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Buyer profile · Local authority
Cornwall Council tenders and contracts
- Tenders published
- 20
- About one every 18 days
- Contracts awarded
- 32
- To 91 different suppliers
- Value awarded
- £49.4m
- 29 contracts, frameworks excluded
- Typical contract
- £375k
- Median value awarded
- Open now
- 2
- 5 contracts end in 90 days
Figures cover in the last 12 months, from notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
Open tenders
- £92.8mestimated
- £16.5mestimated
Coming up
Pipeline, market engagement and planned procurement notices: early warning of tenders to come.
- £1.5mestimated
- £963kestimated
- £500kestimated
- £400kestimated
- £9.5mestimated
- £2.38mestimated
- £2.58mestimated
- £100kestimated
- £16mestimated
- £16mestimated
When it goes to market
Tender notices published each month. Active in 8 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)61%
- Invited quotes (the buyer chose whom to ask)11%
- Direct award (no competition)27%
Scorecard
How we scoreHow Cornwall Council has bought over the last 12 months, compared with similar buyers.
- Time to bid
- 37 days
- Longer than 92% of local authorities
- Based on 20 advertised tenders
- Advertised openly
- 61%
- Lower than 51% of local authorities
- Based on 44 procurements
- Won by small firms
- 69%
- Lower than 52% of local authorities
- Based on 95 winning suppliers
- Bids per contract
- 3
- Fewer than 78% of local authorities
- Based on 30 awards
- Split into lots
- 30%
- Higher than 81% of local authorities
- Based on 20 advertised tenders
- Direct awards
- 27%
- Higher than 59% of local authorities
- Based on 44 procurements
- Cancelled
- 5%
- Higher than 59% of local authorities
- Based on 20 tenders
Compared with other local authorities
Cornwall Council: 37 days
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–5 days | 0 |
| 5–10 days | 0 |
| 10–15 days | 0 |
| 15–20 days | 4 |
| 20–25 days | 11 |
| 25–30 days | 120 |
| 30–35 days | 119 |
| 35–40 days | 19 |
| 40–45 days | 7 |
| 45–50 days | 1 |
| 50–55 days | 1 |
| 55–60 days | 1 |
| 60+ days | 0 |
Cornwall Council: 3
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–2 bids | 4 |
| 2–4 bids | 55 |
| 4–6 bids | 75 |
| 6–8 bids | 47 |
| 8–10 bids | 17 |
| 10–12 bids | 11 |
| 12–14 bids | 2 |
| 14–16 bids | 3 |
| 16–18 bids | 2 |
| 18–20 bids | 2 |
| 20+ bids | 10 |
Cornwall Council: 61%
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 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 |
Cornwall Council: 69%
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Development of Cornwall Council Commercial Strategy and Review of Council-Owned Companies | Red Quadrant Limited | £48k | 30 Sept 2026 |
| Future Coast Bude – Coastal Vision Partner Organisation | Cornwall Wildlife Trust | £19k | 14 Oct 2026 |
| Burlorne Tregoose Farm Water Main Laying across CC land | Aquasource (SW) Ltd | £61k | 19 Oct 2026 |
| St Ives RFC – Sport Pitch & Soft Landscaping | W.r.sandow Limited | £309k | 27 Oct 2026 |
| Library Kiosk Windows 11 upgrade | Bibliotheca Ltd | £23k | 31 Oct 2026 |
Recent contract awards
| Contract | Won by | Value | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Occupational Therapy/DFG assessment back log | The O.T. Practice Limited | — | 23 Sept 2026 |
| Care Home Services (Older People) | Barchester Healthcare Homes Limited, Anchor Hanover Group, Appleby Rest Homes Limited and 35 more | £1.2bn | 15 Sept 2026 |
| Carers Support Service Lot 1 Retender | Barnardo's, Alzheimer's Society, Rethink Trading Ltd and 2 more | — | 10 Sept 2026 |
| Burlorne Tregoose Farm Water Main Laying across CC land | Aquasource (SW) Ltd | — | 6 Sept 2026 |
| Parenting Support - Learning Disability | Home-Start Kernow | — | 4 Sept 2026 |
| Parenting Support - Dad Matters Project | Home-Start Kernow | — | 4 Sept 2026 |
| Cornwall Local Plan - Mobile Travel Data | Virgin Media Business Limited | £71k | 25 Aug 2026 |
| Cornwall Local Plan Migration & Population Support | Understanding Data Ltd | £24k | 25 Aug 2026 |
| Geographic Information Systems (GIS) | ESRI (UK) Limited | £1.8m | 3 Aug 2026 |
| Independent Review of Housing First | Homeless Link | — | 31 Jul 2026 |