Buyer profile · Central government
Development Bank of Wales tenders and contracts
- Tenders published
- 5
- About one every 73 days
- Contracts awarded
- 15
- To 16 different suppliers
- Value awarded
- £5.07m
- 12 contracts, frameworks excluded
- Typical contract
- £100k
- Median value awarded
- Open now
- 0
- 1 contracts end in 90 days
Figures cover in the last 12 months, from notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
Open tenders
Development Bank of Wales has no tenders open right now.
Coming up
Pipeline, market engagement and planned procurement notices: early warning of tenders to come.
- £1estimated
- £333kestimated
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)33%
- Framework call-off (only suppliers on the framework)7%
- Invited quotes (the buyer chose whom to ask)7%
- Direct award (no competition)53%
Scorecard
How we scoreHow Development Bank of Wales has bought over the last 12 months, compared with similar buyers.
- Time to bid
- 32 days
- Longer than 60% of central government buyers
- Based on 5 advertised tenders
- Advertised openly
- 33%
- Higher than 54% of central government buyers
- Based on 15 procurements
- Won by small firms
- 53%
- Higher than 57% of central government buyers
- Based on 19 winning suppliers
- Bids per contract
- 6
- More than 76% of central government buyers
- Based on 5 awards
- Split into lots
- 20%
- Higher than 72% of central government buyers
- Based on 5 advertised tenders
- Direct awards
- 53%
- Higher than 63% of central government buyers
- Based on 15 procurements
- Cancelled
- 0%
- About the same as most central government buyers
- Based on 5 tenders
Compared with other central government buyers
Development Bank of Wales: 32 days
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| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–5 days | 0 |
| 5–10 days | 0 |
| 10–15 days | 0 |
| 15–20 days | 0 |
| 20–25 days | 6 |
| 25–30 days | 31 |
| 30–35 days | 32 |
| 35–40 days | 8 |
| 40–45 days | 5 |
| 45–50 days | 0 |
| 50–55 days | 0 |
| 55–60 days | 0 |
| 60+ days | 0 |
Development Bank of Wales: 6
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| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–2 bids | 3 |
| 2–4 bids | 29 |
| 4–6 bids | 27 |
| 6–8 bids | 6 |
| 8–10 bids | 6 |
| 10–12 bids | 3 |
| 12–14 bids | 1 |
| 14–16 bids | 1 |
| 16–18 bids | 3 |
| 18–20 bids | 0 |
| 20+ bids | 0 |
Development Bank of Wales: 33%
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| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–10% | 33 |
| 10–20% | 24 |
| 20–30% | 21 |
| 30–40% | 9 |
| 40–50% | 8 |
| 50–60% | 11 |
| 60–70% | 7 |
| 70–80% | 9 |
| 80–90% | 10 |
| 90–100% | 19 |
Development Bank of Wales: 53%
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| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–10% | 3 |
| 10–20% | 5 |
| 20–30% | 13 |
| 30–40% | 18 |
| 40–50% | 33 |
| 50–60% | 27 |
| 60–70% | 22 |
| 70–80% | 7 |
| 80–90% | 12 |
| 90–100% | 5 |
Each column is a group of central government buyers with similar figures. The coloured column holds Development Bank of Wales.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tender for an Executive Search Partner | IRG Advisors LLP | £39k | 31 Jan 2027 |
Recent contract awards
| Contract | Won by | Value | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Award of Review of the Business Finance Landscape in Wales | Grant Thornton UK LLP | £125k | 19 Oct 2026 |
| The provision of a Resource Booking Platform | Hubstar Systems Limited | — | 13 Oct 2026 |
| Tender for an Executive Search Partner | IRG Advisors LLP | — | 13 Oct 2026 |
| The Provision of Multi-Function Print Devices | Toshiba | — | 15 Sept 2026 |
| The Provision of Credit Referencing Services | Experian Limited | £1.51m | 26 Jun 2026 |
| The Provision of a Loan Administration System | Pancredit Systems Ltd | £2.2m | 25 Jun 2026 |
| AI Champion Programme | VisVira Limited | £59k | 15 Jun 2026 |
| Design Services | Treganna Design | — | 15 Jun 2026 |
| HR Consultancy Services | Pathways People Solutions Limited | £50k | 1 Jun 2026 |
| SME Finance Monitoring | Ipsos MORI | £50k | 28 Apr 2026 |