Buyer profile · Local authority
Plymouth City Council tenders and contracts
- Tenders published
- 7
- About one every 52 days
- Contracts awarded
- 73
- To 83 different suppliers
- Value awarded
- £60.8m
- 91 contracts, frameworks excluded
- Typical contract
- £48k
- Median value awarded
- Open now
- 0
- 8 contracts end in 90 days
Figures cover in the last 12 months, from notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
Open tenders
Plymouth City Council has no tenders open right now.
Coming up
Pipeline, market engagement and planned procurement notices: early warning of tenders to come.
- £5mestimated
- Value not stated
- £202mframework ceiling
- £5.8mestimated
- £30mestimated
- £40mestimated
When it goes to market
Tender notices published each month. Active in 6 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)15%
- Invited quotes (the buyer chose whom to ask)19%
- Direct award (no competition)67%
Scorecard
How we scoreHow Plymouth 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 6 advertised tenders
- Advertised openly
- 15%
- Lower than 94% of local authorities
- Based on 81 procurements
- Won by small firms
- 72%
- Higher than 60% of local authorities
- Based on 106 winning suppliers
- Bids per contract
- 35
- More than 99% of local authorities
- Based on 11 awards
- Split into lots
- 29%
- Higher than 80% of local authorities
- Based on 7 advertised tenders
- Direct awards
- 67%
- Higher than 94% of local authorities
- Based on 81 procurements
- Cancelled
- 14%
- Higher than 88% of local authorities
- Based on 7 tenders
Compared with other local authorities
Plymouth City Council: 35 days
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–5 days | 0 |
| 5–10 days | 0 |
| 10–15 days | 0 |
| 15–20 days | 3 |
| 20–25 days | 17 |
| 25–30 days | 140 |
| 30–35 days | 126 |
| 35–40 days | 25 |
| 40–45 days | 6 |
| 45–50 days | 3 |
| 50–55 days | 1 |
| 55–60 days | 0 |
| 60+ days | 0 |
Plymouth City Council: 35
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–2 bids | 5 |
| 2–4 bids | 71 |
| 4–6 bids | 95 |
| 6–8 bids | 53 |
| 8–10 bids | 26 |
| 10–12 bids | 12 |
| 12–14 bids | 4 |
| 14–16 bids | 4 |
| 16–18 bids | 1 |
| 18–20 bids | 0 |
| 20+ bids | 9 |
Plymouth City Council: 15%
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 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 |
Plymouth City Council: 72%
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Douglass House Demolition | Sam Gilpin Demolition Limited | £97k | 30 Sept 2026 |
| Exacom Upgrade | Delt Shared Services Limited | £27k | 30 Sept 2026 |
| Plymouth Heat Network Delivery Partner - Commercial Consultancy | Amberside Advisors Ltd | £40k | 30 Oct 2026 |
| Plymouth Heat Network Delivery Partner - Technical Consultancy | Buro Happold | £60k | 30 Oct 2026 |
| Learning Disability Centre Delivery | Delt Shared Services Limited | £75k | 31 Oct 2026 |
| Agilisys Quick Action AI | Delt Shared Services Limited | £30k | 17 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 |