Buyer profile · Local authority
Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council tenders and contracts
- Tenders published
- 24
- About one every 15 days
- Contracts awarded
- 40
- To 65 different suppliers
- Value awarded
- £13.6m
- 29 contracts, frameworks excluded
- Typical contract
- £85k
- Median value awarded
- Open now
- 3
- 4 contracts end in 90 days
Figures cover in the last 12 months, from notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
Open tenders
- £400kestimated
- £600kestimated
- £23mframework ceiling
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 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.
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)10%
- Direct award (no competition)44%
Scorecard
How we scoreHow Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council has bought over the last 12 months, compared with similar buyers.
- Time to bid
- 28 days
- Shorter than 68% of local authorities
- Based on 24 advertised tenders
- Advertised openly
- 46%
- Lower than 65% of local authorities
- Based on 61 procurements
- Won by small firms
- 78%
- Higher than 77% of local authorities
- Based on 82 winning suppliers
- Bids per contract
- 6.5
- More than 70% of local authorities
- Based on 14 awards
- Split into lots
- 29%
- Higher than 81% of local authorities
- Based on 24 advertised tenders
- Direct awards
- 44%
- Higher than 77% of local authorities
- Based on 61 procurements
- Cancelled
- 0%
- Lower than 58% of local authorities
- Based on 24 tenders
Compared with other local authorities
This buyer: 28 days
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–5 days | 0 |
| 5–10 days | 0 |
| 10–15 days | 0 |
| 15–20 days | 3 |
| 20–25 days | 17 |
| 25–30 days | 140 |
| 30–35 days | 126 |
| 35–40 days | 25 |
| 40–45 days | 6 |
| 45–50 days | 3 |
| 50–55 days | 1 |
| 55–60 days | 0 |
| 60+ days | 0 |
This buyer: 6.5
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–2 bids | 5 |
| 2–4 bids | 71 |
| 4–6 bids | 95 |
| 6–8 bids | 53 |
| 8–10 bids | 26 |
| 10–12 bids | 12 |
| 12–14 bids | 4 |
| 14–16 bids | 4 |
| 16–18 bids | 1 |
| 18–20 bids | 0 |
| 20+ bids | 9 |
This buyer: 46%
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 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 |
This buyer: 78%
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| PROPOSED MANAGEMENT OF LEGIONELLA BACTERIA IN WATER SYSTEMS AT VARIOUS CORPORATE BUILDINGS For 1 year from 1st October 2025 to 30th September 2026 with an option to extend for a further 6 months from 1st October 2026 to 31st March 2027 | Total Environmental Compliance Limited | £92k | 30 Sept 2026 |
| PPE & Corporate Wear 2025 - 2026 | Wray Brothers Limited | £50k | 31 Oct 2026 |
| Cultural Events Programme - Books Alive! Trail | Make CIC | £85k | 30 Nov 2026 |
| Cultural Events Programme - Books Alive! Trail | Make CIC | £85k | 30 Nov 2026 |