Buyer profile · Local authority

North Northamptonshire Council tenders and contracts

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Tenders published
43
About one every 8 days
Contracts awarded
179
To 305 different suppliers
Value awarded
£33m
156 contracts, frameworks excluded
Typical contract
£69k
Median value awarded
Open now
4
13 contracts end in 90 days

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

Open tenders

  1. North Northamptonshire Council Apprenticeship Training Services Framework

    East MidlandsTraining, Education services

    Closing soon6 days left10 lotsSuitable for SMEsFramework

    £2mframework ceiling
  2. North Northamptonshire Council Provision of Holiday Activities & Food Programme

    East MidlandsSocial and domiciliary care, Healthcare services

    Closing soon6 days leftSuitable for SMEs

    £4.4mestimated
  3. £273kestimated
  4. North Northamptonshire Whole Plan Viability Appraisal

    East MidlandsArchitecture and engineering

    OpenNew26 days leftSmall contract

    £60kestimated

Coming up

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

  1. North Northamptonshire Council Provision of Educational Support Services (Framework Re-Opening)

    East MidlandsSocial and domiciliary care, Healthcare services

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEsFramework

    Value not stated
  2. North Northamptonshire Council - Nightly Purchased, Supplier Managed Temporary Accommodation

    East MidlandsSocial and domiciliary care, Healthcare services

    Upcoming

    Value not stated
  3. Value not stated
  4. Residential and Nursing Care Services for Older People

    East MidlandsSocial and domiciliary care, Healthcare services

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEsFramework

    Value not stated
  5. North Northamptonshire Council Professional Services & Contractor Framework

    East MidlandsArchitecture and engineering

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEsFramework

    Value not stated
  6. North Northamptonshire Council Development of London Road

    East MidlandsConstruction, Building maintenance and repairs

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    Value not stated
  7. Building Cleaning Services

    East MidlandsCleaning

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    £650kestimated
  8. Desborough Leisure Centre - Replacement Sports Hall Floor

    North East, North West, Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South WestConstruction, Building maintenance and repairs

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

    Value not stated
  9. North Northamptonshire Council - Disposal of Garden Waste

    East MidlandsWaste and street cleansing

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    £1.88mestimated
  10. North Northamptonshire Council Refurbishment of Swanspool House and Annex, Wellingborough

    East MidlandsConstruction, Building maintenance and repairs

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    Value not stated

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.

  1. DBS checks1%
    In 3 of 221 notices

Who it buys from

Suppliers awarded contracts in the last 12 months, by value awarded (frameworks excluded).

  1. 3 contracts
  2. 8 contracts
  3. 3 contracts
  4. 3 contracts
  5. 3 contracts
  6. TDS RoofingSME£131k
    3 contracts
  7. 3 contracts
  8. 4 contracts

How it buys

How much of its work was open to any supplier.

  • Advertised openly (any supplier could bid)29%
  • Framework call-off (only suppliers on the framework)8%
  • Invited quotes (the buyer chose whom to ask)26%
  • Direct award (no competition)37%
Based on 181 procurements.

Scorecard

How we score

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

Time to bid
30 days
Longer than 52% of local authorities
Based on 40 advertised tenders
Advertised openly
29%
Lower than 79% of local authorities
Based on 181 procurements
Won by small firms
68%
Higher than 52% of local authorities
Based on 347 winning suppliers
Bids per contract
6
More than 60% of local authorities
Based on 39 awards
Split into lots
14%
Higher than 50% of local authorities
Based on 42 advertised tenders
Direct awards
37%
Higher than 67% of local authorities
Based on 181 procurements
Cancelled
5%
Higher than 50% of local authorities
Based on 43 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
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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 Northamptonshire 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
NNC Sheltered Housing Temporary Telecare Maintenance, KetteringTunstall Healthcare (UK) Limited£35k27 Nov 2026
Supply and Installation of Fuel TankIdeal Tanks & Pumps Limited£40k27 Nov 2026
Scooter StorageFourways Fabrication Ltd£40k29 Nov 2026
Colne Close Roof replacementA C Roofing Group Ltd£33k29 Nov 2026
2 - 4 Colne CloseWarkton Roofing£40k30 Nov 2026
School Travel Plan AdvisorSafe Kids Walking Ltd trading as Brightwayz£45k9 Dec 2026
Millbrook Junior School Modular Replacement Project New Furniture ProvisionESPO Trading Limited£32k31 Dec 2026
Material Damage Insurance - Kettering LibraryArthur J. Gallagher (UK) Limited£48k8 Jan 2027
Economic Impact Assessment of the Universal Studios development on North NorthamptonshireVolterra Partners LLP£25k29 Jan 2027
School Health and Wellbeing Survey ServiceImpactEd Group£21k31 Jan 2027
North Northamptonshire Council - CCTV Provisions at Spring Rise Park KetteringCVL Systems Ltd—31 Jan 2027
Security service for multiple NNC properties1ST Reaction Security Limited£356k10 Feb 2027
Security Service Across Multiple NNC Properties1ST Reaction Security Limited£371k10 Feb 2027

49 more contracts end in the next 12 months.

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