Buyer profile · Local authority
Milton Keynes City Council tenders and contracts
- Tenders published
- 57
- About one every 6 days
- Contracts awarded
- 45
- To 56 different suppliers
- Value awarded
- £429m
- 37 contracts, frameworks excluded
- Typical contract
- £193k
- Median value awarded
- Open now
- 6
- 4 contracts end in 90 days
Figures cover in the last 12 months, from notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
Open tenders
- £320kestimated
- £98kestimated
- £1.72mestimated
- £4.5mestimated
- £115mframework ceiling
- £445kestimated
Coming up
Pipeline, market engagement and planned procurement notices: early warning of tenders to come.
- Value not stated
- £80kestimated
- £3.6mestimated
- £84kestimated
- £4.5mestimated
- Value not stated
- Value not stated
- Value not stated
- Value not stated
- £925kestimated
When it goes to market
Tender notices published each month. Active in 13 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)95%
- Direct award (no competition)5%
Scorecard
How we scoreHow Milton Keynes City 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 57 advertised tenders
- Advertised openly
- 95%
- Higher than 88% of local authorities
- Based on 75 procurements
- Won by small firms
- 66%
- Lower than 55% of local authorities
- Based on 62 winning suppliers
- Bids per contract
- 5
- About the same as most local authorities
- Based on 19 awards
- Split into lots
- 5%
- Lower than 73% of local authorities
- Based on 57 advertised tenders
- Direct awards
- 5%
- Lower than 81% of local authorities
- Based on 75 procurements
- Cancelled
- 7%
- Higher than 62% of local authorities
- Based on 57 tenders
Compared with other local authorities
Milton Keynes City 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 |
Milton Keynes City Council: 5
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| 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 |
Milton Keynes City Council: 95%
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| 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 |
Milton Keynes City Council: 66%
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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charities Hub - Parapet Wall Replacement | Gaskell Refurbishments Ltd | £110k | 20 Nov 2026 |
| PAS 2038 Commercial Retrofit Assessments | Green Homes Grant Installs Limited | £31k | 30 Nov 2026 |
| Heelands Play Area Improvements | PVR Contracting Ltd | £188k | 31 Jan 2027 |
| Training Programme for Children’s Services | The Frontline Organisation | £100k | 1 Feb 2027 |