Buyer profile · Local authority
Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council tenders and contracts
- Tenders published
- 55
- About one every 7 days
- Contracts awarded
- 50
- To 62 different suppliers
- Value awarded
- £9.1m
- 28 contracts, frameworks excluded
- Typical contract
- £257k
- Median value awarded
- Open now
- 2
- 5 contracts end in 90 days
Figures cover in the last 12 months, from notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
Open tenders
- £16mestimated
- £1.59mestimated
Coming up
Pipeline, market engagement and planned procurement notices: early warning of tenders to come.
- Value not stated
- Value not stated
- Value not stated
- Value not stated
- £2.8mestimated
- Value not stated
- £16mestimated
- £20mframework ceiling
- £6mestimated
- £4.3mframework ceiling
When it goes to market
Tender notices published each month. Active in 10 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)66%
- Invited quotes (the buyer chose whom to ask)2%
- Direct award (no competition)31%
Scorecard
How we scoreHow Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council has bought over the last 12 months, compared with similar buyers.
- Time to bid
- 29 days
- Shorter than 56% of local authorities
- Based on 55 advertised tenders
- Advertised openly
- 66%
- Higher than 64% of local authorities
- Based on 89 procurements
- Won by small firms
- 66%
- Lower than 55% of local authorities
- Based on 65 winning suppliers
- Bids per contract
- 6
- More than 60% of local authorities
- Based on 22 awards
- Split into lots
- 13%
- Lower than 53% of local authorities
- Based on 55 advertised tenders
- Direct awards
- 31%
- Higher than 60% of local authorities
- Based on 89 procurements
- Cancelled
- 9%
- Higher than 72% of local authorities
- Based on 55 tenders
Compared with other local authorities
This buyer: 29 days
Show as a table
| 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 |
This buyer: 6
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 |
This buyer: 66%
Show as a table
| 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 |
This buyer: 66%
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 Sandwell Metropolitan 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.
| Contract | Current supplier | Value | Ends |
|---|---|---|---|
| Better Care Transformation Programme Consultancy | Arcc HR Ltd | £500k | 31 Dec 2026 |
| Void Property Repairs(3) | Tyrer Building Contractors | £450k | 31 Jan 2027 |
| Void Property Repairs(2) | Bryant Electrical (Midlands) Limited | £450k | 31 Jan 2027 |
| Void Property Repairs(1) | Axis Europe | £450k | 31 Jan 2027 |
| Void Property Repairs(4) | VINCI Construction UK Limited trading as VINCI Facilities | £450k | 31 Jan 2027 |