Buyer profile · Local authority

London Borough of Croydon tenders and contracts

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Tenders published
30
About one every 12 days
Contracts awarded
32
To 35 different suppliers
Value awarded
£26.8m
19 contracts, frameworks excluded
Typical contract
£112k
Median value awarded
Open now
0
2 contracts end in 90 days

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

Open tenders

London Borough of Croydon has no tenders open right now.

Coming up

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

  1. Pre market engagement for Income Advice and Guidance for Older People Service

    LondonSocial and domiciliary care, Healthcare services

    Upcoming

    Value not stated
  2. £629kestimated
  3. £2mestimated
  4. SEND Home to School/College Transport.

    LondonTransport

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEsFramework

    £213mframework ceiling
  5. PME Erasmus

    LondonSocial and domiciliary care, Healthcare services

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    Value not stated
  6. Value not stated
  7. Family Hubs (Market Engagement 2)

    LondonTraining, Social and domiciliary care

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    Value not stated
  8. Mental Health Supported Housing Market engagement

    LondonProperty and estates, Social and domiciliary care

    Upcoming

    Value not stated
  9. Alternative Education Provision

    London, South EastTraining, Education services

    Upcoming

    £4.4mestimated
  10. Children with Disabilities Domiciliary Care

    LondonHealthcare services, Social and domiciliary care

    Upcoming

    £16mestimated

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. Social value questions2%
    In 1 of 55 notices

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. 1 contract
  8. 2 contracts

How it buys

How much of its work was open to any supplier.

  • Advertised openly (any supplier could bid)68%
  • Invited quotes (the buyer chose whom to ask)13%
  • Direct award (no competition)20%
Based on 56 procurements.

Scorecard

How we score

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

Time to bid
21 days
Shorter than 97% of local authorities
Based on 30 advertised tenders
Advertised openly
68%
Higher than 65% of local authorities
Based on 56 procurements
Won by small firms
42%
Lower than 93% of local authorities
Based on 36 winning suppliers
Bids per contract
4
Fewer than 56% of local authorities
Based on 22 awards
Split into lots
20%
Higher than 63% of local authorities
Based on 30 advertised tenders
Direct awards
20%
Lower than 58% of local authorities
Based on 56 procurements
Cancelled
3%
Lower than 54% of local authorities
Based on 30 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 London Borough of Croydon.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
Automated Redaction Solution for Data Subject Access Requests DSAR'sXerox (UK) Limited£62k26 Nov 2026
Adobe LicensesPhoenix Software Limited£168k28 Nov 2026

5 more contracts end in the next 12 months.

Recent contract awards