Buyer profile · Local authority

Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council tenders and contracts

North EastREDCARWebsite

Official name on notices: Redcar & Cleveland Borough Council

Tenders published
11
About one every 33 days
Contracts awarded
39
To 49 different suppliers
Value awarded
£22.1m
32 contracts, frameworks excluded
Typical contract
£89k
Median value awarded
Open now
5
5 contracts end in 90 days

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

Open tenders

  1. Saltburn Cliff Tramway - Maintenance

    North East

    Open8 days leftSuitable for SMEs

    £630kestimated
  2. South Tees All Age Carers Support Service

    North EastSocial and domiciliary care, Healthcare services

    Open17 days left3 lotsSuitable for SMEsFramework

    £7.1mframework ceiling
  3. NEPO603 - Tyne-Tees Independent Foster Care Services (C-012130) - Opening July 2026

    North EastSocial and domiciliary care, Healthcare services

    Open32 days left6 lots

    Value not stated
  4. £37mframework ceiling
  5. School, College & Centre Passenger Transport Services

    North EastTransport

    Open878 days left7 lots

    £33.9mestimated

Coming up

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

  1. Short Breaks for Children and Young People with Disabilities and their Families (Re-opening)

    North EastSocial and domiciliary care, Healthcare services

    Upcoming

    Value not stated
  2. Temporary Accommodation Services for Homeless Clients

    North EastSocial and domiciliary care

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEsFramework

    £4mframework ceiling
  3. Processing & Recycling of Kerbside Collected Household Waste

    North EastWaste and street cleansing

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    £8mestimated
  4. Value not stated
  5. Processing & Recycling of Kerbside Collected Household Waste

    North EastWaste and street cleansing

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    £7.5mestimated
  6. Community Opportunities Framework

    North EastSocial and domiciliary care, Healthcare services

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEsFramework

    £12mframework ceiling
  7. Supported Living Framework

    North EastSocial and domiciliary care, Healthcare services

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEsFramework

    £79mframework ceiling

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.

Who it buys from

Suppliers awarded contracts in the last 12 months, by value awarded (frameworks excluded).

  1. 1 contract
  2. 1 contract
  3. 1 contract
  4. Community Campus 87 (Cleveland) LtdSME£178k
    2 contracts
  5. 2 contracts
  6. 2 contracts
  7. 2 contracts
  8. 2 contracts

How it buys

How much of its work was open to any supplier.

  • Advertised openly (any supplier could bid)27%
  • Framework call-off (only suppliers on the framework)8%
  • Invited quotes (the buyer chose whom to ask)12%
  • Direct award (no competition)53%
Based on 59 procurements.

Scorecard

How we score

How Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council has bought over the last 12 months, compared with similar buyers.

Time to bid
30 days
Shorter than 51% of local authorities
Based on 10 advertised tenders
Advertised openly
27%
Lower than 85% of local authorities
Based on 59 procurements
Won by small firms
63%
Lower than 62% of local authorities
Based on 54 winning suppliers
Bids per contract
11
More than 92% of local authorities
Based on 10 awards
Split into lots
36%
Higher than 90% of local authorities
Based on 11 advertised tenders
Direct awards
53%
Higher than 87% of local authorities
Based on 59 procurements
Cancelled
0%
Lower than 58% of local authorities
Based on 11 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 Redcar and Cleveland 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.

ContractCurrent supplierValueEnds
Mortgage and Rent Arrears Service (MARAS)Citizens Advice Darlington, Redcar and Cleveland£39k30 Sept 2026
Complex Needs Refuge SupportHarbour Support Services£100k30 Sept 2026
Skippers Lane - Virgin Media Additional Diversion WorksVirgin Media Business Limited£58k30 Oct 2026
Waupley Bridge Parapet RepairsWilf Noble Construction & Plant Hire Limited£40k30 Nov 2026
Design of Phase 1 of the managed retreat at Cowbar CottagesAtkinsRéalis PPS Limited£60k1 Dec 2026

1 more contract ends in the next 12 months.

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