Buyer profile · Local authority

Derbyshire County Council tenders and contracts

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Tenders published
52
About one every 7 days
Contracts awarded
172
To 253 different suppliers
Value awarded
£68.6m
112 contracts, frameworks excluded
Typical contract
£50k
Median value awarded
Open now
1
13 contracts end in 90 days

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

Open tenders

  1. PLACE1155H Lime Tree Wood (Beeley) Landslip- Repair Works

    East MidlandsConstruction, Building maintenance and repairs

    Open22 days leftSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

    £1.44mestimated

Coming up

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

  1. CCS072 D2N2 Children in Care - Residential Placements Framework

    East MidlandsSocial and domiciliary care, Healthcare services

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEsFramework

    £300mframework ceiling
  2. CCS034 D2N2 Children in Care - Fostering Placements Framework

    East MidlandsSocial and domiciliary care, Healthcare services

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEsFramework

    £150mframework ceiling
  3. Provision of a Population Segmentation Data Tool

    East MidlandsIT services and software

    UpcomingSmall contract

    £70kestimated
  4. £4.4mestimated
  5. Pre Market Engagement for A54 Macclesfield Main Road Improvements Phase 2 VRS

    UK-wideConstruction, Highways and street lighting

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    £500kestimated
  6. Value not stated
  7. CCS110 Provision of Independent Experts to investigate Statutory Children's Service Complaints

    East MidlandsManagement consultancy

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

    £150kestimated
  8. CCS112 Supporting Stability and Sufficiency of children in care placements

    East MidlandsSocial and domiciliary care

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    £111mestimated
  9. Supply of Regional Labour Supply

    East MidlandsRecruitment and staffing

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEsFramework

    £6.24mframework ceiling
  10. Web Content Management Solution

    East MidlandsIT services and software

    Upcoming

    £290kestimated

When it goes to market

Tender notices published each month. Active in 12 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. DBS checks2%
    In 4 of 214 notices
  2. Site visit1%
    In 2 of 214 notices
  3. Social value questions1%
    In 2 of 214 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. 2 contracts
  4. 3 contracts
  5. 3 contracts
  6. 17 contracts
  7. 11 contracts
  8. 5 contracts

How it buys

How much of its work was open to any supplier.

  • Advertised openly (any supplier could bid)52%
  • Framework call-off (only suppliers on the framework)2%
  • Invited quotes (the buyer chose whom to ask)10%
  • Direct award (no competition)37%
Based on 126 procurements.

Scorecard

How we score

How Derbyshire County Council has bought over the last 12 months, compared with similar buyers.

Time to bid
30 days
About the same as most local authorities
Based on 49 advertised tenders
Advertised openly
52%
Lower than 52% of local authorities
Based on 126 procurements
Won by small firms
64%
Lower than 61% of local authorities
Based on 286 winning suppliers
Bids per contract
11
More than 90% of local authorities
Based on 37 awards
Split into lots
23%
Higher than 74% of local authorities
Based on 52 advertised tenders
Direct awards
37%
Higher than 67% of local authorities
Based on 126 procurements
Cancelled
6%
Higher than 55% of local authorities
Based on 52 tenders

Compared with other local authorities

Time to bid, 319 local authorities
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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 Derbyshire County 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
Major Maintenance Works to Harrington Bridge - Phase 2Coating Services Limited—15 Nov 2026
Recruitment of Technical Staff for County TransportProactive Personnel£50k16 Nov 2026
PLACE1012H Network Rail BAPA for Principal Bridge Inspections 2025/26Network Rail—30 Nov 2026
Leashaw Landslide Repair WorksC.T. Construction Limited—30 Nov 2026
Renewal of TenableInsight Direct (UK) Ltd£38k1 Dec 2026
CST278 eBooking and Diary Management System for Registration ServiceStopford Information Systems Limited£27k12 Dec 2026
DCC street lighting asbestos removalBardon Environmental Limited£45k14 Dec 2026
PLACE1018ET Ilkeston HWRC Drainage & Resurfacing WorksRio Surfacing Limited£142k28 Dec 2026
Provision of specialist legal advice to prevent victims of domestic abuse becoming homeless - Derbyshire County SouthDerbyshire Law Centre Ltd£37k31 Dec 2026
PHQ056 Provision of specialist legal advice to prevent victims of domestic abuse becoming homeless NorthDerbyshire Law Centre Ltd£37k31 Dec 2026
BT Openreach Fibre diversion - Somersall LaneOpenreach£122k31 Dec 2026
Inscyte Contract for PFI SupportInscyte Limited£33k31 Dec 2026
Motion Picture LicenseMPLC£25k7 Feb 2027

53 more contracts end in the next 12 months.

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