Buyer profile · Local authority
Ipswich Borough Council tenders and contracts
- Tenders published
- 30
- About one every 12 days
- Contracts awarded
- 28
- To 71 different suppliers
- Value awarded
- £8.17m
- 27 contracts, frameworks excluded
- Typical contract
- £56k
- Median value awarded
- Open now
- 4
- 3 contracts end in 90 days
Figures cover in the last 12 months, from notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
Open tenders
- Value not stated
- £415kestimated
- £70kestimated
- £332kestimated
Coming up
Pipeline, market engagement and planned procurement notices: early warning of tenders to come.
- £80kestimated
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)93%
- Framework call-off (only suppliers on the framework)2%
- Invited quotes (the buyer chose whom to ask)5%
Scorecard
How we scoreHow Ipswich Borough 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 30 advertised tenders
- Advertised openly
- 93%
- Higher than 83% of local authorities
- Based on 42 procurements
- Won by small firms
- 75%
- Higher than 63% of local authorities
- Based on 72 winning suppliers
- Split into lots
- 3%
- Lower than 76% of local authorities
- Based on 30 advertised tenders
- Direct awards
- 0%
- Lower than 83% of local authorities
- Based on 42 procurements
- Cancelled
- 10%
- Higher than 78% of local authorities
- Based on 30 tenders
Compared with other local authorities
Ipswich Borough Council: 28 days
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| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–5 days | 0 |
| 5–10 days | 0 |
| 10–15 days | 0 |
| 15–20 days | 4 |
| 20–25 days | 11 |
| 25–30 days | 120 |
| 30–35 days | 119 |
| 35–40 days | 19 |
| 40–45 days | 7 |
| 45–50 days | 1 |
| 50–55 days | 1 |
| 55–60 days | 1 |
| 60+ days | 0 |
Ipswich Borough Council: 93%
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 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 |
Ipswich Borough Council: 75%
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 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 Ipswich Borough 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consultant - Conservation Area Appraisals | Cotswold Archaeology | £49k | 30 Sept 2026 |
| Seasonal Christmas light Installation, removal & maintenance | J McCann & Co Ltd | £87k | 30 Oct 2026 |
| Regent Theatre Auditorium Lighting | Flashlight Ltd | £28k | 20 Nov 2026 |
Recent contract awards
| Contract | Won by | Value | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asbestos Survey Management | Full Circle Compliance Ltd | — | 8 Sept 2026 |
| High Level Gutter Clearing | Clearview window cleaning servies ltd | — | 1 Sept 2026 |
| Rough Sleeper Services | Anglia Care Trust, Ipswich Housing Action Group Ltd | — | 1 Sept 2026 |
| Liquid Waste Disposal | Veolia Environmental Services Group (UK) Limited | — | 1 Sept 2026 |
| Corn Exchange Replacement Accessible Lift | Eastern Lift Services Ltd | — | 24 Aug 2026 |
| Museum AV Software | Jam Creative Studios Ltd | — | 14 Aug 2026 |
| Grafton House Window Cleaning | Monthind Clean Ltd | — | 7 Aug 2026 |
| Roof Insulation - Mansion & Arts building | Glorcroft Limited | — | 21 Jul 2026 |
| Money advice / Debt advice services | Anglia Care Trust | — | 21 Jul 2026 |
| Tenant Satisfaction Measures Survey | Acuity Research and Practice Limited | — | 1 Jul 2026 |