Buyer profile · Local authority
North Somerset Council tenders and contracts
- 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.
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- Value not stated
- Value not stated
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- Value not stated
- £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).
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%
Scorecard
How we scoreHow 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
North Somerset Council: 39 days
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| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–5 days | 0 |
| 5–10 days | 0 |
| 10–15 days | 0 |
| 15–20 days | 4 |
| 20–25 days | 11 |
| 25–30 days | 120 |
| 30–35 days | 119 |
| 35–40 days | 19 |
| 40–45 days | 7 |
| 45–50 days | 1 |
| 50–55 days | 1 |
| 55–60 days | 1 |
| 60+ days | 0 |
North Somerset Council: 4.5
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–2 bids | 4 |
| 2–4 bids | 55 |
| 4–6 bids | 75 |
| 6–8 bids | 47 |
| 8–10 bids | 17 |
| 10–12 bids | 11 |
| 12–14 bids | 2 |
| 14–16 bids | 3 |
| 16–18 bids | 2 |
| 18–20 bids | 2 |
| 20+ bids | 10 |
North Somerset Council: 24%
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 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 |
North Somerset Council: 46%
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 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.
| Contract | Current supplier | Value | Ends |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract award for updated tropicana RIBA 1-3 design services | AECOM Limited | £160k | 30 Sept 2026 |
| Self Harm Intervention Pilot, North Somerset Schools | With You | £48k | 1 Oct 2026 |
| First bus services marketing and free travel offers - service changes april 2026 | First West of England Limited | £95k | 1 Oct 2026 |
| Recruitment Campaign | Tile Hill Interim & Executive Limited | £30k | 30 Oct 2026 |