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East Lothian Council tenders and contracts

ScotlandHaddington, East LothianWebsite

Tenders published
11
About one every 33 days
Contracts awarded
12
To 16 different suppliers
Value awarded
£25m
14 contracts, frameworks excluded
Typical contract
£380k
Median value awarded
Open now
2
1 coming up

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

Open tenders

  1. Provision of Temporary Emergency Accommodation (East Lothian Council)

    ScotlandSocial and domiciliary care

    OpenNew41 days leftLow competitionFramework

    Value not stated
  2. DPS Transport for Education, Social care and other transport requirements (East Lothian Council)

    ScotlandTransport, Vehicles and fleet

    Open2759 days leftLow competition4 lotsDynamic purchasing

    £43.7mestimated

Coming up

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

  1. Supply and Installation of water tank for Musselburgh Golf Course

    ScotlandConstruction, Heating, plumbing and ventilation

    UpcomingLow competition

    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.

  1. Construction5
  2. Transport3
  3. Social and domiciliary care3
  4. Property and estates2
  5. IT services and software2
  6. Heating, plumbing and ventilation2

Who it buys from

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

  1. CCG (Scotland) LtdSME£14.5m
    1 contract
  2. Algo Design and BuildSME£5.43m
    1 contract
  3. AC TaxisSME£1.87m
    1 contract
  4. Alba TaxisSME£1.87m
    1 contract
  5. Eve Coaches LtdSME£1.87m
    1 contract
  6. Prentice Coaches LtdSME£1.87m
    1 contract
  7. Torrrance TaxisSME£1.87m
    1 contract
  8. Commutaports LimitedSME£800k
    1 contract

How it buys

How much of its work was open to any supplier.

  • Advertised openly (any supplier could bid)71%
  • Direct award (no competition)29%
Based on 17 procurements.

Scorecard

How we score

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

Time to bid
31 days
Longer than 68% of local authorities
Based on 10 advertised tenders
Advertised openly
71%
Higher than 66% of local authorities
Based on 17 procurements
Won by small firms
94%
Higher than 96% of local authorities
Based on 16 winning suppliers
Bids per contract
2
Fewer than 92% of local authorities
Based on 9 awards
Split into lots
27%
Higher than 77% of local authorities
Based on 11 advertised tenders
Direct awards
29%
Higher than 57% of local authorities
Based on 17 procurements
Cancelled
0%
Lower than 58% of local authorities
Based on 11 tenders

Compared with other local authorities

Time to bid, 321 local authorities
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RangeBuyers
0–5 days0
5–10 days0
10–15 days0
15–20 days3
20–25 days17
25–30 days140
30–35 days126
35–40 days25
40–45 days6
45–50 days3
50–55 days1
55–60 days0
60+ days0
Bids per contract, 280 local authorities
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RangeBuyers
0–2 bids5
2–4 bids71
4–6 bids95
6–8 bids53
8–10 bids26
10–12 bids12
12–14 bids4
14–16 bids4
16–18 bids1
18–20 bids0
20+ bids9
Advertised openly, 408 local authorities
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RangeBuyers
0–10%16
10–20%22
20–30%35
30–40%42
40–50%39
50–60%47
60–70%64
70–80%33
80–90%37
90–100%73
Won by small firms, 373 local authorities
Show as a table
RangeBuyers
0–10%0
10–20%1
20–30%5
30–40%14
40–50%19
50–60%69
60–70%90
70–80%102
80–90%50
90–100%23

Each column is a group of local authorities with similar figures. The coloured column holds East Lothian 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 Lothian Council end in the next 90 days.

Recent contract awards

ContractWon byValueAwarded
Provision of food waste reprocessingBiogen (UK) Limited—27 Jul 2026
Proposed Refurbishment at Loch Centre, TranentAlgo Design and Build—16 Jul 2026
Removals & StorageDoree Bonner International—30 Jun 2026
Housing Support for care experienced young people (East Lothian Council)The Rock Trust—26 Jun 2026
Rural Grass Verge Cutting Services in East LothianJames Tait and Son—18 May 2026
Proposed Housing at the Former Wallyford PS Site, WallyfordCCG (Scotland) Ltd—31 Mar 2026
Supply, Installation, Maintenance & Replacement of Bus SheltersCommutaports Limited—30 Mar 2026
Licensing SystemNEC Software Solutions UK Limited—4 Mar 2026
Home to School Transport- Mainstream (East Lothian Council)AC Taxis, Eve Coaches Ltd, Prentice Coaches Ltd and 2 more—23 Feb 2026
General Timber MaterialsMGM Timber (Scotland) Limited—17 Nov 2025