Buyer profile · Local authority

Leicestershire County Council tenders and contracts

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Tenders published
24
About one every 15 days
Contracts awarded
51
To 174 different suppliers
Value awarded
£609m
36 contracts, frameworks excluded
Typical contract
£95k
Median value awarded
Open now
6
10 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 Asbestos Removal and Analytical/ Surveying Services for Leicestershire County Council

    East MidlandsConstruction, Building maintenance and repairs

    Closing soon2 days left2 lotsSuitable for SMEsFramework

    £1mframework ceiling
  2. £567kframework ceiling
  3. Evaluation and Learning Partner (Sport England Place Partnership Funding Expansion - Leicester)

    East MidlandsManagement consultancy

    Open11 days leftSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

    £90kestimated
  4. Supported Living DPS

    East MidlandsSocial and domiciliary care, Healthcare services

    Open856 days leftDynamic purchasing

    £157mestimated
  5. Large Vehicle Passenger Transport Services (BB4) DPS

    East MidlandsTransport

    Open876 days leftDynamic purchasing

    £40mestimated
  6. DPS for the Provision of Local Bus Services in Leicestershire (LBS1)

    East MidlandsTransport

    Open878 days leftDynamic purchasing

    £20mestimated

Coming up

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

  1. CRF Furniture and White Goods

    East MidlandsFurniture

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

    Value not stated
  2. Community Life Choices 2027

    East MidlandsSocial and domiciliary care, Healthcare services

    UpcomingFramework

    £56mframework ceiling
  3. Repairs to Vehicle Restraint Systems_2027

    East MidlandsArchitecture and engineering

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    £3mestimated
  4. East Midlands Freeport - HR Services

    East Midlands

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

    £99kestimated
  5. £20mestimated
  6. Removal, Storage and Disposal of Abandoned Vehicles

    East MidlandsVehicles and fleet

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    Value not stated
  7. Treatment of Bulky Waste

    East MidlandsWaste and street cleansing

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    Value not stated
  8. PME - Museums & Heritage sites Electronic Point of Sale, bookings management & on-line customer ticketing system

    East MidlandsIT services and software

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

    Value not stated
  9. Value not stated
  10. Footway Resurfacing_26

    East MidlandsArchitecture and engineering

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    £10mestimated

When it goes to market

Tender notices published each month. Active in 10 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. CQC registration2%
    In 2 of 130 notices

Who it buys from

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

  1. 1 contract
  2. 3 contracts
  3. 3 contracts
  4. 2 contracts
  5. 2 contracts
  6. FreeVaSME£60k
    2 contracts
  7. 4 contracts
  8. 2 contracts

How it buys

How much of its work was open to any supplier.

  • Advertised openly (any supplier could bid)49%
  • Framework call-off (only suppliers on the framework)7%
  • Invited quotes (the buyer chose whom to ask)1%
  • Direct award (no competition)43%
Based on 76 procurements.

Scorecard

How we score

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

Time to bid
28 days
Shorter than 67% of local authorities
Based on 22 advertised tenders
Advertised openly
49%
Lower than 69% of local authorities
Based on 76 procurements
Won by small firms
85%
Higher than 86% of local authorities
Based on 182 winning suppliers
Bids per contract
7
More than 71% of local authorities
Based on 15 awards
Split into lots
42%
Higher than 91% of local authorities
Based on 24 advertised tenders
Direct awards
43%
Higher than 81% of local authorities
Based on 76 procurements
Cancelled
4%
Higher than 56% of local authorities
Based on 24 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
Bids per contract, 228 local authorities
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RangeBuyers
0–2 bids4
2–4 bids55
4–6 bids75
6–8 bids47
8–10 bids17
10–12 bids11
12–14 bids2
14–16 bids3
16–18 bids2
18–20 bids2
20+ bids10
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
Show as a table
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 Leicestershire County 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
Parenting Support for Parents of Children with Suspected or Diagnosed ADHDHeads Up Leicester£120k30 Sept 2026
Hire of plant without operatorGAP Group Limited£25k4 Oct 2026
Hire of plant without operatorSunbelt Rentals Limited£44k4 Oct 2026
Hire of plant without operatorClee Hill Plant Limited£8,7104 Oct 2026
Hire of plant without operatorParker Hire Services£1,9514 Oct 2026
Hire of plant without operatorJB Hire£5724 Oct 2026
HVO fuel - Sept-Oct 2026Craggs Energy Limited—16 Oct 2026
Hire of RoadmenderN.D. Brown Limited—31 Oct 2026
CCTV Drainage Investigation EquipmentRadiodetection Limited£34k18 Nov 2026
Bridge Plate Bonding Schemes - Blaby & Soar MillsComposites Construction UK£70k1 Dec 2026

36 more contracts end in the next 12 months.

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