Buyer profile · Local authority

Falkirk Council tenders and contracts

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Tenders published
14
About one every 26 days
Contracts awarded
12
To 34 different suppliers
Value awarded
£82.9m
6 contracts, frameworks excluded
Typical contract
£8.46m
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. Ground Maintenance Services

    ScotlandGrounds maintenance and landscaping

    Closing soon3 days left2 lotsFramework

    £1.5mframework ceiling
  2. IT0043 Flooding Term Commission 2027-2031

    ScotlandArchitecture and engineering

    Open17 days leftFramework

    £1.4mframework ceiling

Coming up

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

  1. Provision of Temporary Emergency Accommodation

    ScotlandTravel and accommodation

    Upcoming

    £300kestimated

When it goes to market

Tender notices published each month. Active in 6 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. Sidey Solutions LimitedSME£46.2m
    1 contract
  2. DCL Joinery and ContractorsSME£35.4m
    1 contract
  3. BMES (Scotland) Ltd.SME£555k
    2 contracts
  4. Valley Group LimitedSME£541k
    2 contracts
  5. 1 contract
  6. City Technical Services UK LtdSMENot stated
    2 contracts
  7. 2 contracts
  8. AC Gold Electrical Services LtdSMENot stated
    1 contract

How it buys

How much of its work was open to any supplier.

  • Advertised openly (any supplier could bid)100%
Based on 18 procurements.

Scorecard

How we score

How Falkirk 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 14 advertised tenders
Advertised openly
100%
Higher than 90% of local authorities
Based on 18 procurements
Won by small firms
86%
Higher than 90% of local authorities
Based on 37 winning suppliers
Bids per contract
4
Fewer than 56% of local authorities
Based on 17 awards
Split into lots
71%
Higher than 99% of local authorities
Based on 14 advertised tenders
Direct awards
0%
Lower than 85% of local authorities
Based on 18 procurements
Cancelled
0%
Lower than 60% of local authorities
Based on 14 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
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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 Falkirk 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 Falkirk Council end in the next 90 days.

Recent contract awards

ContractWon byValueAwarded
Window & Door Replacements, Phase 2, Falkirk Council AreaDCL Joinery and Contractors, Sidey Solutions Limited—16 Jun 2026
Reopening of Framework Agreement for the Provision of a Children's Support at Home ServiceCarr Gomm, The Action Group, Ailsa Care Services Ltd. and 1 more—11 May 2026
Timber Preservation and Dampness Remedial WorksFirstcall Trade Services Ltd, Procast Building Contractors Ltd., Peter Cox Ltd and 1 more—28 Apr 2026
Term Maintenance Contract for Electrical Repairs to Non-Housing PropertiesBMES (Scotland) Ltd., Valley Group Limited—22 Apr 2026
Provision of Temporary Emergency AccommodationTLK Trading Ltd, Stirling Alba Ltd, Metro Motels Ltd—31 Mar 2026
Domestic Gas Boiler/Appliance Maintenance and Annual Servicing/Safety ChecksSureserve Compliance North Limited, Richard Irvin FM Limited, City Technical Services UK Ltd—24 Feb 2026
Term Maintenance Contract for Servicing of Sprinkler, Dry Riser and Kitchen Fire Suppression SystemsChurches Fire Safety Ltd—16 Feb 2026
Framework Agreement For Gas Heating Replacement To Council Housing Properties In The Falkirk AreaSureserve Compliance North Limited, City Technical Services UK Ltd, McTear Contracts Ltd and 1 more—12 Feb 2026
Electrical Installation Condition Reports (EICR) and RepairsValley Group Limited, NRT Building Services Group Limited, AC Gold Electrical Services Ltd and 3 more—20 Jan 2026
Flat Roofing WorksRoofing Advisors (UK) Ltd, Sennit Construction Ltd, Specialised Group Ltd and 2 more—23 Dec 2025