Buyer profile · Local authority

Glasgow City Council tenders and contracts

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Tenders published
12
About one every 30 days
Contracts awarded
11
To 24 different suppliers
Value awarded
£89.7m
16 contracts, frameworks excluded
Typical contract
£848k
Median value awarded
Open now
3
9 coming up

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

Open tenders

  1. The Provision of a Managing Agent for 220 High Street

    ScotlandFacilities management

    Open9 days left

    £400kestimated
  2. Albert Cross Design Contest

    ScotlandArchitecture and engineering, Management consultancy

    Open17 days left

    Value not stated
  3. Recovery & Relocation Services for Vehicle and Plant Equipment

    ScotlandVehicles and fleet

    Open23 days leftFramework

    £3.67mframework ceiling

Coming up

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

  1. Glasgow Business Growth Programme- Phase 4 Framework

    ScotlandManagement consultancy, IT services and software

    Upcoming10 lotsFramework

    £1.9mframework ceiling
  2. Private Rented Sector Accommodation

    ScotlandProperty and estates

    Upcoming

    Value not stated
  3. Refurbishment and Operate Public Toilet Facilities in Glasgow

    ScotlandBuilding maintenance and repairs, Construction

    Upcoming

    £330kestimated
  4. Coach and Mini-Bus Hire Framework

    ScotlandTransport

    UpcomingFramework

    £3mframework ceiling
  5. Value not stated
  6. Provision of Speech and Language Therapy Support Services

    ScotlandTraining, Education services

    Upcoming

    £800kestimated
  7. Model for Climate Investment

    ScotlandEnergy and utilities

    Upcoming

    Value not stated
  8. Value not stated
  9. Request for Information - Bulk Waste (Not inclusive of WUDS)

    ScotlandWaste and street cleansing, Construction

    Upcoming

    Value not stated

When it goes to market

Tender notices published each month. Active in 7 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 applies4%
    In 1 of 28 notices

Who it buys from

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

  1. 1 contract
  2. We Are with YouSME£17.5m
    1 contract
  3. Lightways Contractors LimitedSME£11.8m
    1 contract
  4. Riverside Truck Rental LtdSME£7.61m
    1 contract
  5. Murray's InitiativeSME£2.51m
    1 contract
  6. Samh£1.44m
    2 contracts
  7. 2 contracts
  8. Penumbra£0.01
    2 contracts

How it buys

How much of its work was open to any supplier.

  • Advertised openly (any supplier could bid)95%
  • Direct award (no competition)5%
Based on 21 procurements.

Scorecard

How we score

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

Time to bid
33 days
Longer than 83% of local authorities
Based on 12 advertised tenders
Advertised openly
95%
Higher than 85% of local authorities
Based on 21 procurements
Won by small firms
68%
Lower than 54% of local authorities
Based on 19 winning suppliers
Bids per contract
3.5
Fewer than 74% of local authorities
Based on 12 awards
Split into lots
17%
Higher than 57% of local authorities
Based on 12 advertised tenders
Direct awards
5%
Lower than 80% of local authorities
Based on 21 procurements
Cancelled
8%
Higher than 75% of local authorities
Based on 12 tenders

Compared with other local authorities

Time to bid, 283 local authorities
Show as a table
RangeBuyers
0–5 days0
5–10 days0
10–15 days0
15–20 days4
20–25 days11
25–30 days120
30–35 days119
35–40 days19
40–45 days7
45–50 days1
50–55 days1
55–60 days1
60+ days0
Bids per contract, 228 local authorities
Show as a table
RangeBuyers
0–2 bids4
2–4 bids55
4–6 bids75
6–8 bids47
8–10 bids17
10–12 bids11
12–14 bids2
14–16 bids3
16–18 bids2
18–20 bids2
20+ bids10
Advertised openly, 365 local authorities
Show as a table
RangeBuyers
0–10%13
10–20%11
20–30%25
30–40%32
40–50%36
50–60%48
60–70%47
70–80%33
80–90%44
90–100%76
Won by small firms, 324 local authorities
Show as a table
RangeBuyers
0–10%0
10–20%0
20–30%7
30–40%6
40–50%27
50–60%41
60–70%76
70–80%80
80–90%55
90–100%32

Each column is a group of local authorities with similar figures. The coloured column holds Glasgow City 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 Glasgow City Council end in the next 90 days.

1 more contract ends in the next 12 months.

Recent contract awards