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Buyer profile · Local authority
Coventry City Council tenders and contracts
- 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
- £330kestimated
- £38kestimated
- £375kestimated
- £602kframework ceiling
- £96kestimated
- £840kestimated
- £6.98mestimated
- £4.95bnframework ceiling
- £2.4mestimated
Coming up
Pipeline, market engagement and planned procurement notices: early warning of tenders to come.
- Value not stated
- Value not stated
- £1.3mestimated
- Value not stated
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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)50%
- Framework call-off (only suppliers on the framework)1%
- Invited quotes (the buyer chose whom to ask)8%
- Direct award (no competition)41%
Scorecard
How we scoreHow 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
Coventry City Council: 31 days
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| 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 |
Coventry City Council: 4
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| 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 |
Coventry City Council: 50%
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| 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 |
Coventry City Council: 79%
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| 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 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.
| Contract | Current supplier | Value | Ends |
|---|---|---|---|
| COV - 24598 - Renewal contract for Temporary classrooms on Woodlands Academy school | Pickerings Hire Limited | £170k | 30 Sept 2026 |
| COV - CVLR Pedestrian Protection Model | CU Services | £36k | 30 Sept 2026 |
| COV - 24376 - Seek new tenants and provide recommendations | Creative Retail | £100k | 18 Oct 2026 |
| COV - The White Building (construction) | Union Contractors (Midlands) Limited | £201k | 26 Oct 2026 |
| COV - Stoke Park School - Enabling Works | Cawarden Co. Limited | £303k | 13 Nov 2026 |