Buyer profile · Central government

Greater London Authority (GLA) tenders and contracts

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Tenders published
7
About one every 52 days
Contracts awarded
16
To 52 different suppliers
Value awarded
£14.7m
9 contracts, frameworks excluded
Typical contract
£225k
Median value awarded
Open now
1
1 contracts end in 90 days

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

Open tenders

  1. Specialist Immigration Advice Services

    North East, North West, Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South WestLegal services, Social and domiciliary care

    Open34 days left5 lotsSuitable for SMEs

    £27.9mestimated

Coming up

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

  1. Overnight Visitor Levy (OVL) System

    UK-wideIT services and software, Financial services and insurance

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    £2mestimated
  2. Albert Island Development Opportunity

    LondonProperty and estates

    Upcoming

    £220mestimated
  3. GLA Support and Management of REFIT5 2026-30 (outside London)

    North East, North West, Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South WestManagement consultancy

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

    £3mestimated
  4. Specialist Immigration Advice Services (SIAS)

    LondonSocial and domiciliary care, Healthcare services

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    £26.6mestimated
  5. Tourist Tax Collection Solution

    UK-wideIT services and software, Financial services and insurance

    Upcoming

    Value not stated
  6. GLA Cleaning and Porterage Services

    London

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    £6.2mestimated
  7. GLA Technical Support to Green Roots Fund and Strategic Projects

    North East, North West, Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South WestGrounds maintenance and landscaping, Construction

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    £916kestimated
  8. GLA 82810 Domestic Abuse Safe Accommodation (DASA) provision

    LondonSocial and domiciliary care, Healthcare services

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEsFramework

    £120mframework ceiling

When it goes to market

Tender notices published each month. Active in 6 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. 1 contract
  2. 1 contract
  3. 1 contract
  4. 1 contract
  5. 1 contract
  6. St Mungo'sNot stated
    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)40%
  • Invited quotes (the buyer chose whom to ask)15%
  • Direct award (no competition)45%
Based on 20 procurements.

Scorecard

How we score

How Greater London Authority (GLA) has bought over the last 12 months, compared with similar buyers.

Advertised openly
40%
Lower than 65% of other public bodies
Based on 20 procurements
Won by small firms
36%
Lower than 81% of other public bodies
Based on 53 winning suppliers
Bids per contract
2.5
Fewer than 90% of other public bodies
Based on 8 awards
Split into lots
57%
Higher than 91% of other public bodies
Based on 7 advertised tenders
Direct awards
45%
Higher than 74% of other public bodies
Based on 20 procurements
Cancelled
0%
About the same as most other public bodies
Based on 7 tenders

Compared with other other public bodies

Bids per contract, 79 other public bodies
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RangeBuyers
0–2 bids3
2–4 bids29
4–6 bids27
6–8 bids6
8–10 bids6
10–12 bids3
12–14 bids1
14–16 bids1
16–18 bids3
18–20 bids0
20+ bids0
Advertised openly, 151 other public bodies
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RangeBuyers
0–10%33
10–20%24
20–30%21
30–40%9
40–50%8
50–60%11
60–70%7
70–80%9
80–90%10
90–100%19
Won by small firms, 145 other public bodies
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RangeBuyers
0–10%3
10–20%5
20–30%13
30–40%18
40–50%33
50–60%27
60–70%22
70–80%7
80–90%12
90–100%5

Each column is a group of other public bodies with similar figures. The coloured column holds Greater London Authority (GLA).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
Improving Public Open Space DataGreenspace Information for Greater London CIC£60k18 Jan 2027

2 more contracts end in the next 12 months.

Recent contract awards