Buyer profile · Local authority
Luton Council tenders and contracts
- Tenders published
- 35
- About one every 10 days
- Contracts awarded
- 50
- To 97 different suppliers
- Value awarded
- £67.9m
- 27 contracts, frameworks excluded
- Typical contract
- £105k
- Median value awarded
- Open now
- 2
- 4 contracts end in 90 days
Figures cover in the last 12 months, from notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
Open tenders
- £576kestimated
- £3.5mestimated
Coming up
Pipeline, market engagement and planned procurement notices: early warning of tenders to come.
- £11mframework ceiling
- £375kestimated
- £2.08mestimated
- £8mframework ceiling
- £6mestimated
- £465kestimated
- £15mestimated
- £880kestimated
- £2.4mframework ceiling
- £320kestimated
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.
Who it buys from
Suppliers awarded contracts in the last 12 months, by value awarded (frameworks excluded).
How it buys
How much of its work was open to any supplier.
- Advertised openly (any supplier could bid)59%
- Framework call-off (only suppliers on the framework)4%
- Invited quotes (the buyer chose whom to ask)20%
- Direct award (no competition)16%
Scorecard
How we scoreHow Luton Council has bought over the last 12 months, compared with similar buyers.
- Time to bid
- 31 days
- Longer than 60% of local authorities
- Based on 30 advertised tenders
- Advertised openly
- 59%
- Higher than 57% of local authorities
- Based on 69 procurements
- Won by small firms
- 68%
- Higher than 51% of local authorities
- Based on 100 winning suppliers
- Bids per contract
- 6.5
- More than 70% of local authorities
- Based on 40 awards
- Split into lots
- 17%
- Higher than 59% of local authorities
- Based on 35 advertised tenders
- Direct awards
- 16%
- Lower than 66% of local authorities
- Based on 69 procurements
- Cancelled
- 6%
- Higher than 55% of local authorities
- Based on 35 tenders
Compared with other local authorities
Luton Council: 31 days
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| 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 |
Luton Council: 6.5
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| 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 |
Luton Council: 59%
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| 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 |
Luton Council: 68%
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 Luton Council.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| BT1906 Waste Composition Analysis | Resource Futures Limited | £36k | 12 Nov 2026 |
| AT1781 - Additional CCTV contractor to carry out repairs, maintenance and installation of the Luton Housing CCTV systems | Cristec Security Designs Limited | £575k | 23 Nov 2026 |
| BT1827 - Water Cycle Study | Wallingford Hydrosolutions | £21k | 24 Nov 2026 |
| AT1460 Strategic Commissioning & Contract Management Project | 31ten Consulting Limited | £105k | 7 Dec 2026 |
Recent contract awards
| Contract | Won by | Value | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| BT1903 Tracing Services | Ascendant Solutions Ltd | £53k | 5 Nov 2026 |
| AT1522 Bus Services and Operation | SYSTRA Limited | £2.25m | 30 Oct 2026 |
| AT1509 Boarding Provisions for stray dogs Collected by the Council | Appledown Kennels | £200k | 27 Oct 2026 |
| AT1472 Drainage Repairs and Maintenance Services | Dalrod (UK) Ltd | — | 26 Oct 2026 |
| BT1932 - Article 4 Direction for Houses of Multiple Occupation in Luton | Iceni Projects Limited | — | 20 Oct 2026 |
| AT1576 - Selective and Additional Licensing Schemes | Home Safe Delivery Partners Ltd | £3.5m | 15 Oct 2026 |
| BT1920 Automate Third-Party Patch Management in Intune & Microsoft Configuration Manager – Patch My PC | Softcat plc | £35k | 14 Oct 2026 |
| AT1259 Luton Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure | Zest Eco Limited | — | 13 Oct 2026 |
| BT1911 Housing Energy Performance System | Infoshare+ Limited | £57k | 12 Oct 2026 |
| AT1372 Vehicle Management System and Parking Guidance | Swarco UK & Ireland Ltd | £1.08m | 6 Oct 2026 |