Buyer profile · Local authority
North Somerset Council tenders and contracts
- Tenders published
- 10
- About one every 37 days
- Contracts awarded
- 51
- To 88 different suppliers
- Value awarded
- £10.5m
- 47 contracts, frameworks excluded
- Typical contract
- £78k
- 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.
- £1.21mestimated
- Value not stated
- Value not stated
- Value not stated
- Value not stated
- 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)18%
- Framework call-off (only suppliers on the framework)1%
- Invited quotes (the buyer chose whom to ask)35%
- 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 97% of local authorities
- Based on 7 advertised tenders
- Advertised openly
- 18%
- Lower than 90% of local authorities
- Based on 72 procurements
- Won by small firms
- 60%
- Lower than 71% of local authorities
- Based on 94 winning suppliers
- Bids per contract
- 3
- Fewer than 73% of local authorities
- Based on 9 awards
- Split into lots
- 10%
- Lower than 61% of local authorities
- Based on 10 advertised tenders
- Direct awards
- 46%
- Higher than 79% of local authorities
- Based on 72 procurements
- Cancelled
- 0%
- Lower than 60% of local authorities
- Based on 10 tenders
Compared with other local authorities
North Somerset Council: 39 days
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| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–5 days | 1 |
| 5–10 days | 0 |
| 10–15 days | 0 |
| 15–20 days | 2 |
| 20–25 days | 17 |
| 25–30 days | 135 |
| 30–35 days | 132 |
| 35–40 days | 27 |
| 40–45 days | 2 |
| 45–50 days | 2 |
| 50–55 days | 1 |
| 55–60 days | 0 |
| 60+ days | 0 |
North Somerset Council: 3
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–2 bids | 4 |
| 2–4 bids | 78 |
| 4–6 bids | 89 |
| 6–8 bids | 57 |
| 8–10 bids | 18 |
| 10–12 bids | 16 |
| 12–14 bids | 8 |
| 14–16 bids | 3 |
| 16–18 bids | 2 |
| 18–20 bids | 0 |
| 20+ bids | 9 |
North Somerset Council: 18%
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| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 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 |
North Somerset Council: 60%
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Structural Intrusive Survey at the Tropicana | CRL Surveys Limited | £67k | 28 Dec 2026 |
| North Somerset Future Bus Network Study | Jacobs U.K. Limited | £132k | 22 Jan 2027 |
| Nailsea School SEND Resource Base Design & Build | Snape Contracting Services Ltd | £647k | 31 Jan 2027 |
| EV Chargers - Carlton Street Car Park | Mer Fleet Services Limited | £40k | 7 Feb 2027 |