Buyer profile · Local authority

Caerphilly County Borough Council tenders and contracts

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Tenders published
85
About one every 4 days
Contracts awarded
52
To 141 different suppliers
Value awarded
£130m
43 contracts, frameworks excluded
Typical contract
£194k
Median value awarded
Open now
6
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 an E Bulk Solution for the Administration of Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)

    WalesRecruitment and staffing, IT services and software

    Closing soon6 days leftSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

    £100kestimated
  2. £80kestimated
  3. Assertive Outreach Rough Sleepers

    Wales

    Open17 days leftSuitable for SMEs

    £2.4mestimated
  4. Framework Agreement for AI Enabled Transcription Tools

    WalesIT services and software

    Open24 days leftSuitable for SMEsFramework

    £8mframework ceiling
  5. Rhaglen Dysgu Proffesiynol sy'n Ystyriol o Drawma / Trauma Informed Professional Learning Programme

    WalesTraining, Education services

    Open24 days leftSuitable for SMEs

    £1.2mestimated
  6. £300kestimated

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. £144kestimated
  3. Framework for Operated and Non-Operated Plant Equipment and Tools

    WalesConstruction, Electrical

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEsFramework

    £8mframework ceiling
  4. Provision of Process Serving

    WalesLegal services

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

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

    Wales

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

    £100kestimated
  7. £900kestimated
  8. £280kestimated
  9. £60kestimated
  10. Provision of a Financial Management System and Associated Solutions

    WalesIT services and software

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    £5mestimated

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 119 notices
  2. DBS checks1%
    In 1 of 119 notices
  3. Site visit1%
    In 1 of 119 notices

Who it buys from

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

  1. 2 contracts
  2. Getech LtdSME£226k
    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 119 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 98% of local authorities
Based on 85 advertised tenders
Advertised openly
84%
Higher than 77% of local authorities
Based on 119 procurements
Won by small firms
53%
Lower than 82% of local authorities
Based on 151 winning suppliers
Bids per contract
4
Fewer than 57% of local authorities
Based on 27 awards
Split into lots
12%
Lower than 55% of local authorities
Based on 85 advertised tenders
Direct awards
14%
Lower than 66% of local authorities
Based on 119 procurements
Cancelled
1%
Lower than 58% of local authorities
Based on 85 tenders

Compared with other local authorities

Time to bid, 321 local authorities
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RangeBuyers
0–5 days0
5–10 days0
10–15 days0
15–20 days3
20–25 days17
25–30 days140
30–35 days126
35–40 days25
40–45 days6
45–50 days3
50–55 days1
55–60 days0
60+ days0
Bids per contract, 280 local authorities
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RangeBuyers
0–2 bids5
2–4 bids71
4–6 bids95
6–8 bids53
8–10 bids26
10–12 bids12
12–14 bids4
14–16 bids4
16–18 bids1
18–20 bids0
20+ bids9
Advertised openly, 408 local authorities
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RangeBuyers
0–10%16
10–20%22
20–30%35
30–40%42
40–50%39
50–60%47
60–70%64
70–80%33
80–90%37
90–100%73
Won by small firms, 373 local authorities
Show as a table
RangeBuyers
0–10%0
10–20%1
20–30%5
30–40%14
40–50%19
50–60%69
60–70%90
70–80%102
80–90%50
90–100%23

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.

ContractCurrent supplierValueEnds
Rhymney High Street Environmental Improvement SchemeAlun Griffiths (Contractors) Limited£194k23 Oct 2026

7 more contracts end in the next 12 months.

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