Buyer profile · Local or regional public body
Natural Resources Wales tenders and contracts
- Tenders published
- 15
- About one every 24 days
- Contracts awarded
- 65
- To 107 different suppliers
- Value awarded
- £8.5m
- 51 contracts, frameworks excluded
- Typical contract
- £50k
- Median value awarded
- Open now
- 2
- 5 contracts end in 90 days
Figures cover in the last 12 months, from notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
Open tenders
- £350kestimated
- £8mframework ceiling
Coming up
Pipeline, market engagement and planned procurement notices: early warning of tenders to come.
- £8mestimated
- £5.5mframework ceiling
- £10mframework ceiling
- £120kframework ceiling
- £600kestimated
- £2mframework ceiling
- £9mframework ceiling
- £50mframework ceiling
- Value not stated
When it goes to market
Tender notices published each month. Active in 9 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)28%
- Framework call-off (only suppliers on the framework)21%
- Invited quotes (the buyer chose whom to ask)20%
- Direct award (no competition)31%
Scorecard
How we scoreHow Natural Resources Wales has bought over the last 12 months, compared with similar buyers.
- Time to bid
- 31 days
- Longer than 52% of other public bodies
- Based on 13 advertised tenders
- Advertised openly
- 28%
- Lower than 71% of other public bodies
- Based on 81 procurements
- Won by small firms
- 77%
- Higher than 79% of other public bodies
- Based on 137 winning suppliers
- Bids per contract
- 5
- Fewer than 50% of other public bodies
- Based on 37 awards
- Split into lots
- 53%
- Higher than 89% of other public bodies
- Based on 15 advertised tenders
- Direct awards
- 31%
- Higher than 59% of other public bodies
- Based on 81 procurements
- Cancelled
- 7%
- Higher than 71% of other public bodies
- Based on 15 tenders
Compared with other other public bodies
Natural Resources Wales: 31 days
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| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–5 days | 1 |
| 5–10 days | 0 |
| 10–15 days | 1 |
| 15–20 days | 7 |
| 20–25 days | 12 |
| 25–30 days | 42 |
| 30–35 days | 56 |
| 35–40 days | 17 |
| 40–45 days | 8 |
| 45–50 days | 1 |
| 50–55 days | 0 |
| 55–60 days | 1 |
| 60+ days | 0 |
Natural Resources Wales: 5
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–2 bids | 7 |
| 2–4 bids | 37 |
| 4–6 bids | 36 |
| 6–8 bids | 22 |
| 8–10 bids | 22 |
| 10–12 bids | 9 |
| 12–14 bids | 4 |
| 14–16 bids | 4 |
| 16–18 bids | 4 |
| 18–20 bids | 2 |
| 20+ bids | 8 |
Natural Resources Wales: 28%
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–10% | 36 |
| 10–20% | 34 |
| 20–30% | 25 |
| 30–40% | 14 |
| 40–50% | 18 |
| 50–60% | 23 |
| 60–70% | 28 |
| 70–80% | 17 |
| 80–90% | 29 |
| 90–100% | 96 |
Natural Resources Wales: 77%
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–10% | 6 |
| 10–20% | 14 |
| 20–30% | 25 |
| 30–40% | 27 |
| 40–50% | 44 |
| 50–60% | 49 |
| 60–70% | 45 |
| 70–80% | 39 |
| 80–90% | 29 |
| 90–100% | 25 |
Each column is a group of other public bodies with similar figures. The coloured column holds Natural Resources Wales.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pyllau Hwyiad, Tywi Forest - Peatlands Restoration Framework 2026-2034 - Lot 3 | G.T. Jones Contracting Limited | £34k | 20 Nov 2026 |
| Abbey Consols Mine Remediation Project | WSP UK Limited | £69k | 1 Dec 2026 |
| Specialist Analytical Service for NRW | RPS Environmental Management Limited | £1.46m | 31 Dec 2026 |
| Restoration works at Y Graig SAM, near Crickhowell, Powys | iBEX Technical Access Ltd | £50k | 31 Dec 2026 |
| Call-off Contract from NRW118017 Arboriculture, Chainsaw & Tree Safety Framework - Moel yr Henfaes (Berwyn SSSI) conifer removal contract | Forest Tree Surgery & Ground Maintenance Ltd. | £40k | 29 Jan 2027 |