Buyer profile · Local authority

East Ayrshire Council tenders and contracts

ScotlandKilmarnockWebsite

Tenders published
21
About one every 17 days
Contracts awarded
16
To 37 different suppliers
Value awarded
£88.3m
11 contracts, frameworks excluded
Typical contract
£1.3m
Median value awarded
Open now
1
3 coming up

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

Open tenders

  1. Early Learning & Childcare Provision Framework (New Applicants October 2026)

    ScotlandEducation services, Social and domiciliary care

    Open27 days leftFramework

    Value not stated

Coming up

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

  1. Advocacy Services

    ScotlandSocial and domiciliary care

    Upcoming

    Value not stated
  2. Supply and Installation of UPVC Windows & Doors

    ScotlandConstruction, Building maintenance and repairs

    Upcoming2 lots

    Value not stated
  3. 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.

Who it buys from

Suppliers awarded contracts in the last 12 months, by value awarded (frameworks excluded).

  1. 1 contract
  2. 1 contract
  3. 1 contract
  4. 2 contracts
  5. 1 contract
  6. Recycled Packaging LtdSME£1.3m
    1 contract
  7. William Owen and SonSME£800k
    1 contract
  8. Emtec FireSME£792k
    1 contract

How it buys

How much of its work was open to any supplier.

  • Advertised openly (any supplier could bid)100%
Based on 25 procurements.

Scorecard

How we score

How East Ayrshire Council has bought over the last 12 months, compared with similar buyers.

Time to bid
32 days
Longer than 74% of local authorities
Based on 21 advertised tenders
Advertised openly
100%
Higher than 90% of local authorities
Based on 25 procurements
Won by small firms
74%
Higher than 66% of local authorities
Based on 38 winning suppliers
Bids per contract
4
Fewer than 56% of local authorities
Based on 23 awards
Split into lots
38%
Higher than 91% of local authorities
Based on 21 advertised tenders
Direct awards
0%
Lower than 85% of local authorities
Based on 25 procurements
Cancelled
5%
Higher than 51% of local authorities
Based on 21 tenders

Compared with other local authorities

Time to bid, 319 local authorities
Show as a table
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
Show as a table
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 East Ayrshire 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 East Ayrshire Council end in the next 90 days.

Recent contract awards