Buyer profile · Local authority

North Devon District Council tenders and contracts

South WestBarnstapleWebsite

Tenders published
19
About one every 19 days
Contracts awarded
10
To 9 different suppliers
Value awarded
£1.2m
9 contracts, frameworks excluded
Typical contract
£86k
Median value awarded
Open now
3
2 contracts end in 90 days

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

Open tenders

  1. NDC0086-26 - Fairview Car Park

    South WestConstruction

    Closing soon3 days leftSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

    £180kestimated
  2. NDC0089-26 - Gypsy and Traveller Accommodation Assessment

    South West

    Closing soon6 days leftSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

    £60kestimated
  3. NDC0114-26 - Tarka Leisure Centre Footpath

    South WestConstruction

    Open14 days leftSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

    £16kestimated

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

How it buys

How much of its work was open to any supplier.

  • Advertised openly (any supplier could bid)83%
  • Invited quotes (the buyer chose whom to ask)4%
  • Direct award (no competition)13%
Based on 24 procurements.

Scorecard

How we score

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

Time to bid
30 days
About the same as most local authorities
Based on 19 advertised tenders
Advertised openly
83%
Higher than 72% of local authorities
Based on 24 procurements
Won by small firms
80%
Higher than 73% of local authorities
Based on 10 winning suppliers
Split into lots
0%
Lower than 76% of local authorities
Based on 19 advertised tenders
Direct awards
13%
Lower than 64% of local authorities
Based on 24 procurements
Cancelled
21%
Higher than 98% of local authorities
Based on 19 tenders

Compared with other local authorities

Time to bid, 283 local authorities
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RangeBuyers
0–5 days0
5–10 days0
10–15 days0
15–20 days4
20–25 days11
25–30 days120
30–35 days119
35–40 days19
40–45 days7
45–50 days1
50–55 days1
55–60 days1
60+ days0
Advertised openly, 365 local authorities
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RangeBuyers
0–10%13
10–20%11
20–30%25
30–40%32
40–50%36
50–60%48
60–70%47
70–80%33
80–90%44
90–100%76
Won by small firms, 324 local authorities
Show as a table
RangeBuyers
0–10%0
10–20%0
20–30%7
30–40%6
40–50%27
50–60%41
60–70%76
70–80%80
80–90%55
90–100%32

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

3 more contracts end in the next 12 months.

Recent contract awards