Buyer profile · Local authority

Moray Council tenders and contracts

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Tenders published
7
About one every 52 days
Contracts awarded
9
To 19 different suppliers
Value awarded
£48.5m
19 contracts, frameworks excluded
Typical contract
£372k
Median value awarded
Open now
0
2 coming up

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

Open tenders

Moray Council has no tenders open right now.

Coming up

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

  1. 181003 Reopening Early Learning and Childcare August 2026-July 2027

    ScotlandEducation services

    UpcomingLow competition

    Value not stated
  2. 18/1265 Open Space Maintenance Services

    ScotlandGrounds maintenance and landscaping, Architecture and engineering

    UpcomingLow competition

    £150kestimated

When it goes to market

Tender notices published each month. Active in 6 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).

  1. Ace TaxisSME£19.8m
    2 contracts
  2. 1 contract
  3. 1 contract
  4. Maynes Coaches LtdSME£18.7m
    2 contracts
  5. Spot on CabsSME£18.5m
    1 contract
  6. A2b CabsSME£9.16m
    2 contracts
  7. CRM facilitators elgin ltdSME£9.16m
    2 contracts
  8. Portknockie Contract HireSME£9.16m
    2 contracts

How it buys

How much of its work was open to any supplier.

  • Advertised openly (any supplier could bid)82%
  • Direct award (no competition)18%
Based on 11 procurements.

Scorecard

How we score

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

Time to bid
37 days
Longer than 95% of local authorities
Based on 7 advertised tenders
Advertised openly
82%
Higher than 77% of local authorities
Based on 11 procurements
Won by small firms
79%
Higher than 79% of local authorities
Based on 24 winning suppliers
Bids per contract
1
Fewer than 99% of local authorities
Based on 15 awards
Split into lots
57%
Higher than 98% of local authorities
Based on 7 advertised tenders
Direct awards
18%
Lower than 61% of local authorities
Based on 11 procurements
Cancelled
0%
Lower than 60% of local authorities
Based on 7 tenders

Compared with other local authorities

Time to bid, 319 local authorities
Show as a table
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
Show as a table
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 Moray 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.

No contracts we hold from Moray Council end in the next 90 days.

Recent contract awards