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Herefordshire Council tenders and contracts

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Tenders published
45
About one every 8 days
Contracts awarded
98
To 117 different suppliers
Value awarded
£20.1m
82 contracts, frameworks excluded
Typical contract
£75k
Median value awarded
Open now
3
8 contracts end in 90 days

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

Open tenders

  1. Tender for Community Family Help Service for Children and Families in Herefordshire

    West MidlandsSocial and domiciliary care, Healthcare services

    Closing soon4 days leftSuitable for SMEs

    £3.2mestimated
  2. Tender for Sensory Impairment Rehabilitation Service in Herefordshire

    West MidlandsSocial and domiciliary care, Healthcare services

    Open14 days leftSuitable for SMEs

    £1.09mestimated
  3. Tender for building improvement works at The Ryefields Centre, Ross-On-Wye

    West MidlandsConstruction

    Open28 days leftSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

    £1.5mestimated

Coming up

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

  1. Value not stated
  2. Request for Information relating to Social Worker (Integrated) Degree Apprenticeships for Herefordshire

    West MidlandsEducation services, Training

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

    Value not stated
  3. Integrated Drug and Alcohol Recovery Service In Herefordshire - Market Engagement RFI

    West MidlandsSocial and domiciliary care, Healthcare services

    Upcoming

    Value not stated
  4. Integrated Drug and Alcohol Recovery Service In - Meet the Buyer / Market Engagement Event

    West MidlandsSocial and domiciliary care, Healthcare services

    Upcoming

    Value not stated
  5. Provision of Skills Bootcamps in Herefordshire

    West MidlandsTraining

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    Value not stated
  6. Value not stated
  7. REQUEST FOR INFORMATION For Housing Market Needs Assessment For Herefordshire Council

    West MidlandsArchitecture and engineering, Marketing and communications

    UpcomingSmall contract

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

    West MidlandsSocial and domiciliary care

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

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

    West MidlandsSocial and domiciliary care, Healthcare services

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEsFramework

    £484mframework ceiling
  10. Framework of Community Equipment Suppliers

    West MidlandsMedical equipment and supplies

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEsFramework

    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.

What its tenders ask for

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

  1. TUPE applies2%
    In 2 of 113 notices
  2. Site visit1%
    In 1 of 113 notices

Who it buys from

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

  1. 9 contracts
  2. S C Joseph LtdSME£1.54m
    16 contracts
  3. 3 contracts
  4. 5 contracts
  5. 5 contracts
  6. 4 contracts
  7. 3 contracts
  8. AAT Tree Services and ConsultancySME£71k
    3 contracts

How it buys

How much of its work was open to any supplier.

  • Advertised openly (any supplier could bid)44%
  • Framework call-off (only suppliers on the framework)19%
  • Invited quotes (the buyer chose whom to ask)19%
  • Direct award (no competition)17%
Based on 108 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 75% of local authorities
Based on 45 advertised tenders
Advertised openly
44%
Lower than 60% of local authorities
Based on 108 procurements
Won by small firms
68%
Higher than 53% of local authorities
Based on 164 winning suppliers
Bids per contract
7
More than 73% of local authorities
Based on 27 awards
Split into lots
11%
Lower than 57% of local authorities
Based on 45 advertised tenders
Direct awards
17%
Lower than 64% of local authorities
Based on 108 procurements
Cancelled
16%
Higher than 92% of local authorities
Based on 45 tenders

Compared with other local authorities

Time to bid, 319 local authorities
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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 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
Tender for the provision of Roof replacement and external refurbishment works at Kington Market Hall, HerefordshireReynolds Conservation Ltd£185k13 Nov 2026
Haven LaneOwen Pell Limited£68k13 Nov 2026
Emergency tree fellingChris Arnold Tree Surgery Partners LLP£30k20 Nov 2026
Facilitation of Bus Stop ImprovementsAAT Tree Services and Consultancy£30k30 Nov 2026
Commercial Rd SignalsTelent Technology Services Ltd£356k14 Dec 2026
The provision of two adult social care financial assessments officersCivica UK Limited£50k4 Jan 2027
Principal Contractor for construction and development of land at Ross Enterprise ParkFitzgerald Contractors Limited—8 Jan 2027
Wilton RoadOwen Pell Limited£500k15 Jan 2027

27 more contracts end in the next 12 months.

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