Buyer profile · Local authority
Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council tenders and contracts
- Tenders published
- 19
- About one every 19 days
- Contracts awarded
- 40
- To 65 different suppliers
- Value awarded
- £13.8m
- 30 contracts, frameworks excluded
- Typical contract
- £88k
- Median value awarded
- Open now
- 0
- 3 contracts end in 90 days
Figures cover in the last 12 months, from notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
Open tenders
Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council has no tenders open right now.
Coming up
Pipeline, market engagement and planned procurement notices: early warning of tenders to come.
- Value not stated
- £4.93mestimated
- Value not stated
When it goes to market
Tender notices published each month. Active in 9 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.
How it buys
How much of its work was open to any supplier.
- Advertised openly (any supplier could bid)46%
- Invited quotes (the buyer chose whom to ask)6%
- Direct award (no competition)48%
Scorecard
How we scoreHow Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council has bought over the last 12 months, compared with similar buyers.
- Time to bid
- 31 days
- Longer than 60% of local authorities
- Based on 19 advertised tenders
- Advertised openly
- 46%
- Lower than 58% of local authorities
- Based on 50 procurements
- Won by small firms
- 77%
- Higher than 74% of local authorities
- Based on 82 winning suppliers
- Bids per contract
- 6
- More than 60% of local authorities
- Based on 15 awards
- Split into lots
- 26%
- Higher than 78% of local authorities
- Based on 19 advertised tenders
- Direct awards
- 48%
- Higher than 81% of local authorities
- Based on 50 procurements
- Cancelled
- 0%
- Lower than 60% of local authorities
- Based on 19 tenders
Compared with other local authorities
This buyer: 31 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: 46%
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: 77%
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 Sefton 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cultural Events Programme - Books Alive! Trail | Make CIC | £85k | 30 Nov 2026 |
| Cultural Events Programme - Books Alive! Trail | Make CIC | £85k | 30 Nov 2026 |
| Installation of Vehicular Crossings and Pram Ramps - RFQ | Graysons H&E Services Limited | £166.67 | 31 Jan 2027 |