Buyer profile · Local authority
Bridgend County Borough Council tenders and contracts
- Tenders published
- 25
- About one every 15 days
- Contracts awarded
- 36
- To 76 different suppliers
- Value awarded
- £24.5m
- 33 contracts, frameworks excluded
- Typical contract
- £190k
- Median value awarded
- Open now
- 2
- 3 contracts end in 90 days
Figures cover in the last 12 months, from notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
Open tenders
- £800kestimated
- £82.2mestimated
Coming up
Pipeline, market engagement and planned procurement notices: early warning of tenders to come.
- £385kestimated
- £32kestimated
- £1mframework ceiling
- £4.17mestimated
- £500kframework ceiling
- £200kestimated
When it goes to market
Tender notices published each month. Active in 10 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)72%
- Invited quotes (the buyer chose whom to ask)23%
- Direct award (no competition)5%
Scorecard
How we scoreHow Bridgend County Borough Council has bought over the last 12 months, compared with similar buyers.
- Time to bid
- 28 days
- Shorter than 80% of local authorities
- Based on 25 advertised tenders
- Advertised openly
- 72%
- Higher than 61% of local authorities
- Based on 43 procurements
- Won by small firms
- 79%
- Higher than 70% of local authorities
- Based on 84 winning suppliers
- Bids per contract
- 8
- More than 80% of local authorities
- Based on 15 awards
- Split into lots
- 12%
- Lower than 56% of local authorities
- Based on 25 advertised tenders
- Direct awards
- 5%
- Lower than 80% of local authorities
- Based on 43 procurements
- Cancelled
- 8%
- Higher than 75% of local authorities
- Based on 25 tenders
Compared with other local authorities
This buyer: 28 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: 8
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: 72%
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: 79%
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 Bridgend County 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q1526 - Pencoed Primary School Changing Pavilion | Manning Construction Ltd | £215k | 16 Oct 2026 |
| B958 - Provision of Advertising of Teaching, School Support and Education Vacancies | Eteach UK Limited | £144k | 16 Nov 2026 |
| Q1550 - Pwllygath Street Garage | Manning Construction Ltd | £40k | 20 Nov 2026 |