Buyer profile · Local authority

Gloucestershire County Council tenders and contracts

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Tenders published
50
About one every 7 days
Contracts awarded
52
To 103 different suppliers
Value awarded
£77.2m
28 contracts, frameworks excluded
Typical contract
£215k
Median value awarded
Open now
3
10 coming up

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

Open tenders

  1. Gloucestershire County Council Supported Accommodation at Trevone House

    South WestTraining, Education services

    Closing soon2 days leftSuitable for SMEs

    £7.5mestimated
  2. Provision of a Support, Help and Resources (SHaRe) Programme for Children’s Services in Gloucestershire

    South WestSocial and domiciliary care, Healthcare services

    Open17 days left11 lotsSuitable for SMEsFramework

    £88.3mframework ceiling
  3. Surfacing Works for Gloucestershire County Council 2027 to 2031(35)

    South WestConstruction, Highways and street lighting

    Open19 days left

    £192mestimated

Coming up

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

  1. Outsourcing of Occupational Health Services for Gloucestershire County Council

    South WestHealthcare services

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    £2mestimated
  2. Value not stated
  3. £5mestimated
  4. Service to support women experiencing severe and multiple disadvantage

    South WestSocial and domiciliary care, Healthcare services

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    Value not stated
  5. Healthy relationships/domestic abuse support service for young people in Gloucestershire

    South WestSocial and domiciliary care, Healthcare services

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    £1.22mestimated
  6. Gloucestershire Test - Please ignore

    South WestFinancial services and insurance

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

    Value not stated
  7. Gloucestershire County Council Supported Accommodation at Trevone House

    South WestTraining, Education services

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    Value not stated
  8. Cleaning and Caretaking Services Framework 2027 Preliminary Market Engagement

    South WestCleaning

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEsFramework

    Value not stated
  9. Pre Market Engagement for the Procurement of Food Supply for Adult Social Care In-House Respite

    South WestSocial and domiciliary care, Healthcare services

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

    Value not stated
  10. Sale of Electricity - Waste Facility

    UK-wideEnergy and utilities

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    £1estimated

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.

What its tenders ask for

Accreditations and conditions its notices mention in the last 12 months. Always check the tender documents.

  1. CQC registration1%
    In 1 of 85 notices
  2. Social value questions1%
    In 1 of 85 notices

Who it buys from

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

  1. 2 contracts
  2. 2 contracts
  3. 3 contracts
  4. 2 contracts
  5. 2 contracts
  6. 3 contracts
  7. 2 contracts
  8. 2 contracts

How it buys

How much of its work was open to any supplier.

  • Advertised openly (any supplier could bid)64%
  • Framework call-off (only suppliers on the framework)1%
  • Invited quotes (the buyer chose whom to ask)7%
  • Direct award (no competition)28%
Based on 85 procurements.

Scorecard

How we score

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

Time to bid
26 days
Shorter than 92% of local authorities
Based on 44 advertised tenders
Advertised openly
64%
Higher than 62% of local authorities
Based on 85 procurements
Won by small firms
53%
Lower than 84% of local authorities
Based on 118 winning suppliers
Bids per contract
6
More than 60% of local authorities
Based on 51 awards
Split into lots
24%
Higher than 75% of local authorities
Based on 50 advertised tenders
Direct awards
28%
Higher than 55% of local authorities
Based on 85 procurements
Cancelled
2%
Lower than 59% of local authorities
Based on 50 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 Gloucestershire 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.

No contracts we hold from Gloucestershire County Council end in the next 90 days.

8 more contracts end in the next 12 months.

Recent contract awards