Buyer profile · Local authority

Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council tenders and contracts

North EastRedcarWebsite

Tenders published
11
About one every 33 days
Contracts awarded
31
To 44 different suppliers
Value awarded
£21.6m
26 contracts, frameworks excluded
Typical contract
£134k
Median value awarded
Open now
2
3 contracts end in 90 days

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

Open tenders

  1. £37mframework ceiling
  2. School, College & Centre Passenger Transport Services

    North EastTransport

    Open832 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 Services Framework

    North EastSocial and domiciliary care, Healthcare services

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEsFramework

    £60.8mframework 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).

How it buys

How much of its work was open to any supplier.

  • Advertised openly (any supplier could bid)22%
  • Framework call-off (only suppliers on the framework)12%
  • Invited quotes (the buyer chose whom to ask)12%
  • Direct award (no competition)54%
Based on 65 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 52% of local authorities
Based on 10 advertised tenders
Advertised openly
22%
Lower than 87% of local authorities
Based on 65 procurements
Won by small firms
66%
Lower than 56% of local authorities
Based on 47 winning suppliers
Bids per contract
11
More than 90% of local authorities
Based on 9 awards
Split into lots
36%
Higher than 89% of local authorities
Based on 11 advertised tenders
Direct awards
54%
Higher than 88% of local authorities
Based on 65 procurements
Cancelled
0%
Lower than 60% of local authorities
Based on 11 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 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
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
Beach Base Improvements - Replacement DoorsMetador Limited£32k31 Dec 2026

12 more contracts end in the next 12 months.

Recent contract awards