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Buyer profile · Local authority
Nottingham City Council tenders and contracts
Official name on notices: NOTTINGHAM CITY COUNCIL
- Tenders published
- 63
- About one every 6 days
- Contracts awarded
- 141
- To 212 different suppliers
- Value awarded
- £324m
- 119 contracts, frameworks excluded
- Typical contract
- £83k
- Median value awarded
- Open now
- 5
- 7 contracts end in 90 days
Figures cover in the last 12 months, from notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
Open tenders
- £1.5mestimated
- £2.08mframework ceiling
- £3.25mestimated
- £4.64mestimated
- £2mframework ceiling
Coming up
Pipeline, market engagement and planned procurement notices: early warning of tenders to come.
- Value not stated
- £51.8mframework ceiling
- £500kestimated
- Value not stated
- £2mframework ceiling
- £2mframework ceiling
- Value not stated
- £3mframework ceiling
- £4mestimated
- £7mestimated
When it goes to market
Tender notices published each month. Active in 13 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.
How it buys
How much of its work was open to any supplier.
- Advertised openly (any supplier could bid)61%
- Framework call-off (only suppliers on the framework)3%
- Invited quotes (the buyer chose whom to ask)6%
- Direct award (no competition)31%
Scorecard
How we scoreHow Nottingham City Council has bought over the last 12 months, compared with similar buyers.
- Time to bid
- 35 days
- Longer than 87% of local authorities
- Based on 61 advertised tenders
- Advertised openly
- 61%
- Higher than 59% of local authorities
- Based on 155 procurements
- Won by small firms
- 73%
- Higher than 66% of local authorities
- Based on 245 winning suppliers
- Bids per contract
- 5
- About the same as most local authorities
- Based on 79 awards
- Split into lots
- 21%
- Higher than 69% of local authorities
- Based on 63 advertised tenders
- Direct awards
- 31%
- Higher than 59% of local authorities
- Based on 155 procurements
- Cancelled
- 11%
- Higher than 80% of local authorities
- Based on 63 tenders
Compared with other local authorities
Nottingham City Council: 35 days
Show as a table
| 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 |
Nottingham City Council: 5
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 |
Nottingham City Council: 61%
Show as a table
| 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 |
Nottingham City Council: 73%
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 Nottingham City 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| School Absence Insurance | Sovereign Risk Management Limited | £1.16m | 30 Nov 2026 |
| CPU 8038 Nottingham and Nottinghamshire LDIS Evaluation | University of Lincoln | £30k | 30 Nov 2026 |
| CPU 7679 Provision of Wheel Alignment for HGV Vehicles | Lasalign Ltd | £60k | 10 Dec 2026 |
| CPU7402 Cladding & Building Safety Inspections | Wintech Engineering Limited | £240k | 16 Dec 2026 |
| CPU 8164 Educational Psychologist Advice for EHC Statutory Assessments | Linq Healthcare Recruitment Specialists Ltd | £200k | 31 Dec 2026 |
| CPU 8164 Educational Psychologist Advice for EHC Statutory Assessments | Psychology for Life Limited | £50k | 31 Dec 2026 |
| CPU 8163 Purchase of Aquasol salt tablets | Bag of Salt Limited | £50k | 31 Jan 2027 |