Buyer profile · Local authority
Reading Borough Council tenders and contracts
- Tenders published
- 16
- About one every 23 days
- Contracts awarded
- 18
- To 31 different suppliers
- Value awarded
- £238m
- 12 contracts, frameworks excluded
- Typical contract
- £1.69m
- Median value awarded
- Open now
- 2
- 7 coming up
Figures cover in the last 12 months, from notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
Open tenders
- £36mframework ceiling
- £190kestimated
Coming up
Pipeline, market engagement and planned procurement notices: early warning of tenders to come.
- Value not stated
- Value not stated
- £50kestimated
- £1.16mestimated
- Value not stated
- £11.2mestimated
- £2.5mestimated
When it goes to market
Tender notices published each month. Active in 8 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)61%
- Invited quotes (the buyer chose whom to ask)3%
- Direct award (no competition)36%
Scorecard
How we scoreHow Reading Borough Council has bought over the last 12 months, compared with similar buyers.
- Time to bid
- 33 days
- Longer than 81% of local authorities
- Based on 16 advertised tenders
- Advertised openly
- 61%
- Lower than 51% of local authorities
- Based on 36 procurements
- Won by small firms
- 68%
- Lower than 56% of local authorities
- Based on 31 winning suppliers
- Bids per contract
- 7.5
- More than 77% of local authorities
- Based on 12 awards
- Split into lots
- 19%
- Higher than 64% of local authorities
- Based on 16 advertised tenders
- Direct awards
- 36%
- Higher than 69% of local authorities
- Based on 36 procurements
- Cancelled
- 6%
- Higher than 65% of local authorities
- Based on 16 tenders
Compared with other local authorities
Reading Borough Council: 33 days
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| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–5 days | 0 |
| 5–10 days | 0 |
| 10–15 days | 0 |
| 15–20 days | 4 |
| 20–25 days | 11 |
| 25–30 days | 120 |
| 30–35 days | 119 |
| 35–40 days | 19 |
| 40–45 days | 7 |
| 45–50 days | 1 |
| 50–55 days | 1 |
| 55–60 days | 1 |
| 60+ days | 0 |
Reading Borough Council: 7.5
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–2 bids | 4 |
| 2–4 bids | 55 |
| 4–6 bids | 75 |
| 6–8 bids | 47 |
| 8–10 bids | 17 |
| 10–12 bids | 11 |
| 12–14 bids | 2 |
| 14–16 bids | 3 |
| 16–18 bids | 2 |
| 18–20 bids | 2 |
| 20+ bids | 10 |
Reading Borough Council: 61%
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 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 |
Reading Borough Council: 68%
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 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 Reading Borough 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.
No contracts we hold from Reading Borough Council end in the next 90 days.
Recent contract awards
| Contract | Won by | Value | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Supply and Maintenance of Bus Shelters with Advertising Opportunities | Jcdecaux UK Limited | — | 7 Sept 2026 |
| Major Roads-Carriageway Resurfacing Works Contract 2026-2027 | O'Hara Bros Surfacing Ltd | £1.79m | 7 Sept 2026 |
| Tactical Advisor Out Of Hours Service | Applied Resilience Limited | — | 24 Aug 2026 |
| Election Printing | Civica Election Services | £640k | 17 Aug 2026 |
| End User Workspace and Hosting | Advanced Health and Care Limited | — | 11 Aug 2026 |
| Cleaning Partners 2026- Tender | N-Viro Limited | £8.64m | 6 Jul 2026 |
| Pest Control Services | Shomo & Co Ltd | — | 26 Jun 2026 |
| Holiday Activity Fund Framework | Greenwich Leisure Limited, Next Thing Education Camps Ltd, Junior Adventures Group and 12 more | — | 24 Jun 2026 |
| Family Lead Decision Making | Daybreak Family Group Conferences | £375k | 19 Jun 2026 |
| Provision of accommodation with support for young people aged 18-24 | Launchpad Reading | £1.76m | 16 Jun 2026 |