Buyer profile · Local authority
Darlington Borough Council tenders and contracts
- Tenders published
- 5
- About one every 73 days
- Contracts awarded
- 109
- To 83 different suppliers
- Value awarded
- £201m
- 60 contracts, frameworks excluded
- Typical contract
- £99k
- Median value awarded
- Open now
- 0
- 6 contracts end in 90 days
Figures cover in the last 12 months, from notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
Open tenders
Darlington Borough Council has no tenders open right now.
Coming up
Pipeline, market engagement and planned procurement notices: early warning of tenders to come.
- £1.49mestimated
- £75mestimated
- £165kestimated
- £1.21mestimated
- £860kestimated
- £28kestimated
When it goes to market
Tender notices published each month. Active in 3 of 12 months.
What it buys
Procurements in the last 12 months, by trade.
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)6%
- Framework call-off (only suppliers on the framework)16%
- Invited quotes (the buyer chose whom to ask)3%
- Direct award (no competition)75%
Scorecard
How we scoreHow Darlington Borough Council has bought over the last 12 months, compared with similar buyers.
- Time to bid
- 33 days
- Longer than 83% of local authorities
- Based on 5 advertised tenders
- Advertised openly
- 6%
- Lower than 97% of local authorities
- Based on 142 procurements
- Won by small firms
- 55%
- Lower than 80% of local authorities
- Based on 109 winning suppliers
- Split into lots
- 0%
- Lower than 78% of local authorities
- Based on 5 advertised tenders
- Direct awards
- 75%
- Higher than 97% of local authorities
- Based on 142 procurements
- Cancelled
- 0%
- Lower than 60% of local authorities
- Based on 5 tenders
Compared with other local authorities
Darlington Borough Council: 33 days
Show as a table
| 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 |
Darlington Borough Council: 6%
Show as a table
| 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 |
Darlington Borough Council: 55%
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 Darlington 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.
| Contract | Current supplier | Value | Ends |
|---|---|---|---|
| Re-Deployable Cameras | Electronic Security Solutions Limited | £48k | 13 Nov 2026 |
| PB2026-00476 - Supported Accommodation Placement ID 375114 | Jigsaw Recovery Project CIC | £73k | 26 Nov 2026 |
| Dolphin Centre Cost Consultant | Driver Project Services Limited | £47k | 18 Dec 2026 |
| One darlington magazine distribution | Smart Distribution Solutions Limited | £103k | 31 Dec 2026 |
| Housing Services - Regulatory Compliance and Improvement Project | David Tolson Partnership Ltd | £6,650 | 19 Jan 2027 |
| Accommodation Placement for ID 5567668 | Roc Solid | £92k | 1 Feb 2027 |