Buyer profile · Local authority
East Suffolk Council tenders and contracts
- Tenders published
- 14
- About one every 26 days
- Contracts awarded
- 72
- To 60 different suppliers
- Value awarded
- £11.7m
- 60 contracts, frameworks excluded
- Typical contract
- £98k
- Median value awarded
- Open now
- 0
- 5 contracts end in 90 days
Figures cover in the last 12 months, from notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
Open tenders
East Suffolk Council has no tenders open right now.
Coming up
Pipeline, market engagement and planned procurement notices: early warning of tenders to come.
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- Value not stated
- Value not stated
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When it goes to market
Tender notices published each month. Active in 9 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)34%
- Framework call-off (only suppliers on the framework)4%
- Invited quotes (the buyer chose whom to ask)17%
- Direct award (no competition)44%
Scorecard
How we scoreHow East Suffolk Council has bought over the last 12 months, compared with similar buyers.
- Time to bid
- 32 days
- Longer than 71% of local authorities
- Based on 14 advertised tenders
- Advertised openly
- 34%
- Lower than 73% of local authorities
- Based on 70 procurements
- Won by small firms
- 71%
- Higher than 60% of local authorities
- Based on 75 winning suppliers
- Bids per contract
- 3
- Fewer than 73% of local authorities
- Based on 17 awards
- Split into lots
- 21%
- Higher than 71% of local authorities
- Based on 14 advertised tenders
- Direct awards
- 44%
- Higher than 76% of local authorities
- Based on 70 procurements
- Cancelled
- 7%
- Higher than 62% of local authorities
- Based on 14 tenders
Compared with other local authorities
East Suffolk Council: 32 days
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| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–5 days | 1 |
| 5–10 days | 0 |
| 10–15 days | 0 |
| 15–20 days | 2 |
| 20–25 days | 17 |
| 25–30 days | 135 |
| 30–35 days | 132 |
| 35–40 days | 27 |
| 40–45 days | 2 |
| 45–50 days | 2 |
| 50–55 days | 1 |
| 55–60 days | 0 |
| 60+ days | 0 |
East Suffolk Council: 3
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| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–2 bids | 4 |
| 2–4 bids | 78 |
| 4–6 bids | 89 |
| 6–8 bids | 57 |
| 8–10 bids | 18 |
| 10–12 bids | 16 |
| 12–14 bids | 8 |
| 14–16 bids | 3 |
| 16–18 bids | 2 |
| 18–20 bids | 0 |
| 20+ bids | 9 |
East Suffolk Council: 34%
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| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 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 |
East Suffolk Council: 71%
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 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 Suffolk 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Refurbishment of 2 Woodend Cottages | East Rising Ltd | — | 6 Dec 2026 |
| Queens Road Window Lintel Installation Project | A J Builders Suffolk Ltd | — | 8 Dec 2026 |
| East Suffolk Place Partnership- Community Voices | Suffolk Community Foundation | — | 31 Dec 2026 |
| East suffolk destination brand positioning review and marketing strategy development lot 1, 3 and 4 | Boardroom Consulting LLP | £39k | 31 Dec 2026 |
| Construction of dwellings at Halesworth Road, Ilketshall | H Smith & Sons (Honingham) Ltd | £1.78m | 7 Jan 2027 |
Recent contract awards
| Contract | Won by | Value | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rough Sleeping, Drug and Alcohol Treatment | Anglia Care Trust | £126k | 2 Nov 2026 |
| Electoral Management System | Democracy Counts Limited | — | 28 Oct 2026 |
| Rough Sleeping, Drug and Alcohol Treatment | Anglia Care Trust | £126k | 19 Oct 2026 |
| Lot 1- Safe to stay Hub - Homelessness and Rough sleeping services | Anglia Care Trust | — | 9 Oct 2026 |
| Queens Road Window Lintel Installation Project | A J Builders Suffolk Ltd | — | 2 Oct 2026 |
| Printing of Garden Waste Stickers | Permiserv Limited | — | 25 Sept 2026 |
| Refurbishment and conversion of Avenue Mansions, Lowestoft | P. J. Spillings (Builders) Ltd | — | 24 Sept 2026 |
| Bin Distribution Services | Jett Trade Limited | — | 13 Sept 2026 |
| Support contractor for Housing Maintenance DLO | R J Dean Plasterers | — | 10 Sept 2026 |
| Refurbishment of 2 Woodend Cottages | East Rising Ltd | — | 5 Sept 2026 |