Buyer profile · Local authority

Guildford Borough Council tenders and contracts

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Tenders published
15
About one every 24 days
Contracts awarded
2
To 3 different suppliers
Value awarded
—
No contract values stated
Typical contract
—
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. Old Farm Place Playground Design and Install

    South EastGrounds maintenance and landscaping, Construction

    Closing soon2 days leftSmall contract

    Value not stated

Coming up

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

  1. Suicide Prevention Works – Multi-Storey Car Parks

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

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEsSmall contractFramework

    Value not stated
  2. Electric Theatre - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice

    South EastLeisure, culture and events

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    Value not stated
  3. Value not stated
  4. Food Supply Contract (The Hive)

    South EastFood and drink supplies

    Upcoming

    £700kestimated
  5. Clerk of Works (CoW) - Housing and Regeneration Projects

    South WestArchitecture and engineering

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    Value not stated
  6. Weyside Urban Village - Communication Consultant

    South WestArchitecture and engineering

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    Value not stated
  7. Value not stated
  8. Westborough & Park Barn - Architect Services

    South WestArchitecture and engineering

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

    Value not stated
  9. Westborough & Park Barn - Engagement Consultant

    South WestManagement consultancy

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

    Value not stated

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.

What its tenders ask for

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

  1. Social value questions4%
    In 1 of 28 notices

Who it buys from

Suppliers awarded contracts in the last 12 months.

  1. £4m awarded
  2. £158k awarded
  3. Craemer UK LimitedSME1 contract
    £83k awarded
  4. Intelligent Plans and Examinations LimitedSME1 contract
    £60k awarded
  5. Plastica LimitedSME1 contract

How it buys

How much of its work was open to any supplier.

  • Advertised openly (any supplier could bid)94%
  • Direct award (no competition)6%
Based on 16 procurements.

Scorecard

How we score

How Guildford Borough Council has bought over the last 12 months, compared with similar buyers.

Time to bid
27 days
Shorter than 89% of local authorities
Based on 10 advertised tenders
Advertised openly
94%
Higher than 84% of local authorities
Based on 16 procurements
Split into lots
27%
Higher than 77% of local authorities
Based on 15 advertised tenders
Direct awards
6%
Lower than 76% of local authorities
Based on 16 procurements
Cancelled
0%
About the same as most local authorities
Based on 15 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
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

Each column is a group of local authorities with similar figures. The coloured column holds Guildford Borough 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
Responsive Repairs Contract DepotC.L.C. Contractors Limited£4m30 Sept 2026

1 more contract ends in the next 12 months.

Recent contract awards