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Knowsley Council tenders and contracts

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Tenders published
12
About one every 30 days
Contracts awarded
33
To 126 different suppliers
Value awarded
£34m
21 contracts, frameworks excluded
Typical contract
£109k
Median value awarded
Open now
2
2 contracts end in 90 days

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

Open tenders

  1. Transport Services (Alt Bridge and Knowsley Central Schools)

    North WestTransport

    OpenNew12 days left2 lotsSuitable for SMEs

    £1.85mestimated
  2. Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training

    North WestTraining, Education services

    Open17 days leftSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

    £120kestimated

Coming up

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

  1. Supported Lodgings Knowsley

    North WestSocial and domiciliary care

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    Value not stated
  2. Homeless Prevention and Accommodation Services

    UK-wideSocial and domiciliary care

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    Value not stated
  3. School Entry Hearing Screening Service

    North WestHealthcare services

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

    £63kestimated
  4. Knowsley Council Falls Lifting Service Soft Market Test

    North WestHealthcare services

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

    £220kestimated
  5. Enhanced Nursing Provision

    North WestHealthcare services, Social and domiciliary care

    UpcomingSmall contract

    £312kestimated
  6. Market Engagement - Technology Enabled Care

    North WestIT services and software

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    £494kestimated
  7. Alley Gate Maintenance Repairs and Key Replacements

    North WestBuilding maintenance and repairs, Electrical

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

    Value not stated
  8. Knowsley Council - 0-19(25) Healthy Child Service

    North WestHealthcare services, Social and domiciliary care

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    £28mestimated

When it goes to market

Tender notices published each month. Active in 8 of 12 months.

What it buys

Procurements in the last 12 months, by trade.

  1. Construction17
  2. Healthcare services10
  3. Social and domiciliary care6
  4. Education services5
  5. Building maintenance and repairs4
  6. Transport3

Who it buys from

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

  1. Wirral Community Health & Care NHS Foundation Trust & Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust£22.4m
    1 contract
  2. MJ Quinn Integrated Services Limited£3.9m
    1 contract
  3. Furniture Resource Centre LimitedSME£3m
    1 contract
  4. Sterling Services (Northern) LimitedSME£2.42m
    4 contracts
  5. Frank Rogers (Building Contractor) LimitedSME£418k
    2 contracts
  6. Ofs(North West) LtdSME£94k
    2 contracts
  7. Marshall Property Construction LimitedSME£91k
    2 contracts
  8. Square One Media ProductionSME£88k
    2 contracts

How it buys

How much of its work was open to any supplier.

  • Advertised openly (any supplier could bid)46%
  • Framework call-off (only suppliers on the framework)2%
  • Invited quotes (the buyer chose whom to ask)32%
  • Direct award (no competition)20%
Based on 41 procurements.

Scorecard

How we score

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

Time to bid
28 days
Shorter than 85% of local authorities
Based on 11 advertised tenders
Advertised openly
46%
Lower than 58% of local authorities
Based on 41 procurements
Won by small firms
88%
Higher than 92% of local authorities
Based on 133 winning suppliers
Bids per contract
6
More than 60% of local authorities
Based on 20 awards
Split into lots
17%
Higher than 57% of local authorities
Based on 12 advertised tenders
Direct awards
20%
Lower than 59% of local authorities
Based on 41 procurements
Cancelled
8%
Higher than 67% of local authorities
Based on 12 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 Knowsley 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
Halewood Leisure CentreMJ Quinn Integrated Services Limited£3.9m14 Dec 2026
Catering Equipment for School Meals ServiceKitchequip£68k4 Jan 2027

Recent contract awards

ContractWon byValueAwarded
Catering Equipment for School Meals ServiceKitchequip£68k29 Oct 2026
Videography for the Knowsley Business AwardsSquare One Media Production—16 Oct 2026
021009 - Knowsley Village Recreation Ground Play Area Development ProjectLandscape Engineering Ltd£53k1 Oct 2026
Provision of Home to School Transport for Alt BridgeSupreme Executive Cars Limited£238k18 Sept 2026
Short Breaks Services for children with disabilitiesLearnactive NW Ltd—15 Sept 2026
021352 - Videography for the Knowsley Business AwardsSquare One Media Production£53k8 Sept 2026
Provision Of Furniture & White Goods For Furnished TenanciesFurniture Resource Centre Limited—6 Sept 2026
Rough Sleeping Outreach and Single Homelessness Navigation Support ServiceWhitechapel Centre£1.15m26 Aug 2026
Elections and Electoral PrintingCivica Election Services—23 Aug 2026
77 Kennelwood RefurbishmentMarshall Property Construction Limited—14 Aug 2026