
| 10–12 bids | 11 |
| 12–14 bids | 2 |
| 14–16 bids | 3 |
| 16–18 bids | 2 |
| 18–20 bids | 2 |
| 20+ bids | 10 |
This buyer: 69%
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 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 |
This buyer: 76%
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 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.
| Contract | Current supplier | Value | Ends |
|---|---|---|---|
| Microfiltration at Coral Reef | Sport and Leisure Management Limited | £406k | 1 Nov 2026 |
Recent contract awards
| Contract | Won by | Value | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heating Ventilation & Air Condition (HVAC) | Anchor Pipework Limited | £936k | 19 Aug 2026 |
| Education Transport Framework | ABC Travel (Wokingham) Ltd, Abee Cars Limited, Compass Executive Cars (UK) LTD and 5 more | — | 28 Jul 2026 |
| Provision of Education and Associated Transport for Pupils who have been Permanently Excluded, including a cohort with Education Health Care Plans | Maiden Erlegh Trust | £1.49m | 27 Jul 2026 |
| Electrical Safety System | Hawkesworth Appliance Testing Limited, Signix Ltd | — | 21 Jul 2026 |
| Fortinet products v2 | Kubus Group Limited | — | 20 Jul 2026 |
| Employment Land Review | Iceni Projects Limited | — | 14 Jul 2026 |
| Contract Cleaning at Easthampstead Park Cemetery and Crematorium | Cleanups Ltd | — | 1 Jul 2026 |
| BLC Gym Enhancement | Sport and Leisure Management Limited | — | 1 Jul 2026 |
| BLC Gym Enhancement | Sport and Leisure Management Limited | — | 1 Jul 2026 |
| BLC Gym Enhancement | Sport and Leisure Management Limited | — | 1 Jul 2026 |