Buyer profile · Local authority
London Borough of Waltham Forest tenders and contracts
- Tenders published
- 38
- About one every 10 days
- Contracts awarded
- 25
- To 98 different suppliers
- Value awarded
- £113m
- 18 contracts, frameworks excluded
- Typical contract
- £105k
- Median value awarded
- Open now
- 4
- 1 contracts end in 90 days
Figures cover in the last 12 months, from notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
Open tenders
- £6.42mestimated
- £1.69mestimated
- £312mestimated
- £219mestimated
Coming up
Pipeline, market engagement and planned procurement notices: early warning of tenders to come.
- Value not stated
- £5.09mestimated
- £28mestimated
- £208kestimated
- £10estimated
- £48mframework ceiling
- Value not stated
- Value not stated
- Value not stated
- 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.
What its tenders ask for
Accreditations and conditions its notices mention in the last 12 months. Always check the tender documents.
Who it buys from
Suppliers awarded contracts in the last 12 months.
How it buys
How much of its work was open to any supplier.
- Advertised openly (any supplier could bid)73%
- Framework call-off (only suppliers on the framework)2%
- Invited quotes (the buyer chose whom to ask)14%
- Direct award (no competition)11%
Scorecard
How we scoreHow London Borough of Waltham Forest has bought over the last 12 months, compared with similar buyers.
- Time to bid
- 27 days
- Shorter than 88% of local authorities
- Based on 36 advertised tenders
- Advertised openly
- 73%
- Higher than 71% of local authorities
- Based on 56 procurements
- Won by small firms
- 81%
- Higher than 82% of local authorities
- Based on 103 winning suppliers
- Bids per contract
- 14
- More than 95% of local authorities
- Based on 8 awards
- Split into lots
- 13%
- Lower than 52% of local authorities
- Based on 38 advertised tenders
- Direct awards
- 11%
- Lower than 75% of local authorities
- Based on 56 procurements
- Cancelled
- 3%
- Lower than 56% of local authorities
- Based on 38 tenders
Compared with other local authorities
This buyer: 27 days
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–5 days | 1 |
| 5–10 days | 0 |
| 10–15 days | 0 |
| 15–20 days | 2 |
| 20–25 days | 17 |
| 25–30 days | 135 |
| 30–35 days | 132 |
| 35–40 days | 27 |
| 40–45 days | 2 |
| 45–50 days | 2 |
| 50–55 days | 1 |
| 55–60 days | 0 |
| 60+ days | 0 |
This buyer: 14
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–2 bids | 4 |
| 2–4 bids | 78 |
| 4–6 bids | 89 |
| 6–8 bids | 57 |
| 8–10 bids | 18 |
| 10–12 bids | 16 |
| 12–14 bids | 8 |
| 14–16 bids | 3 |
| 16–18 bids | 2 |
| 18–20 bids | 0 |
| 20+ bids | 9 |
This buyer: 73%
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 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 |
This buyer: 81%
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 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 Waltham Forest.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.
| Contract | Current supplier | Value | Ends |
|---|---|---|---|
| LBWF- Technical Consultancy Procurement | Faithorn Farrell Timms LLP | £100k | 29 Jan 2027 |
Recent contract awards
| Contract | Won by | Value | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oracle Support Contract | Version 1 Solutions Limited | — | 11 Nov 2026 |
| School Improvement Partner -12 months | Haringey Education Partnership | £341k | 10 Nov 2026 |
| The provision of no second night out accomodation in the london borough of waltham forest | Ymcaspg | £1.5m | 9 Nov 2026 |
| Winter night shelter beds for rough sleepers | Forest Churches Emergency Night Shelter (FCENS) | — | 1 Nov 2026 |
| EPC Lodgement (Sam Surveys) | Elmhurst Energy System Ltd | — | 16 Oct 2026 |
| EPC Lodgement (Sam Surveys) | Elmhurst Energy System Ltd | — | 16 Oct 2026 |
| Contract for the Provision of Consultancy Support for the Development of a Local Supported Housing Strategy | Imogen Blood Associates | — | 8 Oct 2026 |
| Managed Services for Temporary Agency Resources | Matrix SCM Limited | — | 7 Oct 2026 |
| LBWF Meeting Pods | Rainbow Office Design Limited | — | 7 Oct 2026 |
| Walthamstow School for Girls - Curtain Walling to Stairwells | IMS Building Solutions Ltd | — | 5 Oct 2026 |