Buyer profile · Local authority
Hertfordshire County Council tenders and contracts
- Tenders published
- 24
- About one every 15 days
- Contracts awarded
- 72
- To 134 different suppliers
- Value awarded
- £367m
- 27 contracts, frameworks excluded
- Typical contract
- £956k
- Median value awarded
- Open now
- 2
- 2 contracts end in 90 days
Figures cover in the last 12 months, from notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
Open tenders
- £46mframework ceiling
- £10.5mestimated
Coming up
Pipeline, market engagement and planned procurement notices: early warning of tenders to come.
- Value not stated
- £500mframework ceiling
- Value not stated
- Value not stated
- £46.4mframework ceiling
- £434kestimated
- £24mestimated
- £6mframework ceiling
- £14mframework ceiling
- £2.8mestimated
When it goes to market
Tender notices published each month. Active in 10 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.
Who it buys from
Suppliers awarded contracts in the last 12 months, by value awarded (frameworks excluded).
How it buys
How much of its work was open to any supplier.
- Advertised openly (any supplier could bid)35%
- Framework call-off (only suppliers on the framework)2%
- Invited quotes (the buyer chose whom to ask)20%
- Direct award (no competition)43%
Scorecard
How we scoreHow Hertfordshire County Council has bought over the last 12 months, compared with similar buyers.
- Time to bid
- 35 days
- Longer than 87% of local authorities
- Based on 24 advertised tenders
- Advertised openly
- 35%
- Lower than 72% of local authorities
- Based on 82 procurements
- Won by small firms
- 46%
- Lower than 90% of local authorities
- Based on 142 winning suppliers
- Bids per contract
- 5.5
- More than 58% of local authorities
- Based on 40 awards
- Split into lots
- 50%
- Higher than 96% of local authorities
- Based on 24 advertised tenders
- Direct awards
- 43%
- Higher than 75% of local authorities
- Based on 82 procurements
- Cancelled
- 4%
- Lower than 51% of local authorities
- Based on 24 tenders
Compared with other local authorities
Hertfordshire County Council: 35 days
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| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–5 days | 1 |
| 5–10 days | 0 |
| 10–15 days | 0 |
| 15–20 days | 2 |
| 20–25 days | 17 |
| 25–30 days | 135 |
| 30–35 days | 132 |
| 35–40 days | 27 |
| 40–45 days | 2 |
| 45–50 days | 2 |
| 50–55 days | 1 |
| 55–60 days | 0 |
| 60+ days | 0 |
Hertfordshire County Council: 5.5
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–2 bids | 4 |
| 2–4 bids | 78 |
| 4–6 bids | 89 |
| 6–8 bids | 57 |
| 8–10 bids | 18 |
| 10–12 bids | 16 |
| 12–14 bids | 8 |
| 14–16 bids | 3 |
| 16–18 bids | 2 |
| 18–20 bids | 0 |
| 20+ bids | 9 |
Hertfordshire County Council: 35%
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| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 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 |
Hertfordshire County Council: 46%
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 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 Hertfordshire 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.
| Contract | Current supplier | Value | Ends |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hcc 06/26 provision of scanner condition assessments 2026 | XAIS-PTS Limited | — | 27 Nov 2026 |
| Provision of support and advice for hertfordshire residents who are deaf or living with hearing loss | Hertfordshire Hearing Advisory Service | — | 31 Jan 2027 |