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Buyer profile · Local authority
Cornwall Council tenders and contracts
- Tenders published
- 24
- About one every 15 days
- Contracts awarded
- 62
- To 145 different suppliers
- Value awarded
- £89.8m
- 61 contracts, frameworks excluded
- Typical contract
- £221k
- Median value awarded
- Open now
- 0
- 2 contracts end in 90 days
Figures cover in the last 12 months, from notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
Open tenders
Cornwall Council has no tenders open right now.
Coming up
Pipeline, market engagement and planned procurement notices: early warning of tenders to come.
- £50kestimated
- £2.75mestimated
- £160kestimated
- £45kestimated
- £1.5mestimated
- £963kestimated
- £500kestimated
- £400kestimated
- £9.5mestimated
- £2.38mestimated
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.
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)48%
- Framework call-off (only suppliers on the framework)3%
- Invited quotes (the buyer chose whom to ask)14%
- Direct award (no competition)35%
Scorecard
How we scoreHow Cornwall Council has bought over the last 12 months, compared with similar buyers.
- Time to bid
- 38 days
- Longer than 96% of local authorities
- Based on 23 advertised tenders
- Advertised openly
- 48%
- Lower than 57% of local authorities
- Based on 63 procurements
- Won by small firms
- 58%
- Lower than 74% of local authorities
- Based on 155 winning suppliers
- Bids per contract
- 3
- Fewer than 73% of local authorities
- Based on 42 awards
- Split into lots
- 33%
- Higher than 86% of local authorities
- Based on 24 advertised tenders
- Direct awards
- 35%
- Higher than 65% of local authorities
- Based on 63 procurements
- Cancelled
- 4%
- Lower than 51% of local authorities
- Based on 24 tenders
Compared with other local authorities
Cornwall Council: 38 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 |
Cornwall Council: 3
Show as a table
| 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 |
Cornwall Council: 48%
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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 |
Cornwall Council: 58%
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 Cornwall 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Independent Review of Housing First | Homeless Link | £41k | 31 Dec 2026 |
| St Day & Carharrack Community School - SEND Programme | Cygnus Contracting Ltd | £354k | 31 Dec 2026 |