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Middlesbrough Council tenders and contracts

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Tenders published
16
About one every 23 days
Contracts awarded
141
To 148 different suppliers
Value awarded
£13.4m
109 contracts, frameworks excluded
Typical contract
£47k
Median value awarded
Open now
1
10 contracts end in 90 days

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

Open tenders

  1. FIN-T-001-2026 Supply of White Goods/Furniture

    North East

    Open17 days leftSuitable for SMEs

    £313kestimated

Coming up

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

  1. Middlesbrough Play Area Improvements

    North East

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    Value not stated
  2. Youth Services Contract

    North EastSocial and domiciliary care, Healthcare services

    Upcoming

    £1.3mestimated

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.

  1. IT services and software25
  2. Social and domiciliary care21
  3. Healthcare services21
  4. Construction13
  5. Training10
  6. Education services10

What its tenders ask for

Accreditations and conditions its notices mention in the last 12 months. Always check the tender documents.

  1. Site visit1%
    In 1 of 150 notices
  2. Social value questions1%
    In 1 of 150 notices

Who it buys from

Suppliers awarded contracts in the last 12 months, by value awarded (frameworks excluded).

  1. Hobson Smith (Construction) Ltd£651k
    2 contracts
  2. Modaxo Traffic Management UK LtdSME£352k
    2 contracts
  3. Safer Communities LimitedSME£250k
    2 contracts
  4. Thirteen Housing Group Limited£240k
    3 contracts
  5. NY Construction LTDSME£150k
    2 contracts
  6. Durham County Council£113k
    2 contracts
  7. Bayley Security LimitedSME£96k
    2 contracts
  8. C G Robinson & Sons LtdSME£90k
    3 contracts

How it buys

How much of its work was open to any supplier.

  • Advertised openly (any supplier could bid)14%
  • Framework call-off (only suppliers on the framework)3%
  • Invited quotes (the buyer chose whom to ask)3%
  • Direct award (no competition)81%
Based on 140 procurements.

Scorecard

How we score

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

Time to bid
17 days
Shorter than 99% of local authorities
Based on 16 advertised tenders
Advertised openly
14%
Lower than 93% of local authorities
Based on 140 procurements
Won by small firms
59%
Lower than 71% of local authorities
Based on 160 winning suppliers
Bids per contract
5
About the same as most local authorities
Based on 26 awards
Split into lots
0%
Lower than 78% of local authorities
Based on 16 advertised tenders
Direct awards
81%
Higher than 98% of local authorities
Based on 140 procurements
Cancelled
6%
Higher than 57% of local authorities
Based on 16 tenders

Compared with other local authorities

Time to bid, 319 local authorities
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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
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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
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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 Middlesbrough 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
ECC066 - Lighting Purchase - Middlesbrough Town HallStage Electrics Group Limited£147k27 Nov 2026
ECC004 - Horticultural Plant Hire - in Commercial Ride on Lawn MowersC G Robinson & Sons Ltd£63k30 Nov 2026
ECC042 - Christmas Parade Project 2026Stellar Creates CIC£38k13 Dec 2026
East Locality - Berwick Hills Library - Conversion WorksTom Willoughby Limited£986k15 Dec 2026
GP225 - Supply and Installation of Commercial Brake TesterGOTT Technical Services Ltd£48k31 Dec 2026
CS081 - Transport for Children's ServicesUber London Limited£100k31 Dec 2026
RH021 - Tailored Leasing Strategy Support - Captain Cook SquareCaci Limited£28k31 Dec 2026
R074 - Temporary Reduction Programme - Pilot 12 monthsBeam£92k1 Jan 2027
Cisco eaCisilion Limited—26 Jan 2027
ECC002 - Carriageway loop cutting serviceTraffic Direct Limited£144k9 Feb 2027

35 more contracts end in the next 12 months.

Recent contract awards

ContractWon byValueAwarded
Timberwolf Road Tow WoodchipperThomas Sherriff & Co Limited£28k3 Nov 2026
ECC066 - Lighting Purchase - Middlesbrough Town HallStage Electrics Group Limited—29 Oct 2026
Ride on MowersC G Robinson & Sons Ltd£491k28 Oct 2026
REG/G/025/2026 Box Office Ticketing SystemSpektrix Limited—27 Oct 2026
REG/G/013/2026 Planning SoftwareInfoshare+ Limited—27 Oct 2026
ECC061 - Supply of T4 Coring RigXcalibre Equipment Limited—15 Oct 2026
ECC058 - Albert Park Clock RepairSmith of Derby—15 Oct 2026
Middlesbrough Domestic Abuse Support Community Based ProvisionMy Sister's Place£2.08m12 Oct 2026
NEPO214- Call off agreement- LloydsLloyd Limited—5 Oct 2026
REG/F/007/2026 West Middlesbrough Family Hub Lift RefurbishmentDurham County Council£50k30 Sept 2026