Buyer profile · Local authority

North Devon District Council tenders and contracts

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Tenders published
23
About one every 16 days
Contracts awarded
24
To 18 different suppliers
Value awarded
£3.07m
22 contracts, frameworks excluded
Typical contract
£83k
Median value awarded
Open now
2
3 contracts end in 90 days

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

Open tenders

  1. NDC0130-26 - Installation of Replacement LED Lighting - Greenlanes

    South WestConstruction

    Closing soon12 hours leftSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

    £100kestimated
  2. NDC0129-26 - Heanton Embankments Study

    South WestArchitecture and engineering

    Open7 days leftSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

    £75kestimated

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).

  1. 1 contract
  2. 1 contract
  3. Grills Renovations and Refurbishments LdSME£532k
    3 contracts
  4. 3 contracts
  5. 1 contract
  6. 2 contracts
  7. 2 contracts
  8. 2 contracts

How it buys

How much of its work was open to any supplier.

  • Advertised openly (any supplier could bid)64%
  • Invited quotes (the buyer chose whom to ask)8%
  • Direct award (no competition)28%
Based on 36 procurements.

Scorecard

How we score

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

Time to bid
31 days
Longer than 58% of local authorities
Based on 23 advertised tenders
Advertised openly
64%
Higher than 63% of local authorities
Based on 36 procurements
Won by small firms
67%
Lower than 50% of local authorities
Based on 24 winning suppliers
Bids per contract
7
More than 73% of local authorities
Based on 5 awards
Split into lots
0%
Lower than 78% of local authorities
Based on 23 advertised tenders
Direct awards
28%
Higher than 54% of local authorities
Based on 36 procurements
Cancelled
9%
Higher than 71% of local authorities
Based on 23 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 North Devon District 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.

ContractCurrent supplierValueEnds
NDC0054-25 - Oxford Grove CP Retaining WallsConstructing Co UK Limited£232k6 Dec 2026
NDC0035-25 - Improvements to the Old Town Station building in BarnstapleGrills Renovation & Refurbishments LTD£42k24 Dec 2026
NDC0034-25 - Ilfracombe Healthy Homes Refit (36 & 38 Oxford Grove)Grills Renovations and Refurbishments Ld£532k22 Jan 2027

3 more contracts end in the next 12 months.

Recent contract awards