Buyer profile · Local authority

Brighton and Hove City Council tenders and contracts

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Tenders published
16
About one every 23 days
Contracts awarded
35
To 43 different suppliers
Value awarded
£450m
24 contracts, frameworks excluded
Typical contract
£147k
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. BHCC Adults Community Support and Supported Living Light Touch Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) Admission Round 4

    South EastSocial and domiciliary care, Healthcare services

    Open20 days left2 lotsDynamic purchasing

    £240mestimated

Coming up

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

  1. BHCC DR Street Lighting Maintenance

    South EastHighways and street lighting

    Upcoming

    Value not stated
  2. BHCC - RS - Pride in Place Community engagement

    South EastManagement consultancy, Marketing and communications

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

    Value not stated
  3. CCTV supply and Maintenance

    South EastSecurity, IT services and software

    Upcoming

    Value not stated
  4. Telephony and Contact Centre Solution

    South EastTelecoms and networks

    Upcoming

    Value not stated
  5. Corporate Cleaning services

    South EastCleaning

    Upcoming

    Value not stated
  6. Managed Services for Temporary Agency Resources

    South EastRecruitment and staffing

    Upcoming

    Value not stated
  7. Corporate Enforcement Services

    South East

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    Value not stated
  8. Water mains & specialist plumbing repairs

    South EastConstruction

    Upcoming

    Value not stated
  9. Building Safety Framework

    South EastConstruction

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEsFramework

    Value not stated
  10. Housing Asbestos Monitoring, Removals, Risk Assessment and Emergency Response

    South EastConstruction, Building maintenance and repairs

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    Value not stated

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.

  1. CQC registration2%
    In 1 of 48 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. 1 contract
  4. 2 contracts
  5. 2 contracts
  6. 2 contracts
  7. 3 contracts
  8. 2 contracts

How it buys

How much of its work was open to any supplier.

  • Advertised openly (any supplier could bid)42%
  • Framework call-off (only suppliers on the framework)7%
  • Invited quotes (the buyer chose whom to ask)12%
  • Direct award (no competition)40%
Based on 43 procurements.

Scorecard

How we score

How Brighton and Hove City Council has bought over the last 12 months, compared with similar buyers.

Time to bid
29 days
Shorter than 60% of local authorities
Based on 13 advertised tenders
Advertised openly
42%
Lower than 65% of local authorities
Based on 43 procurements
Won by small firms
60%
Lower than 68% of local authorities
Based on 48 winning suppliers
Bids per contract
4
Fewer than 56% of local authorities
Based on 11 awards
Split into lots
19%
Higher than 62% of local authorities
Based on 16 advertised tenders
Direct awards
40%
Higher than 70% of local authorities
Based on 43 procurements
Cancelled
6%
Higher than 57% of local authorities
Based on 16 tenders

Compared with other local authorities

Time to bid, 319 local authorities
Show as a table
RangeBuyers
0–5 days1
5–10 days0
10–15 days0
15–20 days2
20–25 days17
25–30 days135
30–35 days132
35–40 days27
40–45 days2
45–50 days2
50–55 days1
55–60 days0
60+ days0
Bids per contract, 284 local authorities
Show as a table
RangeBuyers
0–2 bids4
2–4 bids78
4–6 bids89
6–8 bids57
8–10 bids18
10–12 bids16
12–14 bids8
14–16 bids3
16–18 bids2
18–20 bids0
20+ bids9
Advertised openly, 418 local authorities
Show as a table
RangeBuyers
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
Won by small firms, 394 local authorities
Show as a table
RangeBuyers
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 Brighton and Hove City 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
Contract for Extension Works at 134 Vale Avenue, BrightonBCS Robertson Ltd£175k31 Dec 2026

8 more contracts end in the next 12 months.

Recent contract awards