Buyer profile · Local authority

Peterborough City Council tenders and contracts

East of EnglandPeterboroughWebsite

Tenders published
30
About one every 12 days
Contracts awarded
33
To 44 different suppliers
Value awarded
£7.34m
15 contracts, frameworks excluded
Typical contract
£124k
Median value awarded
Open now
1
2 contracts end in 90 days

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

Open tenders

  1. Multi-Disciplinary Consultancy Framework - Peterborough City Council

    UK-wideCleaning, Construction

    Open17 days left6 lotsSuitable for SMEsFramework

    £30mframework ceiling

Coming up

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

  1. Peterborough Bondholder Dinner - Catering and Event Management - Expression of Interest

    East of EnglandCatering, Leisure, culture and events

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

    Value not stated
  2. Repair and Maintenance of Peterborough City Council's Solar Estate

    UK-wideEnergy and utilities, Construction

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEsFramework

    £1.5mframework ceiling
  3. Market Stalls for Peterborough

    East of EnglandFurniture

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

    Value not stated
  4. Expression of Interest/Pre-Market Engagement for Playful Structures Peterborough City Centre

    East of EnglandLeisure, culture and events

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

    Value not stated
  5. Sensory Support Services

    UK-wideSocial and domiciliary care, Healthcare services

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

    £239kestimated
  6. Future Independent Voice for Social Care in Peterborough

    East of EnglandSocial and domiciliary care, Healthcare services

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    Value not stated
  7. Value not stated
  8. Creation of a SEN hub at Wittering Primary School

    North East, North West, Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South WestConstruction

    Upcoming

    Value not stated
  9. Preliminary Market Engagement - Older People's Respite - Planned & Predictable Residential Respite (Care Homes)

    East of EnglandSocial and domiciliary care, Healthcare services

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    Value not stated
  10. Preliminary Market Engagement - Under 65s Adult Respite Provision (LD, Autism, Mental Health & Complex Needs)

    East of EnglandSocial and domiciliary care, Healthcare services

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    Value not stated

When it goes to market

Tender notices published each month. Active in 12 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).

How it buys

How much of its work was open to any supplier.

  • Advertised openly (any supplier could bid)57%
  • Direct award (no competition)43%
Based on 54 procurements.

Scorecard

How we score

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

Time to bid
28 days
Shorter than 70% of local authorities
Based on 30 advertised tenders
Advertised openly
57%
Higher than 55% of local authorities
Based on 54 procurements
Won by small firms
74%
Higher than 67% of local authorities
Based on 47 winning suppliers
Bids per contract
6
More than 60% of local authorities
Based on 16 awards
Split into lots
10%
Lower than 61% of local authorities
Based on 30 advertised tenders
Direct awards
43%
Higher than 75% of local authorities
Based on 54 procurements
Cancelled
3%
Lower than 54% of local authorities
Based on 30 tenders

Compared with other local authorities

Time to bid, 319 local authorities
Show as a table
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 Peterborough 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
PL Replacement lift at Peterborough Museum and Art GalleryOmega Citylifts Services Limited£123k30 Nov 2026
Major Adaptation WorksAspire Adaptations Ltd£124k15 Jan 2027

5 more contracts end in the next 12 months.

Recent contract awards