Buyer profile · Local authority

Caerphilly County Borough Council tenders and contracts

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Tenders published
81
About one every 5 days
Contracts awarded
52
To 169 different suppliers
Value awarded
£126m
39 contracts, frameworks excluded
Typical contract
£194k
Median value awarded
Open now
4
10 coming up

Figures cover in the last 12 months, from notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.

Open tenders

  1. Operating The Blackwood Miners’ Institute

    WalesProperty and estates, Leisure, culture and events

    Closing soon4 days leftSuitable for SMEs

    £1.6mestimated
  2. £1.05mestimated
  3. Provision of Artwork for the Tour de France

    WalesLeisure, culture and events

    Open13 days leftSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

    £150kestimated
  4. Electronic Committee Management System (ECMS).

    WalesIT services and software

    Open27 days leftSuitable for SMEs

    £200kestimated

Coming up

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

  1. CORE Food Framework Cymru (Collaborative Open Resource & Engagement)

    WalesFood and drink supplies

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEsFramework

    £500mframework ceiling
  2. Framework for Operated and Non-Operated Plant Equipment and Tools

    WalesConstruction, Electrical

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEsFramework

    £8mframework ceiling
  3. Provision of Process Serving

    WalesLegal services

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

    £50kestimated
  4. £320kestimated
  5. Provision of Self-Service RFID Library Kiosks

    Wales

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

    £100kestimated
  6. £280kestimated
  7. £60kestimated
  8. Provision of a Financial Management System and Associated Solutions

    WalesIT services and software

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    £5mestimated
  9. Assertive Outreach Rough Sleepers

    Wales

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    £2.4mestimated
  10. Provision of BACs Processing System

    WalesFinancial services and insurance, IT services and software

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    £250kestimated

When it goes to market

Tender notices published each month. Active in 12 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 questions2%
    In 2 of 115 notices
  2. DBS checks1%
    In 1 of 115 notices
  3. Site visit1%
    In 1 of 115 notices

Who it buys from

Suppliers awarded contracts in the last 12 months, by value awarded (frameworks excluded).

  1. 2 contracts
  2. 2 contracts
  3. 2 contracts
  4. 2 contracts
  5. 2 contracts
  6. Apex Educate LimitedSME£48k
    2 contracts
  7. Rondo Media CyfSME£42k
    2 contracts
  8. First4maths Academy LimitedSME£39k
    2 contracts

How it buys

How much of its work was open to any supplier.

  • Advertised openly (any supplier could bid)84%
  • Framework call-off (only suppliers on the framework)1%
  • Invited quotes (the buyer chose whom to ask)1%
  • Direct award (no competition)14%
Based on 113 procurements.

Scorecard

How we score

How Caerphilly County Borough Council has bought over the last 12 months, compared with similar buyers.

Time to bid
21 days
Shorter than 97% of local authorities
Based on 81 advertised tenders
Advertised openly
84%
Higher than 80% of local authorities
Based on 113 procurements
Won by small firms
61%
Lower than 67% of local authorities
Based on 180 winning suppliers
Bids per contract
4
Fewer than 56% of local authorities
Based on 31 awards
Split into lots
12%
Lower than 56% of local authorities
Based on 81 advertised tenders
Direct awards
14%
Lower than 68% of local authorities
Based on 113 procurements
Cancelled
1%
Lower than 60% of local authorities
Based on 81 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 Caerphilly 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.

No contracts we hold from Caerphilly County Borough Council end in the next 90 days.

7 more contracts end in the next 12 months.

Recent contract awards