Buyer profile · Local authority
Medway Council tenders and contracts
- Tenders published
- 58
- About one every 6 days
- Contracts awarded
- 46
- To 62 different suppliers
- Value awarded
- £70.8m
- 34 contracts, frameworks excluded
- Typical contract
- £351k
- Median value awarded
- Open now
- 4
- 3 contracts end in 90 days
Figures cover in the last 12 months, from notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
Open tenders
- £1.19mestimated
- £100kestimated
- £2.52mestimated
- £74.8mframework ceiling
Coming up
Pipeline, market engagement and planned procurement notices: early warning of tenders to come.
- £500kestimated
- Value not stated
- £110mestimated
- £110mestimated
- £110mestimated
- £26mestimated
- £100mestimated
- £200kestimated
- Value not stated
- £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.
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)100%
Scorecard
How we scoreHow Medway Council has bought over the last 12 months, compared with similar buyers.
- Time to bid
- 28 days
- Shorter than 70% of local authorities
- Based on 56 advertised tenders
- Advertised openly
- 100%
- Higher than 90% of local authorities
- Based on 63 procurements
- Won by small firms
- 77%
- Higher than 73% of local authorities
- Based on 64 winning suppliers
- Bids per contract
- 7.5
- More than 78% of local authorities
- Based on 32 awards
- Split into lots
- 2%
- Lower than 78% of local authorities
- Based on 58 advertised tenders
- Direct awards
- 0%
- Lower than 85% of local authorities
- Based on 63 procurements
- Cancelled
- 5%
- Higher than 53% of local authorities
- Based on 58 tenders
Compared with other local authorities
Medway Council: 28 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 |
Medway Council: 7.5
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 |
Medway Council: 100%
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 |
Medway Council: 77%
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 Medway 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Strood Wetside Refurbishment Works | Springbank Contractors Ltd | £247k | 30 Nov 2026 |
| The Brook Multi Storey Car Park Demolition Works | M & M Demolition Co. Ltd | £1.29m | 18 Dec 2026 |
| Gillingham Civic Square Public Realm Improvement Works_Pride In Place | Blakedown Landscapes Limited | £365k | 5 Feb 2027 |