Buyer profile · Local authority

London Borough of Camden tenders and contracts

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Tenders published
31
About one every 12 days
Contracts awarded
59
To 53 different suppliers
Value awarded
£160m
33 contracts, frameworks excluded
Typical contract
£239k
Median value awarded
Open now
3
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. Lamp column electric vehicle charge points for London Boroughs of Camden and Islington

    LondonEnergy and utilities

    Closing soon3 days leftExpress interest

    £42.2mestimated
  2. Camden Respite Rooms

    LondonSocial and domiciliary care

    Open7 days leftSuitable for SMEs

    £3.47mestimated
  3. Camden and Islington Navigator Service

    LondonSocial and domiciliary care

    Open21 days leftSuitable for SMEs

    £1.95mestimated

Coming up

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

  1. LBC Tenancy Advocacy Services

    London

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

    £150kestimated
  2. Preliminary Market Engagement Health and Wellbeing Through Nature Volunteering

    LondonGrounds maintenance and landscaping, Social and domiciliary care

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

    £220kestimated
  3. Redevelopment of the Wendling Estate and St Stephen’s Close

    LondonProperty and estates, Construction

    Upcoming

    £500mestimated
  4. Redevelopment of the Wendling Estate and St Stephen’s Close

    LondonProperty and estates, Construction

    Upcoming

    £500mestimated
  5. Redevelopment of the Wendling Estate and St Stephen’s Close

    LondonProperty and estates, Construction

    Upcoming

    £500mestimated
  6. Further market engagement for Short Breaks services

    LondonSocial and domiciliary care

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEsFramework

    £32mframework ceiling
  7. Value not stated
  8. Camden SME Business Support Programme 2026-2028 Market Engagement

    LondonManagement consultancy

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    £320kestimated
  9. Federated Authentication for Connected London Public WiFi

    LondonIT services and software

    Upcoming

    Value not stated
  10. Mental Health community-based early intervention and prevention support services

    LondonSocial and domiciliary care, Healthcare services

    Upcoming

    Value not stated

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.

Who it buys from

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

  1. 2 contracts
  2. 2 contracts
  3. 2 contracts
  4. 2 contracts
  5. 2 contracts
  6. CDW LimitedNot stated
    4 contracts
  7. 3 contracts
  8. 3 contracts

How it buys

How much of its work was open to any supplier.

  • Advertised openly (any supplier could bid)35%
  • Invited quotes (the buyer chose whom to ask)9%
  • Direct award (no competition)56%
Based on 97 procurements.

Scorecard

How we score

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

Time to bid
35 days
Longer than 87% of local authorities
Based on 19 advertised tenders
Advertised openly
35%
Lower than 72% of local authorities
Based on 97 procurements
Won by small firms
40%
Lower than 94% of local authorities
Based on 67 winning suppliers
Bids per contract
3
Fewer than 73% of local authorities
Based on 23 awards
Split into lots
7%
Lower than 69% of local authorities
Based on 30 advertised tenders
Direct awards
56%
Higher than 89% of local authorities
Based on 97 procurements
Cancelled
3%
Lower than 55% of local authorities
Based on 31 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 London Borough of Camden.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
LBC Stakeholder Engagement Consultancy Support for the Holborn Liveable Neighbourhood ProjectAveo Group Limited£127k30 Nov 2026
Kilburn Library Re-Imagined Main WorksQuinn (London) Limited£1.43m15 Dec 2026
LBC Regent's Park Area Safe & Healthy Streets Public Realm DesignLDA Design Consulting Ltd£80k31 Dec 2026
LBC Public Conveniences Refurbishment WorksQuinn (London) Limited£1.05m19 Jan 2027

4 more contracts end in the next 12 months.

Recent contract awards