Buyer profile · Local authority

Cambridge City Council tenders and contracts

East of EnglandCambridgeWebsite

Tenders published
23
About one every 16 days
Contracts awarded
16
To 17 different suppliers
Value awarded
£1.03m
3 contracts, frameworks excluded
Typical contract
£40k
Median value awarded
Open now
1
5 coming up

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

Open tenders

  1. Green Roof Bike Stores RfQ

    East of EnglandConstruction

    Open9 days leftSmall contract

    £150kestimated

Coming up

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

  1. Action on Energy Cambridgeshire Retrofit Framework

    East of EnglandArchitecture and engineering, Energy and utilities

    UpcomingFramework

    £120mframework ceiling
  2. Multiple Responsive Repairs

    East of EnglandConstruction

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    £38.4mestimated
  3. Energy Efficiency and Planned Maintenance Works for Council Homes

    East of EnglandConstruction

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    £75mestimated
  4. Provision of Cambridge City Centre District Heat Network

    East of EnglandConstruction, Architecture and engineering

    UpcomingSmall contract

    Value not stated
  5. Window Cleaning

    East of EnglandCleaning

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    £300kestimated

When it goes to market

Tender notices published each month. Active in 11 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. Site visit5%
    In 2 of 37 notices
  2. Social value questions3%
    In 1 of 37 notices

Who it buys from

Suppliers awarded contracts in the last 12 months.

How it buys

How much of its work was open to any supplier.

  • Advertised openly (any supplier could bid)88%
  • Direct award (no competition)13%
Based on 32 procurements.

Scorecard

How we score

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

Time to bid
25 days
Shorter than 95% of local authorities
Based on 23 advertised tenders
Advertised openly
88%
Higher than 77% of local authorities
Based on 32 procurements
Won by small firms
82%
Higher than 79% of local authorities
Based on 17 winning suppliers
Bids per contract
6
More than 59% of local authorities
Based on 16 awards
Split into lots
9%
Lower than 66% of local authorities
Based on 23 advertised tenders
Direct awards
13%
Lower than 64% of local authorities
Based on 32 procurements
Cancelled
4%
Higher than 57% of local authorities
Based on 23 tenders

Compared with other local authorities

Time to bid, 283 local authorities
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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
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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 Cambridge 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.

No contracts we hold from Cambridge City Council end in the next 90 days.

2 more contracts end in the next 12 months.

Recent contract awards