Buyer profile · Local authority

Derry City and Strabane District Council tenders and contracts

Northern IrelandDerryWebsite

Tenders published
67
About one every 5 days
Contracts awarded
43
To 67 different suppliers
Value awarded
£6.78m
4 contracts, frameworks excluded
Typical contract
£1.4m
Median value awarded
Open now
1
6 coming up

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

Open tenders

  1. £7.2mestimated

Coming up

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

  1. T26-113BUS Design and Delivery of the Business Sprint Preliminary Market Engagement Questionnaire

    Northern IrelandMarketing and communications, IT services and software

    UpcomingSmall contract

    £5.5mestimated
  2. T26-112BUS Design and Delivery of the NW Community Wealth Building Programme Preliminary Market Engagement Questionnaire

    Northern IrelandMarketing and communications, Management consultancy

    UpcomingSmall contract

    £430kestimated
  3. T26-031ENV Legionella Risk Assessment and Control Procedures Preliminary Market Engagement

    Northern IrelandEnvironmental services, Architecture and engineering

    UpcomingSmall contract

    £350kestimated
  4. T26-088ENV Supply and Delivery of Grounds Maintenance Equipment Preliminary Market Questionnaire

    Northern IrelandGrounds maintenance and landscaping, Vehicles and fleet

    UpcomingSmall contract

    £240kestimated
  5. £50kestimated
  6. £2mestimated

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.

  1. Site visit4%
    In 4 of 101 notices

Who it buys from

Suppliers awarded contracts in the last 12 months.

  1. D.F.P.F. LtdSME4 contracts
  2. Coyle Doherty and Company LtdSME2 contracts
  3. NOW ProjectSME2 contracts
  4. McAdam DesignSME1 contract
    £3.53m awarded
  5. Weev.ie LtdSME1 contract
    £2.06m awarded
  6. New Angle Productions LimitedSME1 contract
    £749k awarded
  7. £450k awarded

How it buys

How much of its work was open to any supplier.

  • Advertised openly (any supplier could bid)98%
  • Invited quotes (the buyer chose whom to ask)2%
Based on 81 procurements.

Scorecard

How we score

How Derry City and Strabane District Council has bought over the last 12 months, compared with similar buyers.

Time to bid
30 days
Shorter than 55% of local authorities
Based on 67 advertised tenders
Advertised openly
98%
Higher than 87% of local authorities
Based on 81 procurements
Won by small firms
77%
Higher than 68% of local authorities
Based on 71 winning suppliers
Bids per contract
3
Fewer than 78% of local authorities
Based on 48 awards
Split into lots
10%
Lower than 61% of local authorities
Based on 67 advertised tenders
Direct awards
0%
Lower than 83% of local authorities
Based on 81 procurements
Cancelled
3%
Higher than 54% of local authorities
Based on 67 tenders

Compared with other local authorities

Time to bid, 283 local authorities
Show as a table
RangeBuyers
0–5 days0
5–10 days0
10–15 days0
15–20 days4
20–25 days11
25–30 days120
30–35 days119
35–40 days19
40–45 days7
45–50 days1
50–55 days1
55–60 days1
60+ days0
Bids per contract, 228 local authorities
Show as a table
RangeBuyers
0–2 bids4
2–4 bids55
4–6 bids75
6–8 bids47
8–10 bids17
10–12 bids11
12–14 bids2
14–16 bids3
16–18 bids2
18–20 bids2
20+ bids10
Advertised openly, 365 local authorities
Show as a table
RangeBuyers
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
Won by small firms, 324 local authorities
Show as a table
RangeBuyers
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 Derry City and Strabane District 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.

No contracts we hold from Derry City and Strabane District Council end in the next 90 days.

7 more contracts end in the next 12 months.

Recent contract awards