Buyer profile · Local authority
City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council tenders and contracts
- Tenders published
- 55
- About one every 7 days
- Contracts awarded
- 300
- To 333 different suppliers
- Value awarded
- £135m
- 255 contracts, frameworks excluded
- Typical contract
- £66k
- Median value awarded
- Open now
- 6
- 12 contracts end in 90 days
Figures cover in the last 12 months, from notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
Open tenders
- £51.2mestimated
- £1.5mestimated
- £660kestimated
- £4.04mestimated
- £2.5mestimated
- £3.6mestimated
Coming up
Pipeline, market engagement and planned procurement notices: early warning of tenders to come.
- £2.6mestimated
- £9.6mestimated
- £585kestimated
- £750kestimated
- £3.6mestimated
- Value not stated
- £1.59mestimated
- £600kestimated
- Value not stated
- Value not stated
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.
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)21%
- Framework call-off (only suppliers on the framework)2%
- Invited quotes (the buyer chose whom to ask)7%
- Direct award (no competition)71%
Scorecard
How we scoreHow City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council has bought over the last 12 months, compared with similar buyers.
- Time to bid
- 28 days
- Shorter than 66% of local authorities
- Based on 55 advertised tenders
- Advertised openly
- 21%
- Lower than 90% of local authorities
- Based on 336 procurements
- Won by small firms
- 64%
- Lower than 59% of local authorities
- Based on 398 winning suppliers
- Bids per contract
- 4
- Fewer than 57% of local authorities
- Based on 61 awards
- Split into lots
- 16%
- Higher than 58% of local authorities
- Based on 55 advertised tenders
- Direct awards
- 71%
- Higher than 96% of local authorities
- Based on 336 procurements
- Cancelled
- 4%
- Lower than 52% of local authorities
- Based on 55 tenders
Compared with other local authorities
This buyer: 28 days
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–5 days | 0 |
| 5–10 days | 0 |
| 10–15 days | 0 |
| 15–20 days | 3 |
| 20–25 days | 17 |
| 25–30 days | 140 |
| 30–35 days | 126 |
| 35–40 days | 25 |
| 40–45 days | 6 |
| 45–50 days | 3 |
| 50–55 days | 1 |
| 55–60 days | 0 |
| 60+ days | 0 |
This buyer: 4
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–2 bids | 5 |
| 2–4 bids | 71 |
| 4–6 bids | 95 |
| 6–8 bids | 53 |
| 8–10 bids | 26 |
| 10–12 bids | 12 |
| 12–14 bids | 4 |
| 14–16 bids | 4 |
| 16–18 bids | 1 |
| 18–20 bids | 0 |
| 20+ bids | 9 |
This buyer: 21%
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 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 |
This buyer: 64%
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 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 City of Bradford Metropolitan District 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.
| Contract | Current supplier | Value | Ends |
|---|---|---|---|
| Provision of Basic Furniture | Newlands Furniture Service Ltd | £85k | 30 Sept 2026 |
| Alternatives to Respite Service | Equality Together | £60k | 30 Sept 2026 |
| GovRoam service | Nynet Limited | £52k | 30 Sept 2026 |
| Remedial Drainage Works - Scholemore Cemetery | Rossco Construction Services Ltd | — | 30 Sept 2026 |
| Occupational Physiotherapy Services | Sano Physiotherapy Ltd | £70k | 10 Oct 2026 |
| Provide CE marked traffic signs | William Smith Group 1832 Limited | £50k | 16 Oct 2026 |
| Smart Street Lighting Luminaires | Signify Commercial UK Limited | £250k | 30 Oct 2026 |
| Washroom Hygiene Solutions | PHS Hygiene Services | £28k | 31 Oct 2026 |
| Book Trust LetterBox | Booktrust | £38k | 31 Oct 2026 |
| Storage and Removals Contract | Smartmove Removals West Yorkshire Ltd | — | 6 Nov 2026 |
| Warm Homes Healthy People | Groundwork Yorkshire Limited | £71k | 30 Nov 2026 |
| Northern Max Accelerator Programme 2026 | Greenborough Management Ltd | £50k | 17 Dec 2026 |
Recent contract awards
| Contract | Won by | Value | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| CBMDC 686 - Alcium Evolutive | Alcium Software Limited | £141k | 29 Sept 2026 |
| Framework for the Provision of IT Consumables, Peripherals, Accessories & Ad-Hoc Hardware | Advania formerly CCS Media Limited, CBC Computer Systems Ltd, BT plc and 3 more | £4.8m | 28 Sept 2026 |
| VMWare Licence Renewal | CDW Limited | £509k | 28 Sept 2026 |
| Operative Mandatory Training | GEM Compliance Training Ltd | — | 27 Aug 2026 |
| Maintenance, Servicing and Repair of Biomass Boilers & Ancillary Equipment | TISIGO Ltd. | — | 26 Aug 2026 |
| Bradford Children’s Services - Children and Young Person’s Occupational Therapy Service | Eden Brown Limited | £2.35m | 24 Aug 2026 |
| Haworth Road Outdoor Gym | Horticon Ltd | £43k | 6 Aug 2026 |
| Taxi Service for Vulnerable Clients | 24 X 7 Ltd., Nova Rides Ltd, Green Destinations Ltd and 64 more | £83.3m | 31 Jul 2026 |
| Ilkley Manor House Roof Refurbishment | Jennings Roofing Ltd | — | 30 Jul 2026 |
| CBMDC 736 - Tenable | Phoenix Software Limited | £176k | 23 Jul 2026 |