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Buyer profile · Local authority
East Sussex County Council tenders and contracts
- Tenders published
- 42
- About one every 9 days
- Contracts awarded
- 160
- To 119 different suppliers
- Value awarded
- £147m
- 105 contracts, frameworks excluded
- Typical contract
- £114k
- Median value awarded
- Open now
- 2
- 7 contracts end in 90 days
Figures cover in the last 12 months, from notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
Open tenders
- Value not stated
- Value not stated
Coming up
Pipeline, market engagement and planned procurement notices: early warning of tenders to come.
- £692mestimated
- Value not stated
- £100mframework ceiling
- Value not stated
- Value not stated
- Value not stated
- Value not stated
- Value not stated
- Value not stated
- Value not stated
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)32%
- Framework call-off (only suppliers on the framework)1%
- Invited quotes (the buyer chose whom to ask)17%
- Direct award (no competition)50%
Scorecard
How we scoreHow East Sussex County Council has bought over the last 12 months, compared with similar buyers.
- Time to bid
- 5 days
- Shorter than all other local authorities
- Based on 41 advertised tenders
- Advertised openly
- 32%
- Lower than 75% of local authorities
- Based on 172 procurements
- Won by small firms
- 69%
- Higher than 55% of local authorities
- Based on 171 winning suppliers
- Bids per contract
- 3
- Fewer than 73% of local authorities
- Based on 13 awards
- Split into lots
- 2%
- Lower than 77% of local authorities
- Based on 42 advertised tenders
- Direct awards
- 50%
- Higher than 82% of local authorities
- Based on 172 procurements
- Cancelled
- 0%
- Lower than 60% of local authorities
- Based on 42 tenders
Compared with other local authorities
East Sussex County Council: 5 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 Sussex County 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 Sussex County Council: 32%
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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 Sussex County Council: 69%
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 Sussex County 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eastbourne Elms | Wallace Timber Services Ltd | £76k | 27 Nov 2026 |
| Technical Support Service for the construction and post construction stages of the Queensway Gateway Road project. | Campbell Reith Hill Limited Liability Partnership | £30k | 30 Nov 2026 |
| ESCC-Lansdowne Dect phone replacement | Alarm Radio Monitoring Limited | £213k | 1 Dec 2026 |
| Herstmonceux CE New Extension | Harrity Building and Construction Limited | £377k | 11 Dec 2026 |
| Kitchen Refurbishment - Polly Arch Site | Colours Decorating Limited | £29k | 31 Dec 2026 |
| Supported Housing Strategic Needs Assessment | Private Public Ltd | £160k | 31 Dec 2026 |
| Conservation & Cleaning of Statutory Registers | Harwell Technical Services Limited | £35k | 31 Dec 2026 |