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Buyer profile · Local authority
Somerset Council tenders and contracts
- Tenders published
- 19
- About one every 19 days
- Contracts awarded
- 258
- To 190 different suppliers
- Value awarded
- £159m
- 261 contracts, frameworks excluded
- Typical contract
- £44k
- Median value awarded
- Open now
- 3
- 12 contracts end in 90 days
Figures cover in the last 12 months, from notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
Open tenders
- £140kestimated
- £400kestimated
- £360kestimated
Coming up
Pipeline, market engagement and planned procurement notices: early warning of tenders to come.
- £10mestimated
- Value not stated
- Value not stated
- £8,900estimated
- £4.5mestimated
- £30mestimated
- £2.5mestimated
- £14mestimated
- Value not stated
- £728kestimated
When it goes to market
Tender notices published each month. Active in 11 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)9%
- Framework call-off (only suppliers on the framework)1%
- Direct award (no competition)90%
Scorecard
How we scoreHow Somerset 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 17 advertised tenders
- Advertised openly
- 9%
- Lower than 96% of local authorities
- Based on 268 procurements
- Won by small firms
- 71%
- Higher than 61% of local authorities
- Based on 303 winning suppliers
- Bids per contract
- 6
- More than 60% of local authorities
- Based on 18 awards
- Split into lots
- 11%
- Lower than 60% of local authorities
- Based on 19 advertised tenders
- Direct awards
- 90%
- Higher than 99% of local authorities
- Based on 268 procurements
- Cancelled
- 0%
- Lower than 60% of local authorities
- Based on 19 tenders
Compared with other local authorities
Somerset Council: 31 days
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| 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 |
Somerset Council: 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 |
Somerset Council: 9%
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| 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 |
Somerset Council: 71%
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 Somerset 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| SEN Base Garden Construction Works at Westover Green School | Adrian Morris & Partners | £40k | 20 Nov 2026 |
| Drafting of Initial EHCPs and Amendment Notices | Enhance EHC Ltd | £82k | 23 Nov 2026 |
| Holway Park SEN Base - external works to playground | Somerset Landscapes Limited | £78k | 30 Nov 2026 |
| East Coker Boundary wall repair project | Somerset Landscapes Limited | £44k | 18 Dec 2026 |
| Playing field drainage at Herne View School | Ivel Aquatics Ltd | £75k | 18 Dec 2026 |
| St Cuthbert's Junior School SEN garden | Somerset Landscapes Limited | £59k | 24 Dec 2026 |
| Retrofit Co-ordination | Value Optimised Retrofit Limited | £100k | 31 Dec 2026 |
| Early Intervention Sports Mentoring | Somerset Activity and Partnership | £38k | 31 Dec 2026 |
| MD_HW6MATR- Coalash Lane, Frome | Arboricare Limited | £60k | 31 Dec 2026 |
| MD_HW6M-Watchwell Drove 2026 | Arboricare Limited | £68k | 31 Dec 2026 |
| Works (Building Maintenance) | Westcountry Maintenance Services | £239k | 4 Jan 2027 |
| IPS Maintenance Contract | International Parking Systems (UK) Limited | £31k | 31 Jan 2027 |