Buyer profile · Central government
Improvement and Development Agency for Local Government (IDeA) tenders and contracts
- Tenders published
- 64
- About one every 6 days
- Contracts awarded
- 12
- To 36 different suppliers
- Value awarded
- £344k
- 10 contracts, frameworks excluded
- Typical contract
- £17k
- Median value awarded
- Open now
- 4
- 2 contracts end in 90 days
Figures cover in the last 12 months, from notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
Open tenders
- £30kestimated
- £25kestimated
- £125kestimated
- £125kestimated
Coming up
Pipeline, market engagement and planned procurement notices: early warning of tenders to come.
- Value not stated
When it goes to market
Tender notices published each month. Active in 12 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)98%
- Direct award (no competition)2%
Scorecard
How we scoreHow Improvement and Development Agency for Local Government (IDeA) has bought over the last 12 months, compared with similar buyers.
- Time to bid
- 21 days
- Shorter than all other central government buyers
- Based on 64 advertised tenders
- Advertised openly
- 98%
- Higher than 91% of central government buyers
- Based on 65 procurements
- Won by small firms
- 97%
- Higher than 99% of central government buyers
- Based on 36 winning suppliers
- Bids per contract
- 7
- More than 81% of central government buyers
- Based on 5 awards
- Split into lots
- 0%
- Lower than 66% of central government buyers
- Based on 64 advertised tenders
- Direct awards
- 2%
- Lower than 85% of central government buyers
- Based on 65 procurements
- Cancelled
- 2%
- Higher than 58% of central government buyers
- Based on 64 tenders
Compared with other central government buyers
This buyer: 21 days
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–5 days | 0 |
| 5–10 days | 0 |
| 10–15 days | 0 |
| 15–20 days | 0 |
| 20–25 days | 6 |
| 25–30 days | 31 |
| 30–35 days | 32 |
| 35–40 days | 8 |
| 40–45 days | 5 |
| 45–50 days | 0 |
| 50–55 days | 0 |
| 55–60 days | 0 |
| 60+ days | 0 |
This buyer: 7
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–2 bids | 3 |
| 2–4 bids | 29 |
| 4–6 bids | 27 |
| 6–8 bids | 6 |
| 8–10 bids | 6 |
| 10–12 bids | 3 |
| 12–14 bids | 1 |
| 14–16 bids | 1 |
| 16–18 bids | 3 |
| 18–20 bids | 0 |
| 20+ bids | 0 |
This buyer: 98%
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–10% | 33 |
| 10–20% | 24 |
| 20–30% | 21 |
| 30–40% | 9 |
| 40–50% | 8 |
| 50–60% | 11 |
| 60–70% | 7 |
| 70–80% | 9 |
| 80–90% | 10 |
| 90–100% | 19 |
This buyer: 97%
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–10% | 3 |
| 10–20% | 5 |
| 20–30% | 13 |
| 30–40% | 18 |
| 40–50% | 33 |
| 50–60% | 27 |
| 60–70% | 22 |
| 70–80% | 7 |
| 80–90% | 12 |
| 90–100% | 5 |
Each column is a group of central government buyers with similar figures. The coloured column holds Improvement and Development Agency for Local Government (IDeA).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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Streamlining Section 106: developing standard clauses, obligations, guidance and best practice tools | Town Legal LLP | £175k | 31 Dec 2026 |
| Brighton and Hove Council; Improving flow, process and waiting times | Consortium24 LLP | £23k | 31 Dec 2026 |