Buyer profile · Local authority

Maidstone Borough Council tenders and contracts

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Tenders published
25
About one every 15 days
Contracts awarded
21
To 32 different suppliers
Value awarded
£2.79m
5 contracts, frameworks excluded
Typical contract
£154k
Median value awarded
Open now
1
8 coming up

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

Open tenders

  1. Youth Engagement Services

    South EastResearch and development

    Open10 days leftSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

    £50kestimated

Coming up

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

  1. Value not stated
  2. Maidstone, Fairmeadow, Public Conveniences Repurposing

    South EastProperty and estates

    UpcomingSmall contract

    Value not stated
  3. Public Realm Improvements

    South EastConstruction, Highways and street lighting

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

    Value not stated
  4. MBC Refurbishment of Maidstone House & The Link - Supplier Engagement

    South EastConstruction, Building maintenance and repairs

    Upcoming

    £1estimated
  5. MBC Archbishops Palace - Supplier Engagement

    South EastConstruction, Building maintenance and repairs

    UpcomingSmall contract

    £1estimated
  6. Stray Dog Services

    South East

    UpcomingSmall contract

    Value not stated
  7. Value not stated
  8. 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. 1 contract
  2. 1 contract
  3. 1 contract
  4. 1 contract
  5. Forestville Communications LimitedSME£41k
    1 contract
  6. Academy ConsultingSMENot stated
    1 contract
  7. 1 contract
  8. Aveo Group LimitedSMENot stated
    1 contract

How it buys

How much of its work was open to any supplier.

  • Advertised openly (any supplier could bid)88%
  • Invited quotes (the buyer chose whom to ask)6%
  • Direct award (no competition)6%
Based on 33 procurements.

Scorecard

How we score

How Maidstone Borough Council has bought over the last 12 months, compared with similar buyers.

Time to bid
35 days
Longer than 87% of local authorities
Based on 25 advertised tenders
Advertised openly
88%
Higher than 83% of local authorities
Based on 33 procurements
Won by small firms
75%
Higher than 67% of local authorities
Based on 32 winning suppliers
Bids per contract
3
Fewer than 73% of local authorities
Based on 31 awards
Split into lots
12%
Lower than 56% of local authorities
Based on 25 advertised tenders
Direct awards
6%
Lower than 80% of local authorities
Based on 33 procurements
Cancelled
8%
Higher than 65% of local authorities
Based on 25 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
Show as a table
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
Show as a table
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 Maidstone Borough 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.

No contracts we hold from Maidstone Borough Council end in the next 90 days.

4 more contracts end in the next 12 months.

Recent contract awards