Buyer profile · Local authority

Herefordshire Council tenders and contracts

West MidlandsHEREFORDWebsite

Tenders published
30
About one every 12 days
Contracts awarded
44
To 91 different suppliers
Value awarded
£5.97m
36 contracts, frameworks excluded
Typical contract
£63k
Median value awarded
Open now
4
6 contracts end in 90 days

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

Open tenders

  1. Bosbury CE Primary School - Toilet Block Refurbishment

    West MidlandsConstruction

    Closing soon6 days leftSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

    £150kestimated
  2. Tender for Domestic Abuse Support Services in Herefordshire

    West MidlandsSocial and domiciliary care, Healthcare services

    Open8 days left2 lotsSuitable for SMEs

    £3.67mestimated
  3. Tender for Childrens Rights and Advocacy Services and Independent Visitors Service

    West MidlandsSocial and domiciliary care, Healthcare services

    Open17 days left2 lots

    £1.33mestimated
  4. Estate Agency Services for Herefordshire Council's Commercial Estate

    West MidlandsProperty and estates

    Open22 days leftSuitable for SMEs

    £450kestimated

Coming up

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

  1. Provision of Skills Bootcamps in Herefordshire

    West MidlandsTraining

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    Value not stated
  2. Value not stated
  3. REQUEST FOR INFORMATION For Housing Market Needs Assessment For Herefordshire Council

    West MidlandsArchitecture and engineering, Marketing and communications

    UpcomingSmall contract

    Value not stated
  4. Direct Payment Support Service- Market Engagement RFI

    West MidlandsSocial and domiciliary care

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    Value not stated
  5. Sensory Impairment Rehabilitation Service in Herefordshire - Market Engagement RFI

    West MidlandsSocial and domiciliary care, Healthcare services

    Upcoming

    Value not stated
  6. Community Family Help Service for Children and Families in Herefordshire

    West MidlandsSocial and domiciliary care, Healthcare services

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    Value not stated
  7. Residential and Nursing Care Home Partnership Framework in Herefordshire

    West MidlandsSocial and domiciliary care, Healthcare services

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEsFramework

    £484mframework ceiling
  8. Framework of Community Equipment Suppliers

    West MidlandsMedical equipment and supplies

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEsFramework

    Value not stated
  9. Passenger Transport Dynamic Purchasing System

    West MidlandsTransport

    UpcomingDynamic purchasing

    Value not stated
  10. Residential and Nursing DPS Accredited List

    West MidlandsSocial and domiciliary care, Healthcare services

    UpcomingDynamic purchasing

    Value not stated

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.

Who it buys from

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

  1. S C Joseph LtdSME£1.37m
    14 contracts
  2. 2 contracts
  3. 3 contracts
  4. 2 contracts
  5. 2 contracts
  6. SC JosephSME£178k
    3 contracts
  7. 3 contracts
  8. 3 contracts

How it buys

How much of its work was open to any supplier.

  • Advertised openly (any supplier could bid)61%
  • Framework call-off (only suppliers on the framework)10%
  • Invited quotes (the buyer chose whom to ask)19%
  • Direct award (no competition)10%
Based on 59 procurements.

Scorecard

How we score

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

Time to bid
28 days
Shorter than 80% of local authorities
Based on 30 advertised tenders
Advertised openly
61%
Lower than 52% of local authorities
Based on 59 procurements
Won by small firms
79%
Higher than 72% of local authorities
Based on 110 winning suppliers
Bids per contract
19
More than 96% of local authorities
Based on 13 awards
Split into lots
13%
Lower than 51% of local authorities
Based on 30 advertised tenders
Direct awards
10%
Lower than 69% of local authorities
Based on 59 procurements
Cancelled
17%
Higher than 90% of local authorities
Based on 30 tenders

Compared with other local authorities

Time to bid, 283 local authorities
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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
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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 Herefordshire 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
Drag RoadOwen Pell Limited£60k30 Sept 2026
Improvements to Existing Accommodation at Blackmarston School, HerefordS C Joseph Ltd£108k2 Oct 2026
Jubilee DiveOwen Pell Limited£48k9 Oct 2026
Tender for the provision of Procurement and Legal Support (for the delivery of the Care Home Partnership Framework)Birketts LLP£57k30 Oct 2026
Belmont Rd signalsTelent Technology Services Ltd£28k30 Oct 2026
Tender for the provision of Roof replacement and external refurbishment works at Kington Market Hall, HerefordshireReynolds Conservation Ltd£185k13 Nov 2026

16 more contracts end in the next 12 months.

Recent contract awards