Buyer profile · Local authority

Nottinghamshire County Council tenders and contracts

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Tenders published
19
About one every 19 days
Contracts awarded
28
To 60 different suppliers
Value awarded
£45.5m
14 contracts, frameworks excluded
Typical contract
£131k
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. Peep Learning Together Programme (Peep 3s) - VCSE

    East MidlandsSocial and domiciliary care

    Open19 days leftSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

    £178kestimated
  2. Residential and Nursing Care Homes for Adults - Framework Agreement

    East MidlandsSocial and domiciliary care, Healthcare services

    Open40 days leftSuitable for SMEsFramework

    £995mframework ceiling
  3. Extension of existing Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) provider list for the provision of Residential Care for Younger Adults

    East MidlandsSocial and domiciliary care, Healthcare services

    Open304 days leftDynamic purchasing

    £100mestimated

Coming up

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

  1. Value not stated
  2. Home Based Care

    East MidlandsSocial and domiciliary care

    UpcomingFramework

    Value not stated
  3. Residential Care for Working Age Adults

    East MidlandsSocial and domiciliary care

    UpcomingFramework

    Value not stated
  4. Extra Care

    East MidlandsSocial and domiciliary care

    UpcomingFramework

    Value not stated
  5. Domestic Abuse Services

    East MidlandsSocial and domiciliary care

    Upcoming

    Value not stated
  6. Housing Provider

    East MidlandsFood and drink supplies, Social and domiciliary care

    UpcomingFramework

    Value not stated
  7. Mental Health Support

    East MidlandsSocial and domiciliary care

    UpcomingFramework

    Value not stated
  8. Deaf Services

    East MidlandsMedical equipment and supplies, Social and domiciliary care

    UpcomingFramework

    Value not stated
  9. Provision of Day Opportunities

    East MidlandsSocial and domiciliary care

    UpcomingFramework

    Value not stated
  10. Value not stated

When it goes to market

Tender notices published each month. Active in 9 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. CQC registration2%
    In 1 of 44 notices
  2. DBS checks2%
    In 1 of 44 notices

Who it buys from

Suppliers awarded contracts in the last 12 months.

  1. £2.55m awarded
  2. Udlive LimitedSME2 contracts
    £40k awarded
  3. The Harley FoundationSME2 contracts

How it buys

How much of its work was open to any supplier.

  • Advertised openly (any supplier could bid)71%
  • Framework call-off (only suppliers on the framework)2%
  • Direct award (no competition)26%
Based on 42 procurements.

Scorecard

How we score

How Nottinghamshire County Council has bought over the last 12 months, compared with similar buyers.

Time to bid
29 days
Shorter than 58% of local authorities
Based on 17 advertised tenders
Advertised openly
71%
Higher than 67% of local authorities
Based on 42 procurements
Won by small firms
76%
Higher than 72% of local authorities
Based on 68 winning suppliers
Bids per contract
9
More than 86% of local authorities
Based on 17 awards
Split into lots
37%
Higher than 91% of local authorities
Based on 19 advertised tenders
Direct awards
26%
Higher than 52% of local authorities
Based on 42 procurements
Cancelled
5%
Higher than 55% of local authorities
Based on 19 tenders

Compared with other local authorities

Time to bid, 321 local authorities
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RangeBuyers
0–5 days0
5–10 days0
10–15 days0
15–20 days3
20–25 days17
25–30 days140
30–35 days126
35–40 days25
40–45 days6
45–50 days3
50–55 days1
55–60 days0
60+ days0
Bids per contract, 280 local authorities
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RangeBuyers
0–2 bids5
2–4 bids71
4–6 bids95
6–8 bids53
8–10 bids26
10–12 bids12
12–14 bids4
14–16 bids4
16–18 bids1
18–20 bids0
20+ bids9
Advertised openly, 408 local authorities
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RangeBuyers
0–10%16
10–20%22
20–30%35
30–40%42
40–50%39
50–60%47
60–70%64
70–80%33
80–90%37
90–100%73
Won by small firms, 373 local authorities
Show as a table
RangeBuyers
0–10%0
10–20%1
20–30%5
30–40%14
40–50%19
50–60%69
60–70%90
70–80%102
80–90%50
90–100%23

Each column is a group of local authorities with similar figures. The coloured column holds Nottinghamshire 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.

ContractCurrent supplierValueEnds
Restorative and Relational Practice ProgrammeL30 Relational Systems£110k30 Sept 2026

7 more contracts end in the next 12 months.

Recent contract awards