Buyer profile · Local authority

London Borough of Southwark tenders and contracts

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Tenders published
22
About one every 17 days
Contracts awarded
43
To 42 different suppliers
Value awarded
£31.8m
47 contracts, frameworks excluded
Typical contract
£109k
Median value awarded
Open now
1
3 contracts end in 90 days

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

Open tenders

  1. Mobility Installation, Repairs and Maintenance

    LondonConstruction, Building maintenance and repairs

    Open11 days left

    £1.18mestimated

Coming up

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

  1. Alternative Provision - PMEN

    LondonEducation services, Training

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEsFramework

    £9mframework ceiling
  2. Southwark Works - employment support services for people with learning disabilities

    LondonSocial and domiciliary care

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    £731kestimated
  3. Southwark Works - employment support services

    LondonSocial and domiciliary care

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    £1.95mestimated
  4. Burgess Park Sports Ground Football Leagues Market Engagement Questionnaire

    LondonLeisure, culture and events

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

    £1estimated
  5. Crisis and Resilience Fund Hub Delivery

    London

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    £2.13mestimated
  6. Wyndham Estate Phase 2 Underground Mains

    LondonConstruction

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    £4.5mestimated
  7. ITSM Solution Preliminary Market Engagement

    LondonIT services and software

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    £450kestimated
  8. Home to School Transport (Buses)

    LondonTransport

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEsDynamic purchasing

    £13.2mframework ceiling
  9. Managed Service Desk

    LondonIT services and software

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    £3mestimated
  10. MS Azure

    LondonIT services and software

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    £3.5mestimated

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 questions3%
    In 2 of 68 notices
  2. TUPE applies1%
    In 1 of 68 notices

Who it buys from

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

  1. Bede House AssociationSME£8.41m
    1 contract
  2. 1 contract
  3. 1 contract
  4. 6 contracts
  5. 2 contracts
  6. 2 contracts
  7. PedalUK LtdSME£120k
    2 contracts
  8. 2 contracts

How it buys

How much of its work was open to any supplier.

  • Advertised openly (any supplier could bid)46%
  • Invited quotes (the buyer chose whom to ask)39%
  • Direct award (no competition)14%
Based on 71 procurements.

Scorecard

How we score

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

Time to bid
28 days
Shorter than 75% of local authorities
Based on 17 advertised tenders
Advertised openly
46%
Lower than 58% of local authorities
Based on 71 procurements
Won by small firms
57%
Lower than 77% of local authorities
Based on 51 winning suppliers
Bids per contract
6
More than 60% of local authorities
Based on 14 awards
Split into lots
14%
Lower than 51% of local authorities
Based on 22 advertised tenders
Direct awards
14%
Lower than 69% of local authorities
Based on 71 procurements
Cancelled
0%
Lower than 60% of local authorities
Based on 22 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 Southwark.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
Southwark Park Outdoor Gym Upgrade and Refurbishment ContractKompan Limited£73k31 Dec 2026
East Lodge Building Restoration - LandscapingWarwick Landscaping Limited£986k8 Jan 2027
Ivydale Primary School RefurbishmentStonegrove Ltd.£2.76m29 Jan 2027

19 more contracts end in the next 12 months.

Recent contract awards