Buyer profile · Local authority

Buckinghamshire Council tenders and contracts

South EastAylesburyWebsite

Tenders published
9
About one every 41 days
Contracts awarded
13
To 14 different suppliers
Value awarded
£117m
6 contracts, frameworks excluded
Typical contract
£3.31m
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. Provision of Waste Collection and Street Cleansing Services

    South EastWaste and street cleansing

    Open21 days leftExpress interest

    £1.09bnestimated

Coming up

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

  1. Expression of Interest - Specialised Support for an Individual with Complex Needs

    South EastSocial and domiciliary care, Healthcare services

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    Value not stated
  2. Overnight Short Break Service for Working Age Adults

    South EastSocial and domiciliary care

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    Value not stated
  3. Request for Information - Buckinghamshire Integrated Sensory Service

    South EastSocial and domiciliary care

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    Value not stated
  4. Request for Information - Shared Lives Services within Buckinghamshire

    South EastSocial and domiciliary care, Healthcare services

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    Value not stated
  5. Request for Information - Overnight Short Break Service for Working Age Adults July 2026

    South EastSocial and domiciliary care

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    Value not stated
  6. Provision of AWT/Wycombe Swan Contracts

    South EastLeisure, culture and events

    Upcoming

    Value not stated
  7. Pre-Market Engagement Exercise for Complementary Highways Framework Contracts

    South EastConstruction, Highways and street lighting

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEsDynamic purchasing

    Value not stated
  8. Request for Information - Overnight Short Break Service for Working Age Adults

    South EastSocial and domiciliary care

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    Value not stated
  9. Planning Enforcement Services in Buckinghamshire

    South EastArchitecture and engineering

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    £2.66mestimated
  10. Coroner Service - Body Storage, Mortuary Provision & Histology

    South EastHealthcare services

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    £3.1mestimated

When it goes to market

Tender notices published each month. Active in 6 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. Social value questions5%
    In 2 of 40 notices
  2. TUPE applies5%
    In 2 of 40 notices
  3. CQC registration3%
    In 1 of 40 notices
  4. DBS checks3%
    In 1 of 40 notices

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)65%
  • Invited quotes (the buyer chose whom to ask)15%
  • Direct award (no competition)20%
Based on 20 procurements.

Scorecard

How we score

How Buckinghamshire Council has bought over the last 12 months, compared with similar buyers.

Time to bid
34 days
Longer than 86% of local authorities
Based on 7 advertised tenders
Advertised openly
65%
Higher than 53% of local authorities
Based on 20 procurements
Won by small firms
29%
Lower than 98% of local authorities
Based on 14 winning suppliers
Bids per contract
5
About the same as most local authorities
Based on 5 awards
Split into lots
33%
Higher than 83% of local authorities
Based on 9 advertised tenders
Direct awards
20%
About the same as most local authorities
Based on 20 procurements
Cancelled
0%
About the same as most local authorities
Based on 9 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
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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 Buckinghamshire 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
Great Kingshill Combined SchoolJET Construction (Milton Keynes) Ltd—30 Oct 2026

5 more contracts end in the next 12 months.

Recent contract awards