Buyer profile · Local authority

London Borough of Brent tenders and contracts

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Tenders published
15
About one every 24 days
Contracts awarded
26
To 24 different suppliers
Value awarded
£91.3m
19 contracts, frameworks excluded
Typical contract
£111k
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. Adobe Licenses for the London Borough of Lewisham

    UK-wideIT services and software

    Closing soon11 hours leftSuitable for SMEs

    £55kestimated
  2. Provision of Independent Health Complaints Advocacy Service

    LondonSocial and domiciliary care, Healthcare services

    Open10 days leftSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

    £300kestimated

Coming up

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

  1. £8.37mestimated
  2. £1.5mestimated
  3. £10.6mestimated
  4. Household Removal Service

    LondonTransport

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    £700kestimated
  5. National Non-Domestic Rates (NNDR) - Service

    LondonFinancial services and insurance

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    £345kestimated
  6. National Non-Domestic Rates (NNDR) - Service

    LondonFinancial services and insurance

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    £345kestimated
  7. Provision of Independent Health Complaints Advocacy Service

    LondonSocial and domiciliary care, Healthcare services

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

    £300kestimated
  8. Market Engagement - Local Authority Housing, Revenue and Benefits system

    LondonIT services and software

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    £1.2mestimated
  9. Brent parking IT system

    UK-wide

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

    £1estimated
  10. Brent parking IT system

    UK-wide

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

    £1estimated

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.

Who it buys from

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

  1. 1 contract
  2. 1 contract
  3. 1 contract
  4. 1 contract
  5. 1 contract
  6. 1 contract
  7. 2 contracts
  8. ST Giles TrustNot stated
    2 contracts

How it buys

How much of its work was open to any supplier.

  • Advertised openly (any supplier could bid)38%
  • Invited quotes (the buyer chose whom to ask)17%
  • Direct award (no competition)45%
Based on 42 procurements.

Scorecard

How we score

How London Borough of Brent has bought over the last 12 months, compared with similar buyers.

Time to bid
29 days
Shorter than 58% of local authorities
Based on 11 advertised tenders
Advertised openly
38%
Lower than 69% of local authorities
Based on 42 procurements
Won by small firms
58%
Lower than 74% of local authorities
Based on 26 winning suppliers
Bids per contract
3
Fewer than 73% of local authorities
Based on 7 awards
Split into lots
15%
Higher than 53% of local authorities
Based on 13 advertised tenders
Direct awards
45%
Higher than 78% of local authorities
Based on 42 procurements
Cancelled
7%
Higher than 59% of local authorities
Based on 15 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
Show as a table
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
Show as a table
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 London Borough of Brent.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
Provision of interpreting and language servicesD a Languages Limited£149k30 Nov 2026
Business data information managementImpact Data Metrics Limited£25k4 Feb 2027

9 more contracts end in the next 12 months.

Recent contract awards