Buyer profile · Local authority

East Lindsey District Council tenders and contracts

East MidlandsHorncastle

Tenders published
11
About one every 33 days
Contracts awarded
32
To 32 different suppliers
Value awarded
£1.98m
24 contracts, frameworks excluded
Typical contract
£44k
Median value awarded
Open now
2
2 contracts end in 90 days

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

Open tenders

  1. Level 1-3 Construction and Energy Efficiency Skills in the Community

    East MidlandsTraining

    Closing soon14 hours leftSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

    £75kestimated
  2. Car Park Construction and Associated Works for Modular Budlings

    East MidlandsConstruction

    Open19 days leftSmall contract

    £500kestimated

Coming up

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

  1. Reactive and Planned Maintenance of Commercial and Domestic Gas Appliances

    East MidlandsConstruction, Building maintenance and repairs

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    Value not stated
  2. Responsive Repairs, Maintenance and Associated Building Works Services

    East MidlandsConstruction, Building maintenance and repairs

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    Value not stated
  3. Value not stated
  4. Horticultural Supply Chain Strategic Market Engagement Project

    East Midlands

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

    Value not stated
  5. Column Structural Testing

    North East, North West, Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South WestConstruction, Architecture and engineering

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

    Value not stated
  6. Preliminary Market Engagement - Temporary Recruitment Services for Planning Roles

    East MidlandsRecruitment and staffing

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    Value not stated
  7. Preliminary Market Engagement - The Furlongs Sports Field, Sutton on Sea

    East MidlandsConstruction, Highways and street lighting

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    Value not stated
  8. Preliminary Market Engagement - Strategic EV Infrastructure Partnership

    East MidlandsEnergy and utilities, Construction

    Upcoming

    Value not stated
  9. Value not stated

When it goes to market

Tender notices published each month. Active in 8 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. EC SurfacingSME£229k
    1 contract
  3. TRC Lincs LtdSME£180k
    1 contract
  4. 1 contract
  5. 1 contract
  6. 1 contract
  7. 1 contract
  8. 2 contracts

How it buys

How much of its work was open to any supplier.

  • Advertised openly (any supplier could bid)35%
  • Invited quotes (the buyer chose whom to ask)19%
  • Direct award (no competition)45%
Based on 31 procurements.

Scorecard

How we score

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

Time to bid
29 days
Shorter than 56% of local authorities
Based on 11 advertised tenders
Advertised openly
35%
Lower than 71% of local authorities
Based on 31 procurements
Won by small firms
82%
Higher than 83% of local authorities
Based on 33 winning suppliers
Bids per contract
7
More than 73% of local authorities
Based on 9 awards
Split into lots
9%
Lower than 63% of local authorities
Based on 11 advertised tenders
Direct awards
45%
Higher than 78% of local authorities
Based on 31 procurements
Cancelled
0%
Lower than 60% of local authorities
Based on 11 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
Show as a table
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 Lindsey 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.

ContractCurrent supplierValueEnds
Boston Illuminate Parade DeliveryUniversity of Lincoln£30k30 Nov 2026
Conservation Area AppraisalsIrving Patrick Consulting Ltd£96k1 Dec 2026

15 more contracts end in the next 12 months.

Recent contract awards