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Fife Council tenders and contracts

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Tenders published
22
About one every 17 days
Contracts awarded
24
To 66 different suppliers
Value awarded
£75.8m
29 contracts, frameworks excluded
Typical contract
£451k
Median value awarded
Open now
1
10 coming up

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

Open tenders

  1. Provision of Window Cleaning Services

    ScotlandCleaning

    Open19 days left4 lotsFramework

    £280kframework ceiling

Coming up

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

  1. Heat meter & billing

    ScotlandIT services and software, Financial services and insurance

    UpcomingNew

    Value not stated
  2. RFI for Oracle Automated Testing

    ScotlandIT services and software

    Upcoming

    £100kestimated
  3. CFM0548 - Supply & Delivery of Medical Equipment

    ScotlandMedical equipment and supplies

    Upcoming

    £8mestimated
  4. Provision of Furnished Tenancies for Fife residents

    ScotlandFurniture

    Upcoming

    £400kestimated
  5. Grounds Maintenance System RFI

    ScotlandIT services and software

    Upcoming

    Value not stated
  6. Supply & Installation of Chalets at Heathery Wood Travelling Persons Site

    ScotlandConstruction

    Upcoming

    Value not stated
  7. Digital Financial Support Platform

    ScotlandIT services and software

    Upcoming

    £80kestimated
  8. EF0108 Framework agreement

    ScotlandVehicles and fleet

    UpcomingFramework

    Value not stated
  9. Framework agreement for plant, equipment and welfare accommodation hire - market research questionnaire

    ScotlandConstruction, Transport

    Upcoming16 lotsFramework

    Value not stated
  10. CFM0361 - Fleet Management Solution

    ScotlandVehicles and fleet

    Upcoming

    £360kestimated

When it goes to market

Tender notices published each month. Active in 11 of 12 months.

What it buys

Procurements in the last 12 months, by trade.

  1. Construction12
  2. Social and domiciliary care7
  3. Healthcare services7
  4. IT services and software6
  5. Building maintenance and repairs5
  6. Vehicles and fleet4

Who it buys from

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

  1. Allanwater HomesSME£27m
    1 contract
  2. J. Smart & Co (Contractors) PLCSME£17.7m
    1 contract
  3. Real Life Options£7.22m
    1 contract
  4. Living Ambitions Ltd£5.08m
    1 contract
  5. Substances Support ScotlandSME£4.2m
    1 contract
  6. Care Support Scotland£4.16m
    1 contract
  7. The Richmond Fellowship (Scotland) Ltd£4.16m
    1 contract
  8. Moffat & Williamson LtdSME£3.67m
    1 contract

How it buys

How much of its work was open to any supplier.

  • Advertised openly (any supplier could bid)77%
  • Direct award (no competition)23%
Based on 39 procurements.

Scorecard

How we score

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

Time to bid
32 days
Longer than 78% of local authorities
Based on 22 advertised tenders
Advertised openly
77%
Higher than 72% of local authorities
Based on 39 procurements
Won by small firms
52%
Lower than 84% of local authorities
Based on 66 winning suppliers
Bids per contract
4
Fewer than 56% of local authorities
Based on 31 awards
Split into lots
45%
Higher than 95% of local authorities
Based on 22 advertised tenders
Direct awards
23%
Lower than 51% of local authorities
Based on 39 procurements
Cancelled
9%
Higher than 72% of local authorities
Based on 22 tenders

Compared with other local authorities

Time to bid, 319 local authorities
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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 Fife 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 Fife Council end in the next 90 days.

Recent contract awards

ContractWon byValueAwarded
CFM0534 - Health & Safety Compliance ServiceThomas & Adamson International Limited£178k6 Nov 2026
Framework agreement for the provision of a vehicle steam cleaning and valeting serviceVehicle Cleaning Park—6 Nov 2026
Business Support for Fife Council SitesBalcombe Business Services—3 Nov 2026
No Wrong Door ConsultancyInner Circle Consulting Limited—16 Oct 2026
Robertson Care and Support ServiceReal Life Options—8 Oct 2026
Heat-transfer additives associated with decarbonisation technologiesEndo Enterprises (UK) Ltd—5 Oct 2026
TT0007- Modification 3 of Taxibus ContractMoffat & Williamson Ltd—13 Aug 2026
Glenrothes Core & Cluster 1Living Ambitions Ltd—3 Aug 2026
Framework Agreement C14 Lighting Installation Works up to 1,000,000 GBP in ValuePegasus Power & Communications Ltd, Lochwynd Ltd, T & N Gilmartin (Contractors) Ltd and 2 more—27 Jul 2026
Fife Assertive Outreach & Recovery ServiceSubstances Support Scotland—14 Jul 2026