Buyer profile · Local authority
Lancaster City Council tenders and contracts
- Tenders published
- 10
- About one every 37 days
- Contracts awarded
- 21
- To 25 different suppliers
- Value awarded
- £2.13m
- 12 contracts, frameworks excluded
- Typical contract
- £59k
- Median value awarded
- Open now
- 3
- 6 contracts end in 90 days
Figures cover in the last 12 months, from notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
Open tenders
- £1.02mestimated
- £350kestimated
- £350kestimated
Coming up
Pipeline, market engagement and planned procurement notices: early warning of tenders to come.
- Value not stated
- Value not stated
When it goes to market
Tender notices published each month. Active in 4 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)40%
- Invited quotes (the buyer chose whom to ask)14%
- Direct award (no competition)46%
Scorecard
How we scoreHow Lancaster City Council has bought over the last 12 months, compared with similar buyers.
- Time to bid
- 32 days
- Longer than 74% of local authorities
- Based on 10 advertised tenders
- Advertised openly
- 40%
- Lower than 77% of local authorities
- Based on 35 procurements
- Won by small firms
- 88%
- Higher than 89% of local authorities
- Based on 26 winning suppliers
- Bids per contract
- 2
- Fewer than 91% of local authorities
- Based on 8 awards
- Split into lots
- 0%
- Lower than 76% of local authorities
- Based on 10 advertised tenders
- Direct awards
- 46%
- Higher than 83% of local authorities
- Based on 35 procurements
- Cancelled
- 0%
- About the same as most local authorities
- Based on 10 tenders
Compared with other local authorities
Lancaster City Council: 32 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 |
Lancaster City Council: 2
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| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–2 bids | 4 |
| 2–4 bids | 55 |
| 4–6 bids | 75 |
| 6–8 bids | 47 |
| 8–10 bids | 17 |
| 10–12 bids | 11 |
| 12–14 bids | 2 |
| 14–16 bids | 3 |
| 16–18 bids | 2 |
| 18–20 bids | 2 |
| 20+ bids | 10 |
Lancaster City Council: 40%
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| 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 |
Lancaster City Council: 88%
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| 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 Lancaster City 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| MTH resurfacing | P O'Mahoney (Groundworks) Limited | — | 30 Sept 2026 |
| Resettlement Services | Global Link (Lancaster) | — | 31 Oct 2026 |
| Regent Park Resurfacing | Abacus PLaygrounds limited | — | 31 Oct 2026 |
| Beach Cleaner | Overton UK Limited | £58k | 18 Nov 2026 |
| DN786997 Contract for services (RMS specialist) | Accellero Recruitment Consultancy Limited | £103k | 19 Dec 2026 |
| Workshop Ramp | Totalkare limited | — | 24 Dec 2026 |
Recent contract awards
| Contract | Won by | Value | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Centenary House Building Surveyor Quotations | (ACS) Blackburn | — | 7 Sept 2026 |
| Waste Collection In-Cab Management System | Whitespace Work Software Limited | — | 3 Sept 2026 |
| Engineer Recruitment | Waterman Aspen Limited | — | 2 Sept 2026 |
| NNP Parking Pay and Display | National Parking Platform Limited | — | 24 Aug 2026 |
| Resettlement Services 2026 | Global Link (Lancaster) | — | 21 Aug 2026 |
| Environmental Protection Officer Recruitment | Vivid Resourcing | — | 13 Aug 2026 |
| Regent Park Resurfacing | Abacus PLaygrounds limited | — | 24 Jul 2026 |
| Emergency Shoring Works | AGA Heritage Conservation Limited | — | 8 Jul 2026 |
| Bin Lift Weighers | Dennis Eagle Limited | — | 8 Jul 2026 |
| Electric Panel Vans | MOTUS Group (UK) Limited | — | 7 Jul 2026 |