Buyer profile · Local authority
City of York Council tenders and contracts
- Tenders published
- 32
- About one every 11 days
- Contracts awarded
- 51
- To 50 different suppliers
- Value awarded
- £10.5m
- 46 contracts, frameworks excluded
- Typical contract
- £119k
- Median value awarded
- Open now
- 2
- 3 contracts end in 90 days
Figures cover in the last 12 months, from notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
Open tenders
- £120kestimated
- £480kestimated
Coming up
Pipeline, market engagement and planned procurement notices: early warning of tenders to come.
- £150kestimated
- £6mestimated
- £18mestimated
- £5mframework ceiling
- £2mestimated
- £40mestimated
- £3mestimated
- £2.8mestimated
- £2mframework ceiling
- £5mframework ceiling
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.
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)57%
- Framework call-off (only suppliers on the framework)1%
- Invited quotes (the buyer chose whom to ask)15%
- Direct award (no competition)27%
Scorecard
How we scoreHow City of York Council has bought over the last 12 months, compared with similar buyers.
- Time to bid
- 35 days
- Longer than 87% of local authorities
- Based on 32 advertised tenders
- Advertised openly
- 57%
- Higher than 54% of local authorities
- Based on 67 procurements
- Won by small firms
- 72%
- Higher than 63% of local authorities
- Based on 57 winning suppliers
- Bids per contract
- 11.5
- More than 92% of local authorities
- Based on 6 awards
- Split into lots
- 3%
- Lower than 77% of local authorities
- Based on 32 advertised tenders
- Direct awards
- 27%
- Higher than 53% of local authorities
- Based on 67 procurements
- Cancelled
- 13%
- Higher than 84% of local authorities
- Based on 32 tenders
Compared with other local authorities
City of York Council: 35 days
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| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–5 days | 1 |
| 5–10 days | 0 |
| 10–15 days | 0 |
| 15–20 days | 2 |
| 20–25 days | 17 |
| 25–30 days | 135 |
| 30–35 days | 132 |
| 35–40 days | 27 |
| 40–45 days | 2 |
| 45–50 days | 2 |
| 50–55 days | 1 |
| 55–60 days | 0 |
| 60+ days | 0 |
City of York Council: 11.5
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| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–2 bids | 4 |
| 2–4 bids | 78 |
| 4–6 bids | 89 |
| 6–8 bids | 57 |
| 8–10 bids | 18 |
| 10–12 bids | 16 |
| 12–14 bids | 8 |
| 14–16 bids | 3 |
| 16–18 bids | 2 |
| 18–20 bids | 0 |
| 20+ bids | 9 |
City of York Council: 57%
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| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 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 |
City of York Council: 72%
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 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 City of York 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Queen Street Properties - Windows Double Glazing | Sovereign Group Ltd | £29k | 13 Nov 2026 |
| Finance Peer Review | Cipfa Business Limited | £60k | 31 Jan 2027 |
| Provision of food and drink items for Union Terrace, Howe Hill, Peaseholme Centre | Turner & Price Limited | £176k | 4 Feb 2027 |
Recent contract awards
| Contract | Won by | Value | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Provision of Animal Health & Welfare Services | The North Yorkshire Council (Local Government Authority) | £240k | 10 Nov 2026 |
| York Rivers Trail Phase 2 | Innovate Educate Ltd | — | 28 Oct 2026 |
| York Outer Ring Road - Professional Services | Pell Frischmann Consultants Limited | £1.3m | 14 Oct 2026 |
| York Outer Ring Road Dualling: Land agent / acquisition Support | Ardent Management Limited | £200k | 8 Oct 2026 |
| BT Active Intelligence Insights | BT plc | — | 1 Oct 2026 |
| Planned Maintenance of Fire Systems and Emergency Lighting | ACEDA Limited | £1.4m | 24 Sept 2026 |
| Movement and Place | Mott MacDonald | £891k | 24 Sept 2026 |
| Heat Network Optimisation Studies | Fair Heat Limited | — | 14 Sept 2026 |
| Specialist NEC Contract Advisory Support | ST Group Ltd | — | 28 Aug 2026 |
| Clifton Primary - Adaptation for Danesgate SEND Unit | Tom Willoughby Limited | — | 27 Aug 2026 |