Buyer profile · Local authority

Coventry City Council tenders and contracts

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Tenders published
29
About one every 13 days
Contracts awarded
61
To 101 different suppliers
Value awarded
£16m
38 contracts, frameworks excluded
Typical contract
£98k
Median value awarded
Open now
9
5 contracts end in 90 days

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

Open tenders

  1. COV - War Memorial Park - Play Area and open plan Multi Use Games Area

    West MidlandsConstruction

    Closing soon1 hour leftSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

    £330kestimated
  2. COV - Nature in Towns and Cities: Community Events

    West MidlandsLeisure, culture and events

    Open7 days leftSmall contract

    £38kestimated
  3. COV - Engaging Fathers 2026

    West MidlandsSocial and domiciliary care, Healthcare services

    Open14 days left

    £375kestimated
  4. COV - Independent Children's Complaints Investigation 2026

    West MidlandsMarketing and communications

    Open14 days leftFramework

    £602kframework ceiling
  5. Nearest Relative Proxy Service

    West MidlandsSocial and domiciliary care

    Open21 days leftSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

    £96kestimated
  6. Household Clinical Waste - Collection and Disposal

    West MidlandsWaste and street cleansing

    Open22 days leftSuitable for SMEs

    £840kestimated
  7. £6.98mestimated
  8. COV - West Midlands Children's Regional Residential Care Framework

    West MidlandsSocial and domiciliary care, Healthcare services

    Open25 days left6 lotsSuitable for SMEsFramework

    £4.95bnframework ceiling
  9. COV - Holbrooks Primary School Extension - Main Works Contractor

    West MidlandsConstruction

    Open25 days leftSmall contract

    £2.4mestimated

Coming up

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

  1. Supported Living and Day Opportunities Services

    West MidlandsSocial and domiciliary care, Healthcare services

    UpcomingFramework

    Value not stated
  2. COV - Housing Delivery

    West MidlandsProperty and estates

    Upcoming

    Value not stated
  3. COV - CVLR Vehicle Control System

    West MidlandsResearch and development

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    £1.3mestimated
  4. COV - PIPELINE - Multi‑Disciplinary Design Team Framework 2027

    West MidlandsArchitecture and engineering

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEsFramework

    Value not stated
  5. Preventative Support Programme Recommissioning

    West MidlandsSocial and domiciliary care

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

    Value not stated
  6. COV - PIPELINE - Carriageway (Pothole) and Footway Defect Repairs and Maintenance 2027

    West MidlandsConstruction, Highways and street lighting

    Upcoming

    Value not stated
  7. Value not stated
  8. Value not stated
  9. Value not stated
  10. 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.

  1. CQC registration1%
    In 1 of 159 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. Softcat plcSME£439k
    2 contracts
  4. 2 contracts
  5. Humanise Solutions LtdSME£150k
    2 contracts
  6. QuadientSME£146k
    3 contracts
  7. 2 contracts
  8. 2 contracts

How it buys

How much of its work was open to any supplier.

  • Advertised openly (any supplier could bid)50%
  • Framework call-off (only suppliers on the framework)1%
  • Invited quotes (the buyer chose whom to ask)8%
  • Direct award (no competition)41%
Based on 80 procurements.

Scorecard

How we score

How Coventry City Council has bought over the last 12 months, compared with similar buyers.

Time to bid
31 days
Longer than 61% of local authorities
Based on 28 advertised tenders
Advertised openly
50%
Lower than 65% of local authorities
Based on 80 procurements
Won by small firms
79%
Higher than 72% of local authorities
Based on 102 winning suppliers
Bids per contract
4
Fewer than 59% of local authorities
Based on 26 awards
Split into lots
21%
Higher than 71% of local authorities
Based on 29 advertised tenders
Direct awards
41%
Higher than 78% of local authorities
Based on 80 procurements
Cancelled
3%
Higher than 55% of local authorities
Based on 29 tenders

Compared with other local authorities

Time to bid, 283 local authorities
Show as a table
RangeBuyers
0–5 days0
5–10 days0
10–15 days0
15–20 days4
20–25 days11
25–30 days120
30–35 days119
35–40 days19
40–45 days7
45–50 days1
50–55 days1
55–60 days1
60+ days0
Bids per contract, 228 local authorities
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RangeBuyers
0–2 bids4
2–4 bids55
4–6 bids75
6–8 bids47
8–10 bids17
10–12 bids11
12–14 bids2
14–16 bids3
16–18 bids2
18–20 bids2
20+ bids10
Advertised openly, 365 local authorities
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RangeBuyers
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
Won by small firms, 324 local authorities
Show as a table
RangeBuyers
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 Coventry City 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
COV - 24598 - Renewal contract for Temporary classrooms on Woodlands Academy schoolPickerings Hire Limited£170k30 Sept 2026
COV - CVLR Pedestrian Protection ModelCU Services£36k30 Sept 2026
COV - 24376 - Seek new tenants and provide recommendationsCreative Retail£100k18 Oct 2026
COV - The White Building (construction)Union Contractors (Midlands) Limited£201k26 Oct 2026
COV - Stoke Park School - Enabling WorksCawarden Co. Limited£303k13 Nov 2026

26 more contracts end in the next 12 months.

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