Buyer profile · Local authority

Gloucester City Council tenders and contracts

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Tenders published
12
About one every 30 days
Contracts awarded
17
To 15 different suppliers
Value awarded
£5.63m
16 contracts, frameworks excluded
Typical contract
£125k
Median value awarded
Open now
3
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. AM0002ARC - Architect - Greyfriars RIBA 4 - 6

    South WestArchitecture and engineering

    Closing soon3 days leftSuitable for SMEs

    £250kestimated
  2. £2.27mestimated
  3. AM0002MFC - Greyfriars - Construction of Market & Food Court

    South WestConstruction

    Open20 days leftSmall contract

    £2.29mestimated

When it goes to market

Tender notices published each month. Active in 5 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. 3 contracts
  2. 1 contract
  3. 1 contract
  4. 1 contract
  5. 1 contract
  6. 1 contract
  7. Smart Cut LtdSME£144k
    1 contract
  8. Bdo LLP£105k
    1 contract

How it buys

How much of its work was open to any supplier.

  • Advertised openly (any supplier could bid)75%
  • Invited quotes (the buyer chose whom to ask)25%
Based on 16 procurements.

Scorecard

How we score

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

Time to bid
35 days
Longer than 92% of local authorities
Based on 12 advertised tenders
Advertised openly
75%
Higher than 71% of local authorities
Based on 16 procurements
Won by small firms
65%
Lower than 60% of local authorities
Based on 17 winning suppliers
Bids per contract
7
More than 73% of local authorities
Based on 9 awards
Split into lots
0%
Lower than 78% of local authorities
Based on 12 advertised tenders
Direct awards
0%
Lower than 85% of local authorities
Based on 16 procurements
Cancelled
0%
Lower than 60% of local authorities
Based on 12 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
Show as a table
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 Gloucester 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.

ContractCurrent supplierValueEnds
Gloucester City Master PlanPrior + Partners Limited£86k30 Nov 2026
GL1 Leisure Centre Contract 2 and Stage 3 DesignE G Carter & Co Ltd£144k29 Jan 2027

3 more contracts end in the next 12 months.

Recent contract awards