Buyer profile · Local authority

Isle of Wight Council tenders and contracts

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Tenders published
33
About one every 11 days
Contracts awarded
105
To 82 different suppliers
Value awarded
£95m
97 contracts, frameworks excluded
Typical contract
£100k
Median value awarded
Open now
2
9 contracts end in 90 days

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

Open tenders

  1. Provision of School-Based Nursery Works, Berry Hill Preschool, Broadlea Primary School, Isle of Wight.

    South EastConstruction

    Open7 days leftSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

    £148kestimated
  2. Old Barton Primary to Medina House School Internal Alterations and Refurbishment

    South EastConstruction

    Open14 days leftSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

    £1.3mestimated

Coming up

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

  1. Crisis Resilience Fund (CRF) Management System

    South EastIT services and software

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

    £16kestimated
  2. Isle of Wight Sensory Loss Support Service

    South EastSocial and domiciliary care, Healthcare services

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    £900kestimated
  3. Acoustic Monitoring in Care Homes

    South EastIT services and software

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

    £83kestimated
  4. Value not stated
  5. £300kestimated
  6. Supported Accommodation and Pathways to Independence Service Framework

    South EastSocial and domiciliary care

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEsFramework

    Value not stated
  7. Single Homeless Pathway & Families Pathway

    UK-wideSocial and domiciliary care, Healthcare services

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    £8.54mestimated
  8. Day to Day Building Maintenance for the Isle of Wight Council

    South EastConstruction

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    £5.1mestimated
  9. Adult Social Care Case Management System

    South EastIT services and software

    Upcoming

    £2.4mestimated
  10. Provision of Ground Maintenance services for Isle of Wight Council

    South EastGrounds maintenance and landscaping

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    Value not stated

When it goes to market

Tender notices published each month. Active in 11 of 12 months.

What it buys

Procurements in the last 12 months, by trade.

Who it buys from

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

  1. 4 contracts
  2. 7 contracts
  3. 2 contracts
  4. 7 contracts
  5. 2 contracts
  6. 2 contracts
  7. Ermc LimitedSME£248k
    4 contracts
  8. 3 contracts

How it buys

How much of its work was open to any supplier.

  • Advertised openly (any supplier could bid)27%
  • Framework call-off (only suppliers on the framework)1%
  • Invited quotes (the buyer chose whom to ask)18%
  • Direct award (no competition)54%
Based on 136 procurements.

Scorecard

How we score

How Isle of Wight Council has bought over the last 12 months, compared with similar buyers.

Time to bid
34 days
Longer than 84% of local authorities
Based on 32 advertised tenders
Advertised openly
27%
Lower than 81% of local authorities
Based on 136 procurements
Won by small firms
56%
Lower than 79% of local authorities
Based on 108 winning suppliers
Bids per contract
2.5
Fewer than 90% of local authorities
Based on 8 awards
Split into lots
21%
Higher than 71% of local authorities
Based on 33 advertised tenders
Direct awards
54%
Higher than 88% of local authorities
Based on 136 procurements
Cancelled
6%
Higher than 57% of local authorities
Based on 33 tenders

Compared with other local authorities

Time to bid, 319 local authorities
Show as a table
RangeBuyers
0–5 days1
5–10 days0
10–15 days0
15–20 days2
20–25 days17
25–30 days135
30–35 days132
35–40 days27
40–45 days2
45–50 days2
50–55 days1
55–60 days0
60+ days0
Bids per contract, 284 local authorities
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RangeBuyers
0–2 bids4
2–4 bids78
4–6 bids89
6–8 bids57
8–10 bids18
10–12 bids16
12–14 bids8
14–16 bids3
16–18 bids2
18–20 bids0
20+ bids9
Advertised openly, 418 local authorities
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RangeBuyers
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
Won by small firms, 394 local authorities
Show as a table
RangeBuyers
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 Isle of Wight 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
Concessionary Travel Back Office ServicesEuclid Limited£40k30 Nov 2026
Mottistone 8 Bed Elective WardStoneham Construction Limited£1.91m30 Nov 2026
Provision of 4 flats on land between 36 and 42 new street, newport, isle of wight, po30 1pxM.C.M. Construction Limited£476k10 Dec 2026
Waste Facility Technical Inspection & AuditWSP UK Limited£150k31 Dec 2026
Provision of specialist project support in respect of the McCloud remedyHymans Robertson LLP£578k31 Dec 2026
Old Barton conversion for Medina House School (Consultancy)Ermc Limited£87k31 Dec 2026
Agency Social WorkerNonstop Consulting Limited£48k8 Jan 2027
ArcGIS (Geographic information System)ESRI (UK) Limited£57k11 Jan 2027
Workforce DiagnosticNikkicp Ltd£138k31 Jan 2027

15 more contracts end in the next 12 months.

Recent contract awards