Buyer profile · Local authority

Hertfordshire County Council tenders and contracts

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Tenders published
19
About one every 19 days
Contracts awarded
53
To 112 different suppliers
Value awarded
£280m
21 contracts, frameworks excluded
Typical contract
£381k
Median value awarded
Open now
5
4 contracts end in 90 days

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

Open tenders

  1. HCC - 08/26 - The Provision of Get Enterprising - The Hertfordshire Start Up Programme

    East of EnglandManagement consultancy

    Closing soon3 days left

    £1.37mestimated
  2. HCC - 09/26 - Provision of Support at Home Lead Provider Services

    East of EnglandSocial and domiciliary care, Healthcare services

    Open9 days left11 lotsSuitable for SMEs

    £119mestimated
  3. HCC - 09/26 - Provision of Reablement Services

    East of EnglandSocial and domiciliary care, Healthcare services

    Open9 days left11 lotsSuitable for SMEs

    £44.1mestimated
  4. £20.8mframework ceiling
  5. HCC Sept 2026 – Provision of Supported Housing at Westbury

    East of EnglandConstruction

    Open36 days left

    £35.9mestimated

Coming up

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

  1. TPPL & HCC Vehicle Purchase Framework 2027

    UK-wideVehicles and fleet, Furniture

    UpcomingFramework

    £500mframework ceiling
  2. HCC 07/26 Pre-Market Engagement for Hertfordshire Drug and Alcohol Recovery Service

    East of EnglandMedical equipment and supplies, Social and domiciliary care

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    Value not stated
  3. Value not stated
  4. £46.4mframework ceiling
  5. £434kestimated
  6. HCC 06/26 Pre-Market Engagement for Concessionary Bus Shelter Contract

    East of EnglandPrinting, Marketing and communications

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    £24mestimated
  7. NDORS Driver Training

    East of EnglandTraining, Education services

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEsFramework

    £6mframework ceiling
  8. Discharge to Assess Pathway 2 (DTA)

    East of EnglandSocial and domiciliary care

    UpcomingFramework

    £14mframework ceiling
  9. £2.8mestimated
  10. £42mestimated

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.

  1. TUPE applies5%
    In 5 of 94 notices

Who it buys from

Suppliers awarded contracts in the last 12 months.

  1. £2.13m awarded
  2. £2.27m awarded
  3. £242k awarded
  4. XAIS-PTS LimitedSME2 contracts
  5. £200m awarded

How it buys

How much of its work was open to any supplier.

  • Advertised openly (any supplier could bid)48%
  • Framework call-off (only suppliers on the framework)2%
  • Invited quotes (the buyer chose whom to ask)18%
  • Direct award (no competition)32%
Based on 60 procurements.

Scorecard

How we score

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

Time to bid
35 days
Longer than 88% of local authorities
Based on 19 advertised tenders
Advertised openly
48%
Lower than 69% of local authorities
Based on 60 procurements
Won by small firms
59%
Lower than 76% of local authorities
Based on 120 winning suppliers
Bids per contract
6
More than 59% of local authorities
Based on 40 awards
Split into lots
58%
Higher than 99% of local authorities
Based on 19 advertised tenders
Direct awards
32%
Higher than 65% of local authorities
Based on 60 procurements
Cancelled
5%
Higher than 60% of local authorities
Based on 19 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
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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
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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 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.

ContractCurrent supplierValueEnds
HCC 05/2026 Pursley Farmhouse, Shenley - Repairs & DecorationsRuggles & Jeffery Limited—30 Sept 2026
HCC 06/2026 St Catherine's Primary School, Hoddesdon - Resurfacing WorksEast Herts Surfacing Ltd—14 Oct 2026
HCC2617573 Saffron Green Grazing InfrastructureFarm & Country Supplies Limited—31 Oct 2026
Hcc 06/26 provision of scanner condition assessments 2026XAIS-PTS Limited—27 Nov 2026

9 more contracts end in the next 12 months.

Recent contract awards