Buyer profile · Local authority
Plymouth City Council tenders and contracts
- Tenders published
- 11
- About one every 33 days
- Contracts awarded
- 70
- To 79 different suppliers
- Value awarded
- £49.2m
- 88 contracts, frameworks excluded
- Typical contract
- £54k
- Median value awarded
- Open now
- 2
- 13 contracts end in 90 days
Figures cover in the last 12 months, from notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
Open tenders
- £312mframework ceiling
- £500mframework ceiling
Coming up
Pipeline, market engagement and planned procurement notices: early warning of tenders to come.
- £8.39mframework ceiling
- Value not stated
- £5.8mestimated
- £30mestimated
- £40mestimated
When it goes to market
Tender notices published each month. Active in 7 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)19%
- Invited quotes (the buyer chose whom to ask)17%
- Direct award (no competition)64%
Scorecard
How we scoreHow Plymouth City Council has bought over the last 12 months, compared with similar buyers.
- Time to bid
- 32 days
- Longer than 78% of local authorities
- Based on 10 advertised tenders
- Advertised openly
- 19%
- Lower than 89% of local authorities
- Based on 78 procurements
- Won by small firms
- 71%
- Higher than 60% of local authorities
- Based on 103 winning suppliers
- Bids per contract
- 35
- More than 99% of local authorities
- Based on 11 awards
- Split into lots
- 36%
- Higher than 89% of local authorities
- Based on 11 advertised tenders
- Direct awards
- 64%
- Higher than 94% of local authorities
- Based on 78 procurements
- Cancelled
- 18%
- Higher than 94% of local authorities
- Based on 11 tenders
Compared with other local authorities
Plymouth City Council: 32 days
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| 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 |
Plymouth City Council: 35
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 |
Plymouth City Council: 19%
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| 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 |
Plymouth City Council: 71%
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 Plymouth 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agilisys Quick Action AI | Delt Shared Services Limited | £30k | 17 Nov 2026 |
| Access Control System for Old Town Street | Delt Shared Services Limited | £146k | 29 Nov 2026 |
| Eclipse Finance Module | Delt Shared Services Limited | £102k | 30 Nov 2026 |
| Acquisition of Artwork | Phillips Auctioneers Limited | £815k | 30 Nov 2026 |
| Mount Edgcumbe Garden Battery PSNMP Project Management and Quantity Surveyor services | Insite Projects Ltd | £39k | 17 Dec 2026 |
| Purchase of Construction Information Service (CIS) | Allium UK Holding Limited | £17k | 18 Dec 2026 |
| Grave Digging Services 2026 | Duchy Cemeteries | £115k | 31 Dec 2026 |
| SLA for on and off street pay and display machines for 2026 | International Parking Systems (UK) Limited | £32k | 31 Dec 2026 |
| 26884 - New Crematorium Landscaping / Tree maintenance | Glendale Countryside Limited | £85k | 31 Dec 2026 |
| Mount Edgcumbe Garden Battery Refurbishment | Tec Construction (Holdings) Limited | £589k | 31 Dec 2026 |
| 28490 - Meadow View - Loose Furniture, Fittings and Equipment | Expedite Interiors Ltd | £85k | 31 Dec 2026 |
| Social Work Project Team | Eden Brown Limited | £465k | 25 Jan 2027 |
| George Park and Ride Terminal Operator | Plymouth Citybus Limited | £101k | 31 Jan 2027 |