Buyer profile · Local authority

Melton Borough Council tenders and contracts

East MidlandsMelton MowbrayWebsite

Tenders published
7
About one every 52 days
Contracts awarded
6
To 6 different suppliers
Value awarded
£1.34m
4 contracts, frameworks excluded
Typical contract
£159k
Median value awarded
Open now
3
2 contracts end in 90 days

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

Open tenders

  1. MBC-1672 Festive Lighting Scheme

    East MidlandsHighways and street lighting

    Closing soon3 days leftSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

    £175kestimated
  2. MBC-1604 Grounds Maintenance Equipment Repair and Maintenance Contract

    East Midlands

    Open7 days leftSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

    £103kestimated
  3. Car parking machines on behalf of melton borough council

    East MidlandsConstruction

    Open13 days leftSuitable for SMEs

    £300kestimated

Coming up

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

  1. MBC-1694 SPOC for Stockyard Phase 3 Stockyard

    East Midlands

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

    Value not stated
  2. MBC1662 Food Waste Collection Service

    East MidlandsWaste and street cleansing

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    Value not stated
  3. E-tendering System for Melton Borough Council

    East MidlandsIT services and software

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    Value not stated

When it goes to market

Tender notices published each month. Active in 5 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).

How it buys

How much of its work was open to any supplier.

  • Advertised openly (any supplier could bid)83%
  • Direct award (no competition)17%
Based on 12 procurements.

Scorecard

How we score

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

Time to bid
28 days
Shorter than 80% of local authorities
Based on 7 advertised tenders
Advertised openly
83%
Higher than 72% of local authorities
Based on 12 procurements
Won by small firms
83%
Higher than 80% of local authorities
Based on 6 winning suppliers
Bids per contract
6
More than 59% of local authorities
Based on 5 awards
Split into lots
0%
Lower than 76% of local authorities
Based on 7 advertised tenders
Direct awards
17%
Lower than 56% of local authorities
Based on 12 procurements
Cancelled
0%
About the same as most local authorities
Based on 7 tenders

Compared with other local authorities

Time to bid, 283 local authorities
Show as a table
RangeBuyers
0–5 days0
5–10 days0
10–15 days0
15–20 days4
20–25 days11
25–30 days120
30–35 days119
35–40 days19
40–45 days7
45–50 days1
50–55 days1
55–60 days1
60+ days0
Bids per contract, 228 local authorities
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RangeBuyers
0–2 bids4
2–4 bids55
4–6 bids75
6–8 bids47
8–10 bids17
10–12 bids11
12–14 bids2
14–16 bids3
16–18 bids2
18–20 bids2
20+ bids10
Advertised openly, 365 local authorities
Show as a table
RangeBuyers
0–10%13
10–20%11
20–30%25
30–40%32
40–50%36
50–60%48
60–70%47
70–80%33
80–90%44
90–100%76
Won by small firms, 324 local authorities
Show as a table
RangeBuyers
0–10%0
10–20%0
20–30%7
30–40%6
40–50%27
50–60%41
60–70%76
70–80%80
80–90%55
90–100%32

Each column is a group of local authorities with similar figures. The coloured column holds Melton 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.

ContractCurrent supplierValueEnds
MBC-1503-S-OPE Planning Productivity PlanMondrem Community Interest Company£150k31 Oct 2026
MBC-1513 Pitched Roofing Replacement for Melton Borough CouncilSpecialised Group Ltd£99k7 Nov 2026

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