Buyer profile · Local authority

Cheshire East Council tenders and contracts

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Tenders published
21
About one every 17 days
Contracts awarded
84
To 192 different suppliers
Value awarded
£102m
72 contracts, frameworks excluded
Typical contract
£90k
Median value awarded
Open now
1
11 contracts end in 90 days

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

Open tenders

  1. Construction of a concrete wheeled sports facility at The Carrs Park, Wilmslow, SK9 4AA

    North East, North West, Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South WestConstruction, Leisure, culture and events

    OpenNew52 days leftSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

    £180kestimated

Coming up

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

  1. Value not stated
  2. All Age Carers Hub

    North WestSocial and domiciliary care, Healthcare services

    Upcoming

    £4.63mestimated
  3. Extra Care Housing, Care and Support Service

    North WestSocial and domiciliary care

    Upcoming

    £4mestimated
  4. Healthy Child Programme (0-19 service)

    North WestHealthcare services

    Upcoming

    Value not stated
  5. Crewe Padel Development - Market Engagement Questionnaire

    UK-wideConstruction

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

    £2.95mestimated
  6. Value not stated
  7. Hearing Support Service

    UK-wide

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

    £313kestimated
  8. Staff Care Home Flu Vaccination Programme

    North WestHealthcare services

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

    £5,000estimated
  9. Staff Care Home Flu Vaccination Programme

    North WestHealthcare services

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

    £5,000estimated
  10. Staff Care Home Flu Vaccination Programme

    North WestHealthcare services

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

    £5,000estimated

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 2 of 97 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. 5 contracts
  5. 3 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)39%
  • Framework call-off (only suppliers on the framework)4%
  • Invited quotes (the buyer chose whom to ask)4%
  • Direct award (no competition)53%
Based on 76 procurements.

Scorecard

How we score

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

Time to bid
29 days
Shorter than 62% of local authorities
Based on 18 advertised tenders
Advertised openly
39%
Lower than 72% of local authorities
Based on 76 procurements
Won by small firms
63%
Lower than 62% of local authorities
Based on 207 winning suppliers
Bids per contract
7
More than 71% of local authorities
Based on 39 awards
Split into lots
43%
Higher than 93% of local authorities
Based on 21 advertised tenders
Direct awards
53%
Higher than 87% of local authorities
Based on 76 procurements
Cancelled
0%
Lower than 58% of local authorities
Based on 21 tenders

Compared with other local authorities

Time to bid, 321 local authorities
Show as a table
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 Cheshire East 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
Disability Adaptation Works SR2003063v2, SR2007827, SR2007461, SR2007114 & SR2008369JRB Construction Ltd£46k29 Sept 2026
Disability Adaptation Works SR2003063v2, SR2007827, SR2007461, SR2007114 & SR2008369JRB Construction Ltd£65k29 Sept 2026
Local Bus Service 37 - Sandbach to Winsford (S70037A)D & G Bus Limited£61k30 Sept 2026
Local Bus Service 37 - Winsford to Sandbach (S70037B)D & G Bus Limited£68k30 Sept 2026
Disability Adaptation Works SR2002490, SR2007824 & SR2006483JRB Construction Ltd£48k9 Oct 2026
Disability Adaptation Works SR2002490, SR2007824 & SR2006483Brenden Fern Limited£52k19 Oct 2026
Disability Adaptation Works SR2002490, SR2007824 & SR2006483Brenden Fern Limited£83k28 Oct 2026
Barrister to determine on Sandfield Wood Village green applicationKings Chambers£25k31 Oct 2026
Interim Operation Decker Director CapacityMarion M Russell Consultancy Ltd£85k5 Nov 2026
Independent Viability and Connected Carer AssessmentsOnyx Collaborative Social Work Services Ltd£57k5 Nov 2026
Residents SurveyBMG Research Ltd—30 Nov 2026

17 more contracts end in the next 12 months.

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