Buyer profile · Local authority

North Tyneside Borough Council tenders and contracts

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Tenders published
25
About one every 15 days
Contracts awarded
50
To 113 different suppliers
Value awarded
£10.8m
36 contracts, frameworks excluded
Typical contract
£68k
Median value awarded
Open now
3
1 contracts end in 90 days

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

Open tenders

  1. Procurement of a 'Local Authority' Legal Case Management System

    North EastIT services and software, Legal services

    Closing soon7 hours left

    £200kestimated
  2. Maintenance and Improvement Works for Public Rights of Way Network and Watercourses. 2027 - 2030

    North EastConstruction

    Open12 days leftSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

    £720kestimated
  3. Provision of Bedding Plants 2027 to 2031

    North East

    OpenNew24 days leftSuitable for SMEs

    £300kestimated

Coming up

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

  1. Flexible Framework for Adoption Support - Therapeutic and Specialist Assessment Services

    North EastSocial and domiciliary care, Healthcare services

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEsFramework

    £5.7mframework ceiling
  2. Housing Voidcare Solution 2026-2029

    North EastArchitecture and engineering, Energy and utilities

    UpcomingSmall contract

    £1,000estimated
  3. Tidal Causeway Replacement

    North EastConstruction

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    Value not stated
  4. Minor Works, Damp Remedial Works and Disrepair

    North EastConstruction

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEsFramework

    Value not stated

When it goes to market

Tender notices published each month. Active in 7 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. 2 contracts
  2. 1 contract
  3. 2 contracts
  4. 2 contracts
  5. 3 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)45%
  • Direct award (no competition)55%
Based on 62 procurements.

Scorecard

How we score

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

Time to bid
28 days
Shorter than 75% of local authorities
Based on 25 advertised tenders
Advertised openly
45%
Lower than 59% of local authorities
Based on 62 procurements
Won by small firms
64%
Lower than 60% of local authorities
Based on 121 winning suppliers
Bids per contract
17
More than 96% of local authorities
Based on 41 awards
Split into lots
24%
Higher than 75% of local authorities
Based on 25 advertised tenders
Direct awards
55%
Higher than 89% of local authorities
Based on 62 procurements
Cancelled
4%
Lower than 52% of local authorities
Based on 25 tenders

Compared with other local authorities

Time to bid, 319 local authorities
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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 Tyneside Borough 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
Mouth of the Tyne Festival - Stage and Cover Hire 2026Acorn Construction (Yorkshire) Ltd£47k31 Dec 2026

7 more contracts end in the next 12 months.

Recent contract awards