Buyer profile · Local authority
Milton Keynes City Council tenders and contracts
- Tenders published
- 32
- About one every 11 days
- Contracts awarded
- 29
- To 40 different suppliers
- Value awarded
- £33.1m
- 20 contracts, frameworks excluded
- Typical contract
- £188k
- Median value awarded
- Open now
- 1
- 5 contracts end in 90 days
Figures cover in the last 12 months, from notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
Open tenders
- £40kestimated
Coming up
Pipeline, market engagement and planned procurement notices: early warning of tenders to come.
- £80kestimated
- £3.6mestimated
- £84kestimated
- £4.5mestimated
- Value not stated
- Value not stated
- Value not stated
- Value not stated
- £1.72mestimated
- £925kestimated
When it goes to market
Tender notices published each month. Active in 8 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)94%
- Direct award (no competition)6%
Scorecard
How we scoreHow Milton Keynes City Council has bought over the last 12 months, compared with similar buyers.
- Time to bid
- 29 days
- Shorter than 57% of local authorities
- Based on 32 advertised tenders
- Advertised openly
- 94%
- Higher than 84% of local authorities
- Based on 49 procurements
- Won by small firms
- 73%
- Higher than 57% of local authorities
- Based on 41 winning suppliers
- Bids per contract
- 5
- About the same as most local authorities
- Based on 12 awards
- Split into lots
- 9%
- Lower than 64% of local authorities
- Based on 32 advertised tenders
- Direct awards
- 6%
- Lower than 77% of local authorities
- Based on 49 procurements
- Cancelled
- 6%
- Higher than 65% of local authorities
- Based on 32 tenders
Compared with other local authorities
Milton Keynes City Council: 29 days
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| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–5 days | 0 |
| 5–10 days | 0 |
| 10–15 days | 0 |
| 15–20 days | 4 |
| 20–25 days | 11 |
| 25–30 days | 120 |
| 30–35 days | 119 |
| 35–40 days | 19 |
| 40–45 days | 7 |
| 45–50 days | 1 |
| 50–55 days | 1 |
| 55–60 days | 1 |
| 60+ days | 0 |
Milton Keynes City Council: 5
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| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–2 bids | 4 |
| 2–4 bids | 55 |
| 4–6 bids | 75 |
| 6–8 bids | 47 |
| 8–10 bids | 17 |
| 10–12 bids | 11 |
| 12–14 bids | 2 |
| 14–16 bids | 3 |
| 16–18 bids | 2 |
| 18–20 bids | 2 |
| 20+ bids | 10 |
Milton Keynes City Council: 94%
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| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 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 |
Milton Keynes City Council: 73%
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| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 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 Milton Keynes City 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Long Meadow School Distribution upgrade | Perfect Pipework Limited | £266k | 30 Sept 2026 |
| Giles Brook School Full Heating Upgrade | CME Heating Limited | £200k | 6 Oct 2026 |
| Long Meadow School and Broughton Fields School Boiler Replacement | SDG Electrical & Mechanical Engineering Ltd | — | 24 Oct 2026 |
| Residential Children Home Works | Poplars Construction Ltd | £288k | 27 Oct 2026 |
| Charities Hub - Parapet Wall Replacement | Gaskell Refurbishments Ltd | £110k | 20 Nov 2026 |
Recent contract awards
| Contract | Won by | Value | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charities Hub - Parapet Wall Replacement | Gaskell Refurbishments Ltd | — | 7 Sept 2026 |
| South Midlands Connect to Work Programme (Milton Keynes Area) | Intuitive Thinking Skills Ltd | £1.62m | 1 Sept 2026 |
| Residential Children Home Works | Poplars Construction Ltd | — | 31 Aug 2026 |
| Household Goods and Associated Products and Services Framework | Family Fund Trading Limited, My Student Essentials Ltd, FMS Interior Services Ltd and 1 more | — | 28 Aug 2026 |
| Environmental Managed Investigation Services | Crimewave Ltd | £1.27m | 28 Aug 2026 |
| 3x Level 6 Teacher Undergraduate Apprenticeship ST1502 | Cu Apprenticeships (Better Futures) Limited | — | 25 Aug 2026 |
| Treasury and Leasing Advisory Services | Mufg Corporate Markets Treasury Limited | — | 17 Aug 2026 |
| Long Meadow School Distribution upgrade | Perfect Pipework Limited | — | 12 Aug 2026 |
| Great Linford Plant Room Upgrade | Munns Limited | — | 10 Aug 2026 |
| Sherington C of E School Flat Roof, Insulation Upgrade | M & J Group (Construction & Roofing) Ltd | — | 27 Jul 2026 |