Buyer profile · Local authority

Flintshire County Council tenders and contracts

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Tenders published
20
About one every 18 days
Contracts awarded
27
To 27 different suppliers
Value awarded
£6.39m
24 contracts, frameworks excluded
Typical contract
£101k
Median value awarded
Open now
1
2 contracts end in 90 days

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

Open tenders

  1. osod Cae 3g newydd yn Ysgol Uwchradd Penarlâg / 3g Pitch Replacement at Hawarden High School

    WalesConstruction

    Open9 days leftSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

    £1estimated

Coming up

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

  1. Clinical Waste Collection, Treatment, Recycling, Recovery and Disposal

    WalesEnvironmental services, Waste and street cleansing

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    £1estimated
  2. Household Waste Recycling Centre (HWRC) Material Treatment, Collection, Recycling, Recovery, and Disposal services

    WalesEnvironmental services, Waste and street cleansing

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    £1estimated
  3. Parc Adfer Education Programme

    WalesIT services and software, Training

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

    £1estimated
  4. Rhaglenni Lleihau Risg o Waharddiadau Addysgiadol / Reducing Risk of Education Exclusion Programmes

    WalesEducation services, Training

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

    £1estimated
  5. Hyfforddiant Iechyd Meddwl yn y Gweithle / Mental Health Work Based Training

    WalesSocial and domiciliary care, Healthcare services

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    £1estimated
  6. Value not stated
  7. Provision of Contact Centre Technologies for Flintshire County Council

    WalesIT services and software

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    £1estimated
  8. £1estimated
  9. Pre-Market Engagement AI Solution for Social Services Recording

    WalesIT services and software

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

    £1estimated
  10. Flintshire County Council's Corporate Finance Core and Sub-Systems

    WalesIT services and software

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    £1estimated

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.

  1. TUPE applies7%
    In 3 of 43 notices

Who it buys from

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

  1. KaleidoscopeSME£2.32m
    1 contract
  2. Can Cook CIOSME£1m
    1 contract
  3. 1 contract
  4. 1 contract
  5. 1 contract
  6. 5 contracts
  7. J R Roberts Slurry SealSME£352k
    3 contracts
  8. 1 contract

How it buys

How much of its work was open to any supplier.

  • Advertised openly (any supplier could bid)58%
  • Invited quotes (the buyer chose whom to ask)23%
  • Direct award (no competition)19%
Based on 43 procurements.

Scorecard

How we score

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

Time to bid
29 days
Shorter than 60% of local authorities
Based on 20 advertised tenders
Advertised openly
58%
Lower than 53% of local authorities
Based on 43 procurements
Won by small firms
76%
Higher than 70% of local authorities
Based on 33 winning suppliers
Bids per contract
3
Fewer than 77% of local authorities
Based on 16 awards
Split into lots
5%
Lower than 74% of local authorities
Based on 20 advertised tenders
Direct awards
19%
Lower than 60% of local authorities
Based on 43 procurements
Cancelled
10%
Higher than 78% of local authorities
Based on 20 tenders

Compared with other local authorities

Time to bid, 321 local authorities
Show as a table
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 Flintshire 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.

ContractCurrent supplierValueEnds
2 Y Waen, Gwernaffield, Mold, Flintshire, CH7 5DPBrynbuild Limited£112k26 Oct 2026
Single Person Discount Review 2026/27Infoshare+ Limited£29k18 Dec 2026

5 more contracts end in the next 12 months.

Recent contract awards