Buyer profile · Central government

Development Bank of Wales tenders and contracts

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Tenders published
6
About one every 61 days
Contracts awarded
9
To 11 different suppliers
Value awarded
£2.69m
7 contracts, frameworks excluded
Typical contract
£180k
Median value awarded
Open now
1
1 contracts end in 90 days

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

Open tenders

  1. Review of the Business Finance Landscape in Wales

    UK-wideResearch and development, Management consultancy

    Closing soon6 hours leftSuitable for SMEs

    £125kestimated

Coming up

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

  1. The Provision of Property Valuation Services

    WalesProperty and estates

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    £333kestimated

When it goes to market

Tender notices published each month. Active in 5 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).

  1. 1 contract
  2. 1 contract
  3. VisVira LimitedSME£785k
    3 contracts
  4. 2 contracts
  5. Azets Holdings LimitedSME£180k
    1 contract
  6. 1 contract
  7. Ipsos MORISME£50k
    1 contract
  8. Pathways People Solutions LimitedSME£50k
    1 contract

How it buys

How much of its work was open to any supplier.

  • Advertised openly (any supplier could bid)50%
  • Direct award (no competition)50%
Based on 12 procurements.

Scorecard

How we score

How Development Bank of Wales has bought over the last 12 months, compared with similar buyers.

Time to bid
35 days
Longer than 87% of central government buyers
Based on 6 advertised tenders
Advertised openly
50%
Higher than 61% of central government buyers
Based on 12 procurements
Won by small firms
67%
Higher than 70% of central government buyers
Based on 12 winning suppliers
Split into lots
0%
Lower than 65% of central government buyers
Based on 6 advertised tenders
Direct awards
50%
Higher than 52% of central government buyers
Based on 12 procurements
Cancelled
0%
About the same as most central government buyers
Based on 6 tenders

Compared with other central government buyers

Time to bid, 55 central government buyers
Show as a table
RangeBuyers
0–5 days0
5–10 days0
10–15 days0
15–20 days0
20–25 days5
25–30 days20
30–35 days23
35–40 days4
40–45 days3
45–50 days0
50–55 days0
55–60 days0
60+ days0
Advertised openly, 120 central government buyers
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RangeBuyers
0–10%19
10–20%16
20–30%15
30–40%14
40–50%8
50–60%10
60–70%7
70–80%10
80–90%9
90–100%12
Won by small firms, 112 central government buyers
Show as a table
RangeBuyers
0–10%3
10–20%5
20–30%11
30–40%13
40–50%20
50–60%19
60–70%11
70–80%15
80–90%12
90–100%3

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.

ContractCurrent supplierValueEnds
Award of AI adoption trainingGenerative AI Strategy B.V, VisVira Limited£150k31 Oct 2026

6 more contracts end in the next 12 months.

Recent contract awards