Buyer profile · Public body
Natural Resources Wales tenders and contracts
- Tenders published
- 10
- About one every 37 days
- Contracts awarded
- 44
- To 92 different suppliers
- Value awarded
- £7.48m
- 35 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
- £40mframework ceiling
- Value not stated
Coming up
Pipeline, market engagement and planned procurement notices: early warning of tenders to come.
- £600kestimated
- £2mframework ceiling
- £9mframework ceiling
- £50mframework ceiling
- £8mframework ceiling
- Value not stated
When it goes to market
Tender notices published each month. Active in 7 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)32%
- Framework call-off (only suppliers on the framework)17%
- Invited quotes (the buyer chose whom to ask)25%
- Direct award (no competition)26%
Scorecard
How we scoreHow Natural Resources Wales has bought over the last 12 months, compared with similar buyers.
- Time to bid
- 32 days
- Longer than 72% of central government buyers
- Based on 9 advertised tenders
- Advertised openly
- 32%
- Lower than 56% of central government buyers
- Based on 53 procurements
- Won by small firms
- 78%
- Higher than 86% of central government buyers
- Based on 108 winning suppliers
- Bids per contract
- 8
- More than 84% of central government buyers
- Based on 19 awards
- Split into lots
- 40%
- Higher than 86% of central government buyers
- Based on 10 advertised tenders
- Direct awards
- 26%
- Lower than 72% of central government buyers
- Based on 53 procurements
- Cancelled
- 20%
- Higher than 97% of central government buyers
- Based on 10 tenders
Compared with other central government buyers
Natural Resources Wales: 32 days
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| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–5 days | 0 |
| 5–10 days | 0 |
| 10–15 days | 1 |
| 15–20 days | 3 |
| 20–25 days | 8 |
| 25–30 days | 29 |
| 30–35 days | 38 |
| 35–40 days | 17 |
| 40–45 days | 6 |
| 45–50 days | 1 |
| 50–55 days | 0 |
| 55–60 days | 0 |
| 60+ days | 1 |
Natural Resources Wales: 8
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–2 bids | 5 |
| 2–4 bids | 21 |
| 4–6 bids | 34 |
| 6–8 bids | 13 |
| 8–10 bids | 8 |
| 10–12 bids | 9 |
| 12–14 bids | 5 |
| 14–16 bids | 6 |
| 16–18 bids | 2 |
| 18–20 bids | 1 |
| 20+ bids | 6 |
Natural Resources Wales: 32%
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–10% | 18 |
| 10–20% | 20 |
| 20–30% | 13 |
| 30–40% | 15 |
| 40–50% | 14 |
| 50–60% | 16 |
| 60–70% | 20 |
| 70–80% | 18 |
| 80–90% | 20 |
| 90–100% | 78 |
Natural Resources Wales: 78%
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–10% | 8 |
| 10–20% | 10 |
| 20–30% | 14 |
| 30–40% | 17 |
| 40–50% | 31 |
| 50–60% | 36 |
| 60–70% | 45 |
| 70–80% | 24 |
| 80–90% | 23 |
| 90–100% | 12 |
Each column is a group of central government buyers 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Call off - Peatlands Restoration Framework 2026-2034 - Lot 2 | CWM Agricultural Limited | £43k | 30 Sept 2026 |
| Crindau Pill Capping Beams Remediation - concrete wall repair and replacement | Total Specialist Maintenance Ltd | £151k | 2 Oct 2026 |
| UK7 CDN for Clydach Pipe Bridge Project with Carmarthenshire County Council | Carmarthenshire County Council | £117k | 30 Oct 2026 |
| Stephenson Street – Sustainable Urban Drainage AB | Newport City Council | £396k | 1 Nov 2026 |
| Abbey Consols Mine Remediation Project | WSP UK Limited | £69k | 1 Dec 2026 |