Buyer profile · Local authority

Leicester City Council tenders and contracts

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Tenders published
67
About one every 5 days
Contracts awarded
196
To 176 different suppliers
Value awarded
£61.8m
86 contracts, frameworks excluded
Typical contract
£116k
Median value awarded
Open now
3
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. SCE0076- High Dependency Bed Service

    East MidlandsHealthcare services, Social and domiciliary care

    Closing soon14 hours leftSuitable for SMEs

    £4.88mestimated
  2. PAN3502 - Provision of Fleet Maintenance Services

    East MidlandsVehicles and fleet

    Closing soon3 days left4 lotsSuitable for SMEs

    £1.5mestimated
  3. PAN3306 - Leicester Station Redevelopment Scheme

    East MidlandsConstruction

    Open31 days leftExpress interest

    £21.6mestimated

Coming up

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

  1. De Montfort Hall Ticketing Solution - PME

    East MidlandsIT services and software

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    £400kestimated
  2. DDT1350 - Houses of Multiple Occupation Modelling System

    East MidlandsIT services and software

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

    Value not stated
  3. Ball Court Refurbishment Project

    East MidlandsConstruction

    UpcomingSmall contract

    Value not stated
  4. PAN3572 - Land Developing Opportunities within the City of Leicester

    East MidlandsConstruction

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    £1estimated
  5. PAN3662 - Provision of Accommodation-based Housing Related Support for Singles

    East MidlandsSocial and domiciliary care, Healthcare services

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    £4.33mestimated
  6. PAN3663 - Single Homeless Support Services & Supported Accommodation

    East MidlandsSocial and domiciliary care, Healthcare services

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    £5.29mestimated
  7. DA0045 - Refuge Provision

    East MidlandsSocial and domiciliary care

    Upcoming

    £1.32mestimated
  8. Mental health, social inclusion and resilience building for at risk young people in Leicester.

    East MidlandsSocial and domiciliary care

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

    £96kestimated
  9. SCE0077- Children’s Commissioning Arrangement

    East MidlandsSocial and domiciliary care, Healthcare services

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEsSmall contractFramework

    £1framework ceiling
  10. Digital Radios PME

    East MidlandsIT services and software

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    £250kestimated

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. Site visit1%
    In 3 of 279 notices
  2. CQC registration0%
    In 1 of 279 notices

Who it buys from

Suppliers awarded contracts in the last 12 months.

How it buys

How much of its work was open to any supplier.

  • Advertised openly (any supplier could bid)67%
  • Invited quotes (the buyer chose whom to ask)6%
  • Direct award (no competition)26%
Based on 175 procurements.

Scorecard

How we score

How Leicester City 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 66 advertised tenders
Advertised openly
67%
Higher than 65% of local authorities
Based on 175 procurements
Won by small firms
53%
Lower than 82% of local authorities
Based on 245 winning suppliers
Bids per contract
6
More than 60% of local authorities
Based on 57 awards
Split into lots
15%
Higher than 52% of local authorities
Based on 67 advertised tenders
Direct awards
26%
Higher than 53% of local authorities
Based on 175 procurements
Cancelled
4%
Lower than 50% of local authorities
Based on 67 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 Leicester 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.

ContractCurrent supplierValueEnds
FEW1541 - TAD Heritage PanelsT.a.d. Limited£480k16 Nov 2026
Lift Repairs & MaintenanceMidland Lift Services Limited£170k3 Dec 2026
Leicester Children and Young People's Health and Wellbeing Survey 2025/26Schools Health Education Unit Limited£50k25 Jan 2027

32 more contracts end in the next 12 months.

Recent contract awards