Buyer profile · Local authority

Lincolnshire County Council tenders and contracts

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Tenders published
25
About one every 15 days
Contracts awarded
121
To 354 different suppliers
Value awarded
£116m
109 contracts, frameworks excluded
Typical contract
£73k
Median value awarded
Open now
5
4 contracts end in 90 days

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

Open tenders

  1. EMMS Cyber Security SME Support Programme

    East MidlandsIT services and software

    Closing soon5 days left

    £65kestimated
  2. EMMS Cyber Security SME Support Programme

    East MidlandsTraining, IT services and software

    Closing soon5 days leftSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

    £65kestimated
  3. Contract for the staffing and operation of Household Waste Recycling Centres within Lincolnshire.

    East MidlandsWaste and street cleansing

    Closing soon5 days left10 lotsSuitable for SMEs

    £10.2mestimated
  4. An Online Policies and Procedures service

    East MidlandsIT services and software

    Open7 days leftSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

    £147kestimated
  5. Adult Skills and Employment Programme Framework Refreshs

    East MidlandsTraining

    Open17 days left3 lotsSuitable for SMEsFramework

    £87mframework ceiling

Coming up

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

  1. Adult Skills and Employment Programmes

    Yorkshire and the Humber, East MidlandsTraining

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    £87mestimated
  2. Independent Placements Framework - Lincolnshire County Council

    East MidlandsSocial and domiciliary care, Education services

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEsFramework

    £1.3bnframework ceiling
  3. Millenium Lodge - Environmental Sensing System

    East MidlandsIT services and software

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    Value not stated
  4. Lincolnshire County Council- Financial Accounting Valuations

    East MidlandsProperty and estates

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    Value not stated
  5. The Provision of Vehicle Based CCTV, GPS Tracking and Telematic System

    East Midlands

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

    £160kestimated
  6. Housing Related Support Service

    East MidlandsSocial and domiciliary care, Healthcare services

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    £11mestimated
  7. Short Breaks and Emergency Provision

    East MidlandsSocial and domiciliary care, Healthcare services

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    £5.5mestimated
  8. Direct Payment Support Service

    East MidlandsSocial and domiciliary care, Healthcare services

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    £2.51mestimated
  9. Carers Support Service

    East MidlandsSocial and domiciliary care, Healthcare services

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    £8.19mestimated
  10. Community Supported Living - Adults

    East MidlandsSocial and domiciliary care, Healthcare services

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEsFramework

    £230mframework ceiling

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.

What its tenders ask for

Accreditations and conditions its notices mention in the last 12 months. Always check the tender documents.

  1. Social value questions1%
    In 2 of 136 notices
  2. TUPE applies1%
    In 1 of 136 notices

Who it buys from

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

  1. 4 contracts
  2. Ayden SimsSME£2.32m
    3 contracts
  3. 3 contracts
  4. 5 contracts
  5. 5 contracts
  6. Community Learning in Partnership (CLIP) CICSME£161k
    5 contracts
  7. The Abbey Access CentreSME£137k
    4 contracts
  8. GRS Electrical Services LtdSME£108k
    4 contracts

How it buys

How much of its work was open to any supplier.

  • Advertised openly (any supplier could bid)30%
  • Framework call-off (only suppliers on the framework)31%
  • Invited quotes (the buyer chose whom to ask)26%
  • Direct award (no competition)12%
Based on 121 procurements.

Scorecard

How we score

How Lincolnshire County 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 25 advertised tenders
Advertised openly
30%
Lower than 78% of local authorities
Based on 121 procurements
Won by small firms
74%
Higher than 66% of local authorities
Based on 460 winning suppliers
Bids per contract
5
About the same as most local authorities
Based on 42 awards
Split into lots
48%
Higher than 96% of local authorities
Based on 25 advertised tenders
Direct awards
12%
Lower than 72% of local authorities
Based on 121 procurements
Cancelled
0%
Lower than 60% of local authorities
Based on 25 tenders

Compared with other local authorities

Time to bid, 319 local authorities
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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 Lincolnshire 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
Barrowby Highways Depot - Localised Tarmac & Drainage RepairsJohn Martin-Hoyes Ltd.£81k11 Dec 2026
2364 Spalding Active TravelC.R. Reynolds Limited—15 Dec 2026
Social Value Strategy Co-DesignSocial Value Portal Ltd—31 Dec 2026
Social Value Strategy Co-DesignSocial Value Portal Ltd—31 Dec 2026

56 more contracts end in the next 12 months.

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