Buyer profile · Local authority
Newcastle City Council tenders and contracts
- Tenders published
- 85
- About one every 4 days
- Contracts awarded
- 155
- To 166 different suppliers
- Value awarded
- £114m
- 106 contracts, frameworks excluded
- Typical contract
- £87k
- Median value awarded
- Open now
- 4
- 11 contracts end in 90 days
Figures cover in the last 12 months, from notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
Open tenders
- Value not stated
- £240kestimated
- £833kestimated
- Value not stated
Coming up
Pipeline, market engagement and planned procurement notices: early warning of tenders to come.
- Value not stated
- £12mframework ceiling
- £550kestimated
- Value not stated
- Value not stated
- £24mframework ceiling
- £28mframework ceiling
- £662kestimated
- £0.01estimated
- £1.5mestimated
When it goes to market
Tender notices published each month. Active in 12 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)50%
- Invited quotes (the buyer chose whom to ask)13%
- Direct award (no competition)37%
Scorecard
How we scoreHow Newcastle 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 85 advertised tenders
- Advertised openly
- 50%
- Lower than 53% of local authorities
- Based on 191 procurements
- Won by small firms
- 72%
- Higher than 62% of local authorities
- Based on 199 winning suppliers
- Bids per contract
- 4
- Fewer than 56% of local authorities
- Based on 65 awards
- Split into lots
- 11%
- Lower than 60% of local authorities
- Based on 85 advertised tenders
- Direct awards
- 37%
- Higher than 67% of local authorities
- Based on 191 procurements
- Cancelled
- 15%
- Higher than 91% of local authorities
- Based on 85 tenders
Compared with other local authorities
Newcastle 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 |
Newcastle City Council: 4
Show as a table
| 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 |
Newcastle City Council: 50%
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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 |
Newcastle City Council: 72%
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 Newcastle 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flooring Works to Low to Mid Rise Communal Areas | Newcastle Flooring Company Limited | £43k | 18 Nov 2026 |
| Connie Lewcock Courtyard Refurbishment | Brambledown Landscape Services Limited | £45k | 30 Nov 2026 |
| Newcastle Strategic Sustainable Infrastructure Planning Tool | Simanalytica Limited | £67k | 14 Dec 2026 |
| 009316 - Discovery Museum Gallery Refurbishment Works | RJL Interiors Ltd | £190k | 16 Dec 2026 |
| SAP Large Enterprise Software Support and Maintenance | SAP (UK) Limited | £86k | 31 Dec 2026 |
| 009516 Roadmarking Service | Jack Coupe & Sons Limited | £50k | 31 Dec 2026 |
| Newcastle Christmas Market - Event Manager | Field & Stage Limited | £32k | 31 Dec 2026 |
| HVM Barrier System | Crowdguard Limited | — | 31 Dec 2026 |
| SAP Concur Renewal | Concur Holdings (Netherlands) B.V. | £36k | 29 Jan 2027 |
| Brickwork Cleaning - Orchard Street Tunnel | Classic Masonry Limited | £58k | 31 Jan 2027 |
| North Fawdon Primary School SuDS in Schools Scheme | Bce Northern Limited | £89k | 1 Feb 2027 |