Buyer profile · Local authority
Northumberland County Council tenders and contracts
- Tenders published
- 23
- About one every 16 days
- Contracts awarded
- 48
- To 48 different suppliers
- Value awarded
- £26.7m
- 29 contracts, frameworks excluded
- Typical contract
- £200k
- Median value awarded
- Open now
- 5
- 5 contracts end in 90 days
Figures cover in the last 12 months, from notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
Open tenders
- £3mframework ceiling
- £40kestimated
- £72kestimated
- £50mestimated
- £30mestimated
Coming up
Pipeline, market engagement and planned procurement notices: early warning of tenders to come.
- Value not stated
- Value not stated
- £3mestimated
- Value not stated
- Value not stated
- Value not stated
- £16.3mestimated
- £30mestimated
- £120kestimated
- Value not stated
When it goes to market
Tender notices published each month. Active in 11 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.
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)52%
- Framework call-off (only suppliers on the framework)2%
- Invited quotes (the buyer chose whom to ask)2%
- Direct award (no competition)45%
Scorecard
How we scoreHow Northumberland County 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 21 advertised tenders
- Advertised openly
- 52%
- Lower than 63% of local authorities
- Based on 64 procurements
- Won by small firms
- 54%
- Lower than 84% of local authorities
- Based on 52 winning suppliers
- Bids per contract
- 2
- Fewer than 91% of local authorities
- Based on 8 awards
- Split into lots
- 9%
- Lower than 66% of local authorities
- Based on 23 advertised tenders
- Direct awards
- 45%
- Higher than 83% of local authorities
- Based on 64 procurements
- Cancelled
- 0%
- About the same as most local authorities
- Based on 23 tenders
Compared with other local authorities
This buyer: 28 days
Show as a table
| 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 |
This buyer: 2
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 |
This buyer: 52%
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 |
This buyer: 54%
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 Northumberland County 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Behavioural Insights and Community Reciprocity Assessment | Brightsparks Agency Ltd | £44k | 30 Sept 2026 |
| NCC1974 Cambois Wader Site Expansion Works | W. L. Straughan & Son Limited | — | 30 Sept 2026 |
| NCC1785 Linton Primary School SEND Classroom Works | C.L.C. Contractors Limited | £144k | 6 Oct 2026 |
| NCC1328 Bob Elliot House Communal Refurbishment Scheme | Novus Property Solutions Limited | £614k | 15 Oct 2026 |
| Corporate Landlord Consultancy | Thomson FM Ltd | £55k | 31 Oct 2026 |