Buyer profile · Local authority

Ipswich Borough Council tenders and contracts

East of EnglandIpswichWebsite

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

  1. Environmental Enforcement Services

    East of EnglandEnvironmental services

    Open8 days leftSmall contract

    Value not stated
  2. Convenience and impulse foods including confectionery

    East of EnglandFood and drink supplies

    Open8 days left5 lotsSuitable for SMEs

    £415kestimated
  3. Rental of Commercial Washing Machines and Tumble Dryers

    East of England

    Open24 days leftSmall contract

    £70kestimated
  4. Retaining Wall Replacement – Cambridge Drive

    East of EnglandConstruction, Building maintenance and repairs

    Open25 days leftSmall contract

    £332kestimated

Coming up

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

  1. Public Health Funerals - Supplier Information Session

    East of England

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

    £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.

  1. Gas Safe2%
    In 1 of 58 notices

Who it buys from

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

  1. 1 contract
  2. 1 contract
  3. 2 contracts
  4. 1 contract
  5. Ipswich Housing Action Group LtdSME£535k
    1 contract
  6. Jam Creative Studios LtdSME£157k
    1 contract
  7. 1 contract
  8. Monthind Clean LtdSME£22k
    2 contracts

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%
Based on 42 procurements.

Scorecard

How we score

How 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

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
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 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.

ContractCurrent supplierValueEnds
Consultant - Conservation Area AppraisalsCotswold Archaeology£49k30 Sept 2026
Seasonal Christmas light Installation, removal & maintenanceJ McCann & Co Ltd£87k30 Oct 2026
Regent Theatre Auditorium LightingFlashlight Ltd£28k20 Nov 2026

15 more contracts end in the next 12 months.

Recent contract awards