Buyer profile · Local authority

Nottingham City Council tenders and contracts

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Tenders published
36
About one every 10 days
Contracts awarded
66
To 123 different suppliers
Value awarded
£153m
74 contracts, frameworks excluded
Typical contract
£67k
Median value awarded
Open now
6
6 contracts end in 90 days

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

Open tenders

  1. CPU 8465 - Property Auction Services

    UK-wideMarketing and communications

    Closing soon1 hour left2 lotsSuitable for SMEsFramework

    £300kframework ceiling
  2. Wilford Hill Crematorium - Replacement & Maintenance Programme

    East MidlandsConstruction

    Closing soon2 days left

    £2.61mestimated
  3. CPU 5945 Highways Operated Plant Framework

    East MidlandsConstruction

    Open8 days leftSuitable for SMEsFramework

    £1.6mframework ceiling
  4. CPU 8386 Supply of UPVC Mouldings

    East Midlands

    Open15 days leftSuitable for SMEsFramework

    £667kframework ceiling
  5. CPU7109 - Alternative Provision (Education) Services Open Framework

    East MidlandsTraining, Education services

    Open17 days left3 lotsSuitable for SMEsFramework

    £178mframework ceiling
  6. CPU 8586 Grounds Maintenance Operated Plant Framework

    East MidlandsConstruction, Grounds maintenance and landscaping

    Open32 days leftSuitable for SMEsFramework

    £400kframework ceiling

Coming up

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

  1. Community support opportunities

    East MidlandsSocial and domiciliary care

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEsFramework

    £51.8mframework ceiling
  2. CPU 4146 Regulatory Services Software

    East MidlandsIT services and software

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    £500kestimated
  3. Care at Home for Adults

    UK-wideSocial and domiciliary care

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEsFramework

    Value not stated
  4. CPU7343 - Community Based Support and Accommodation Based Services for Homeless People - Preliminary Market Engagement

    East MidlandsSocial and domiciliary care, Healthcare services

    Upcoming5 lotsSuitable for SMEsFramework

    Value not stated
  5. CPU 8400 Public Realm & Trees Tool Hire

    East Midlands

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEsFramework

    £2mframework ceiling
  6. CPU 8399 Grounds Maintenance & Support

    East MidlandsGrounds maintenance and landscaping

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEsFramework

    £2mframework ceiling
  7. CPU7701 Housing Energy Efficiency Works

    East MidlandsConstruction

    UpcomingFramework

    Value not stated
  8. CPU 5935 Highways Patching (Hand Lay) Framework

    East MidlandsConstruction

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEsFramework

    £3mframework ceiling
  9. CPU 7330 Robin Hood Chase New Build Development

    East MidlandsConstruction

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    £4mestimated
  10. CPU 7329 Colston Road New Build Development

    East MidlandsConstruction

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    £7mestimated

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.

  1. Social value questions1%
    In 1 of 158 notices
  2. TUPE applies1%
    In 1 of 158 notices

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)59%
  • Framework call-off (only suppliers on the framework)1%
  • Invited quotes (the buyer chose whom to ask)7%
  • Direct award (no competition)33%
Based on 87 procurements.

Scorecard

How we score

How Nottingham City Council has bought over the last 12 months, compared with similar buyers.

Time to bid
35 days
Longer than 88% of local authorities
Based on 35 advertised tenders
Advertised openly
59%
Lower than 55% of local authorities
Based on 87 procurements
Won by small firms
69%
Lower than 52% of local authorities
Based on 130 winning suppliers
Bids per contract
4
Fewer than 59% of local authorities
Based on 43 awards
Split into lots
19%
Higher than 66% of local authorities
Based on 36 advertised tenders
Direct awards
33%
Higher than 66% of local authorities
Based on 87 procurements
Cancelled
8%
Higher than 75% of local authorities
Based on 36 tenders

Compared with other local authorities

Time to bid, 283 local authorities
Show as a table
RangeBuyers
0–5 days0
5–10 days0
10–15 days0
15–20 days4
20–25 days11
25–30 days120
30–35 days119
35–40 days19
40–45 days7
45–50 days1
50–55 days1
55–60 days1
60+ days0
Bids per contract, 228 local authorities
Show as a table
RangeBuyers
0–2 bids4
2–4 bids55
4–6 bids75
6–8 bids47
8–10 bids17
10–12 bids11
12–14 bids2
14–16 bids3
16–18 bids2
18–20 bids2
20+ bids10
Advertised openly, 365 local authorities
Show as a table
RangeBuyers
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
Won by small firms, 324 local authorities
Show as a table
RangeBuyers
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 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.

ContractCurrent supplierValueEnds
CPU 7776 Travel Well E-bike library serviceThe Sustainable Travel Collective Ltd trading as RideWise£98k31 Oct 2026
CPU 7956 Solihull Training ApproachUniversity Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation£82k31 Oct 2026
School Absence InsuranceSovereign Risk Management Limited£1.16m30 Nov 2026
CPU 8038 Nottingham and Nottinghamshire LDIS EvaluationUniversity of Lincoln£30k30 Nov 2026
CPU 7679 Provision of Wheel Alignment for HGV VehiclesLasalign Ltd£60k10 Dec 2026
CPU7402 Cladding & Building Safety InspectionsWintech Engineering Limited£240k16 Dec 2026

14 more contracts end in the next 12 months.

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