Buyer profile · Local authority

North Somerset Council tenders and contracts

South WestWeston-super-MareWebsite

Tenders published
7
About one every 52 days
Contracts awarded
27
To 67 different suppliers
Value awarded
£8.41m
24 contracts, frameworks excluded
Typical contract
£74k
Median value awarded
Open now
0
4 contracts end in 90 days

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

Open tenders

North Somerset Council has no tenders open right now.

Coming up

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

  1. Minor Works

    South WestConstruction

    UpcomingFramework

    Value not stated
  2. Carlton Street Car Park

    South WestConstruction

    Upcoming

    Value not stated
  3. Support to Live at Home - Extra Care Housing (Strawberry Gardens)

    South WestSocial and domiciliary care

    Upcoming

    Value not stated
  4. Supply and Installation of In Home Lifts

    South WestConstruction, Electrical

    UpcomingSmall contract

    Value not stated
  5. Bus Shelter Advertising Concession

    South WestMarketing and communications

    Upcoming

    Value not stated
  6. South West Smokefree Regional Communications Campaign

    South WestMarketing and communications

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    £210kestimated

When it goes to market

Tender notices published each month. Active in 6 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. Cranstoun£2.56m
    1 contract
  2. 1 contract
  3. 1 contract
  4. 2 contracts
  5. 2 contracts
  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)24%
  • Invited quotes (the buyer chose whom to ask)29%
  • Direct award (no competition)46%
Based on 41 procurements.

Scorecard

How we score

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

Time to bid
39 days
Longer than 96% of local authorities
Based on 7 advertised tenders
Advertised openly
24%
Lower than 91% of local authorities
Based on 41 procurements
Won by small firms
46%
Lower than 91% of local authorities
Based on 68 winning suppliers
Bids per contract
4.5
Fewer than 55% of local authorities
Based on 6 awards
Split into lots
14%
About the same as most local authorities
Based on 7 advertised tenders
Direct awards
46%
Higher than 84% of local authorities
Based on 41 procurements
Cancelled
0%
About the same as most local authorities
Based on 7 tenders

Compared with other local authorities

Time to bid, 283 local authorities
Show as a table
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
Bids per contract, 228 local authorities
Show as a table
RangeBuyers
0–2 bids4
2–4 bids55
4–6 bids75
6–8 bids47
8–10 bids17
10–12 bids11
12–14 bids2
14–16 bids3
16–18 bids2
18–20 bids2
20+ bids10
Advertised openly, 365 local authorities
Show as a table
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 Somerset 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
Contract award for updated tropicana RIBA 1-3 design servicesAECOM Limited£160k30 Sept 2026
Self Harm Intervention Pilot, North Somerset SchoolsWith You£48k1 Oct 2026
First bus services marketing and free travel offers - service changes april 2026First West of England Limited£95k1 Oct 2026
Recruitment CampaignTile Hill Interim & Executive Limited£30k30 Oct 2026

19 more contracts end in the next 12 months.

Recent contract awards