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Dacorum Borough Council tenders and contracts

East of EnglandHemel HempsteadWebsite

Tenders published
13
About one every 28 days
Contracts awarded
76
To 64 different suppliers
Value awarded
£1.41bn
69 contracts, frameworks excluded
Typical contract
£44k
Median value awarded
Open now
1
9 contracts end in 90 days

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

Open tenders

  1. DBC (EE) Provision of Election Printing

    East of EnglandPrinting

    Closing soon3 days left

    £750kestimated

Coming up

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

  1. DBC (EE) Pre Market Engagement for Provision of Weed Control

    East of EnglandGrounds maintenance and landscaping

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    Value not stated
  2. Preliminary Market Engagement for Mobile Catering Units

    East of EnglandCatering

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    Value not stated

When it goes to market

Tender notices published each month. Active in 6 of 12 months.

What it buys

Procurements in the last 12 months, by trade.

  1. Recruitment and staffing16
  2. Construction14
  3. IT services and software13
  4. Building maintenance and repairs7
  5. Architecture and engineering5
  6. Vehicles and fleet3

What its tenders ask for

Accreditations and conditions its notices mention in the last 12 months. Always check the tender documents.

  1. TUPE applies1%
    In 1 of 84 notices

Who it buys from

Suppliers awarded contracts in the last 12 months, by value awarded (frameworks excluded).

  1. Sureserve Compliance Central Limited£50m
    3 contracts
  2. Echelon ConsultancySME£750k
    2 contracts
  3. The Oyster Partnership LimitedSME£165k
    3 contracts
  4. Altair Consultancy and Advisory Services LimitedSME£144k
    2 contracts
  5. Vivid ResourcingSME£137k
    2 contracts
  6. Digital Vision Av LimitedSME£95k
    2 contracts
  7. P. Tuckwell LimitedSME£92k
    2 contracts
  8. First Call Contract Services Limited£75k
    2 contracts

How it buys

How much of its work was open to any supplier.

  • Advertised openly (any supplier could bid)15%
  • Invited quotes (the buyer chose whom to ask)1%
  • Direct award (no competition)84%
Based on 81 procurements.

Scorecard

How we score

How Dacorum Borough Council has bought over the last 12 months, compared with similar buyers.

Time to bid
38 days
Longer than 97% of local authorities
Based on 12 advertised tenders
Advertised openly
15%
Lower than 92% of local authorities
Based on 81 procurements
Won by small firms
64%
Lower than 61% of local authorities
Based on 78 winning suppliers
Bids per contract
4
Fewer than 56% of local authorities
Based on 14 awards
Split into lots
0%
Lower than 78% of local authorities
Based on 13 advertised tenders
Direct awards
84%
Higher than 99% of local authorities
Based on 81 procurements
Cancelled
0%
Lower than 60% of local authorities
Based on 13 tenders

Compared with other local authorities

Time to bid, 319 local authorities
Show as a table
RangeBuyers
0–5 days1
5–10 days0
10–15 days0
15–20 days2
20–25 days17
25–30 days135
30–35 days132
35–40 days27
40–45 days2
45–50 days2
50–55 days1
55–60 days0
60+ days0
Bids per contract, 284 local authorities
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RangeBuyers
0–2 bids4
2–4 bids78
4–6 bids89
6–8 bids57
8–10 bids18
10–12 bids16
12–14 bids8
14–16 bids3
16–18 bids2
18–20 bids0
20+ bids9
Advertised openly, 418 local authorities
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RangeBuyers
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
Won by small firms, 394 local authorities
Show as a table
RangeBuyers
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 Dacorum Borough 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
DBC (EE) Easy Access Routes for Bunkers Park and Chipperfield CommonGround Control Limited—30 Nov 2026
Fire Consultancy Services for the Paradise Depot ProjectHydrock Consultants£89k31 Dec 2026
Assist with Unit 4 SaaS MigrationG7 Business Solutions Limited£39k31 Dec 2026
Lead Planning OfficerThe Oyster Partnership Limited£36k31 Dec 2026
Fire Safety Consultancy AdviceHarmony Fire Limited£30k31 Dec 2026
Supply & Install of LED Matrix SystemDigital Vision Av Limited£37k31 Dec 2026
Lighting for the new Hemel Gateway SignageB-A-R Electrical & Mechanical Services Ltd£34k31 Dec 2026
Architect & Design Works at Little Hay Golf CourseKyle Smart Associates Limited£83k2 Jan 2027
PTX BACS & Direct Debits ServiceBottomline Technologies Limited£26k31 Jan 2027

9 more contracts end in the next 12 months.

Recent contract awards

ContractWon byValueAwarded
Assessment of Customer Medical Information for their Housing RequirementsNowmedical Limited—10 Nov 2026
DBC (SF) Cleaning Services at MBC and KBCKevin Fuller trading as Maple Cleaning Services—27 Oct 2026
DBC (EE) Tender for the Provision of the supply, fitting and repair of tyres and associated servicesCentral Tyre (Commercial) Ltd—19 Oct 2026
Service Charge ExpertVivid Resourcing—14 Oct 2026
Lamp Post Banner CampaignBay Media Limited—30 Sept 2026
Supply of Enhanced SIP Channels4sight Communications Limited—30 Sept 2026
Lighting for the new Hemel Gateway SignageB-A-R Electrical & Mechanical Services Ltd—29 Sept 2026
Supply & Install of LED Matrix SystemDigital Vision Av Limited—29 Sept 2026
Install a Multi Use Games Area & Cricket NetsHags-Smp Limited—17 Sept 2026
DBC (SLR) Commercial Heating, Ventilation & Air Conditioning (HVAC) Services - ITTSureserve Compliance Central Limited£9m4 Sept 2026