Buyer profile · Local authority

North Ayrshire Council tenders and contracts

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Tenders published
15
About one every 24 days
Contracts awarded
14
To 30 different suppliers
Value awarded
£34.3m
14 contracts, frameworks excluded
Typical contract
£288k
Median value awarded
Open now
2
6 coming up

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

Open tenders

  1. £400kestimated
  2. Supply and Support of Integrated Workplace Management System

    ScotlandIT services and software

    Open23 days left

    Value not stated

Coming up

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

  1. Ayrshire Meet the Buyer 2026

    ScotlandLeisure, culture and events, Security

    Upcoming

    £1estimated
  2. Early Learning and Childcare Flexible Framework Agreement (New Entrants 26/27)

    ScotlandSocial and domiciliary care, Education services

    Upcoming2 lotsFramework

    Value not stated
  3. £300kframework ceiling
  4. Residential Care Setting for One Adult with Learning Disability (PIN - Market Engagement)

    ScotlandHealthcare services, Social and domiciliary care

    Upcoming

    Value not stated
  5. Supply and Distribution of Milk (PIN - Market Engagement)

    ScotlandFood and drink supplies

    Upcoming

    Value not stated
  6. Managed Wide Area Network (WAN)

    ScotlandIT services and software, Construction

    Upcoming

    Value not stated

When it goes to market

Tender notices published each month. Active in 8 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. 1 contract
  2. 1 contract
  3. 1 contract
  4. What's Fresh LimitedSME£905k
    1 contract
  5. Valley Group LimitedSME£806k
    1 contract
  6. 1 contract
  7. Neighbourhood NetworksSME£305k
    1 contract
  8. Acatch Environmental & Property Services LtdSME£271k
    1 contract

How it buys

How much of its work was open to any supplier.

  • Advertised openly (any supplier could bid)88%
  • Direct award (no competition)12%
Based on 25 procurements.

Scorecard

How we score

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

Time to bid
31 days
Longer than 66% of local authorities
Based on 15 advertised tenders
Advertised openly
88%
Higher than 84% of local authorities
Based on 25 procurements
Won by small firms
83%
Higher than 85% of local authorities
Based on 30 winning suppliers
Bids per contract
5.5
More than 58% of local authorities
Based on 16 awards
Split into lots
27%
Higher than 78% of local authorities
Based on 15 advertised tenders
Direct awards
12%
Lower than 73% of local authorities
Based on 25 procurements
Cancelled
0%
Lower than 60% of local authorities
Based on 15 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
Show as a table
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 North Ayrshire 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 North Ayrshire Council end in the next 90 days.

Recent contract awards