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Buyer profile · Local authority
Derby City Council tenders and contracts
- Tenders published
- 18
- About one every 20 days
- Contracts awarded
- 49
- To 56 different suppliers
- Value awarded
- £74.3m
- 44 contracts, frameworks excluded
- Typical contract
- £102k
- Median value awarded
- Open now
- 2
- 10 contracts end in 90 days
Figures cover in the last 12 months, from notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
Open tenders
- £100kestimated
- £3.79mestimated
Coming up
Pipeline, market engagement and planned procurement notices: early warning of tenders to come.
- £2mframework ceiling
- £2.73mestimated
- £9mestimated
- £15mestimated
- £1mframework ceiling
- £4.7mframework ceiling
- £60mframework ceiling
- £180mframework ceiling
- £150kestimated
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)42%
- Framework call-off (only suppliers on the framework)2%
- Invited quotes (the buyer chose whom to ask)8%
- Direct award (no competition)48%
Scorecard
How we scoreHow Derby City Council has bought over the last 12 months, compared with similar buyers.
- Time to bid
- 29 days
- Shorter than 65% of local authorities
- Based on 17 advertised tenders
- Advertised openly
- 42%
- Lower than 75% of local authorities
- Based on 60 procurements
- Won by small firms
- 75%
- Higher than 65% of local authorities
- Based on 57 winning suppliers
- Bids per contract
- 7
- More than 71% of local authorities
- Based on 15 awards
- Split into lots
- 17%
- Higher than 57% of local authorities
- Based on 18 advertised tenders
- Direct awards
- 48%
- Higher than 85% of local authorities
- Based on 60 procurements
- Cancelled
- 0%
- About the same as most local authorities
- Based on 18 tenders
Compared with other local authorities
Derby City Council: 29 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 |
Derby City Council: 7
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 |
Derby City Council: 42%
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 |
Derby City Council: 75%
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 Derby 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENQ1297 - Staging and Screens for Darley Park Weekender Event | Impact Productions (Milton Keynes) Limited | £51k | 30 Sept 2026 |
| W785b - A Public Realm and Transport Framework | 5th Studio Ltd | £27k | 30 Sept 2026 |
| ENQ1290 - Heritage Impact Assessment - Emerging Local Plan Allocations | Land Use Consultants Ltd | £26k | 30 Oct 2026 |
| W693 - Specialist SEND Education Support | Whispering Trees CiC | £115k | 31 Oct 2026 |
| W696 - Specialist SEND Education Support | Speech and Language UK Services Ltd | £38k | 31 Oct 2026 |
| W697 - SEND Education specialist support | Royal National College for the Blind | £82k | 31 Oct 2026 |
| W701 - Specialist SEND Education Support | Progression 2work Limited | £52k | 31 Oct 2026 |
| W702 - SEND Education Specialist Support | Include Education Ltd | £36k | 31 Oct 2026 |
| W703 - SEND Education Specialist Support | Include Education Ltd | £36k | 31 Oct 2026 |
| TD2272 - The Crematorium Maintenance | Facultatieve Technologies Limited | £992k | 17 Dec 2026 |