Buyer profile · Local authority
Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council tenders and contracts
- Tenders published
- 14
- About one every 26 days
- Contracts awarded
- 30
- To 32 different suppliers
- Value awarded
- £12m
- 20 contracts, frameworks excluded
- Typical contract
- £76k
- Median value awarded
- Open now
- 3
- 3 contracts end in 90 days
Figures cover in the last 12 months, from notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
Open tenders
- £289kestimated
- £1.6mestimated
- Value not stated
Coming up
Pipeline, market engagement and planned procurement notices: early warning of tenders to come.
- £25mestimated
- £4mestimated
- £4.17mestimated
- £420kestimated
- £3.76mestimated
- Value not stated
When it goes to market
Tender notices published each month. Active in 10 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)53%
- Invited quotes (the buyer chose whom to ask)16%
- Direct award (no competition)31%
Scorecard
How we scoreHow Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council has bought over the last 12 months, compared with similar buyers.
- Time to bid
- 28 days
- Shorter than 70% of local authorities
- Based on 14 advertised tenders
- Advertised openly
- 53%
- Lower than 62% of local authorities
- Based on 32 procurements
- Won by small firms
- 56%
- Lower than 80% of local authorities
- Based on 34 winning suppliers
- Bids per contract
- 4
- Fewer than 59% of local authorities
- Based on 7 awards
- Split into lots
- 7%
- Lower than 70% of local authorities
- Based on 14 advertised tenders
- Direct awards
- 31%
- Higher than 64% of local authorities
- Based on 32 procurements
- Cancelled
- 0%
- About the same as most local authorities
- Based on 14 tenders
Compared with other local authorities
This buyer: 28 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 |
This buyer: 4
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| 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 |
This buyer: 53%
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| 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 |
This buyer: 56%
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 Dudley Metropolitan Borough 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benefits Off-Site processing | NEC Software Solutions UK Limited | £40k | 1 Oct 2026 |
| Buffery Park Bowling Green | Haystoun Construction Ltd | £70k | 19 Oct 2026 |
| Borough-wide consultation on Dudley Borough's New 10-Year Vision | Emotional Logic ltd | £82k | 6 Nov 2026 |
Recent contract awards
| Contract | Won by | Value | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Haulage and Processing of Mixed Recyclates | Biffa Waste Services Limited | — | 21 Sept 2026 |
| Provision of Hired Plant & Equipment | A1 Rentals Limited | £38k | 9 Sept 2026 |
| Winter Maintenance Operational Review | Amey OW Ltd | — | 27 Aug 2026 |
| Cash Collection and Cash and Valuables in Transit | SECURITY PLUS LIMITED T/A Pivotal Sec Plus | — | 29 Jul 2026 |
| The Provision of Multifunctional Print Devices and Associated Digital Transformation Solutions | Sharp Business Systems UK Plc | — | 27 Jul 2026 |
| Buffery Park Bowling Green | Haystoun Construction Ltd | — | 22 Jul 2026 |
| Interior Decorating and Furnishing Solutions | Imperial Chemical Industries Limited | — | 15 Jul 2026 |
| Domestic Abuse Needs Assessment | RRR Consultancy Ltd | — | 14 Jul 2026 |
| Connect to Work (IPS) | Pilot Ims Limited | £190k | 10 Jul 2026 |
| Unit 4 ERP | Softcat plc | — | 19 Jun 2026 |