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Buyer profile · Local authority
Somerset Council tenders and contracts
- Tenders published
- 14
- About one every 26 days
- Contracts awarded
- 111
- To 116 different suppliers
- Value awarded
- £121m
- 141 contracts, frameworks excluded
- Typical contract
- £40k
- Median value awarded
- Open now
- 1
- 16 contracts end in 90 days
Figures cover in the last 12 months, from notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
Open tenders
- £2.5mestimated
Coming up
Pipeline, market engagement and planned procurement notices: early warning of tenders to come.
- £140kestimated
- £8,900estimated
- £4.5mestimated
- £30mestimated
- £2.5mestimated
- £14mestimated
- Value not stated
- £728kestimated
- £10.5mframework ceiling
- 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, by value awarded (frameworks excluded).
How it buys
How much of its work was open to any supplier.
- Advertised openly (any supplier could bid)16%
- Direct award (no competition)84%
Scorecard
How we scoreHow Somerset Council has bought over the last 12 months, compared with similar buyers.
- Time to bid
- 30 days
- Longer than 55% of local authorities
- Based on 14 advertised tenders
- Advertised openly
- 16%
- Lower than 95% of local authorities
- Based on 118 procurements
- Won by small firms
- 72%
- Higher than 55% of local authorities
- Based on 150 winning suppliers
- Bids per contract
- 7
- More than 71% of local authorities
- Based on 17 awards
- Split into lots
- 14%
- About the same as most local authorities
- Based on 14 advertised tenders
- Direct awards
- 84%
- Higher than 98% of local authorities
- Based on 118 procurements
- Cancelled
- 0%
- About the same as most local authorities
- Based on 14 tenders
Compared with other local authorities
Somerset Council: 30 days
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| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–5 days | 0 |
| 5–10 days | 0 |
| 10–15 days | 0 |
| 15–20 days | 4 |
| 20–25 days | 11 |
| 25–30 days | 120 |
| 30–35 days | 119 |
| 35–40 days | 19 |
| 40–45 days | 7 |
| 45–50 days | 1 |
| 50–55 days | 1 |
| 55–60 days | 1 |
| 60+ days | 0 |
Somerset Council: 7
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| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–2 bids | 4 |
| 2–4 bids | 55 |
| 4–6 bids | 75 |
| 6–8 bids | 47 |
| 8–10 bids | 17 |
| 10–12 bids | 11 |
| 12–14 bids | 2 |
| 14–16 bids | 3 |
| 16–18 bids | 2 |
| 18–20 bids | 2 |
| 20+ bids | 10 |
Somerset Council: 16%
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| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–10% | 13 |
| 10–20% | 11 |
| 20–30% | 25 |
| 30–40% | 32 |
| 40–50% | 36 |
| 50–60% | 48 |
| 60–70% | 47 |
| 70–80% | 33 |
| 80–90% | 44 |
| 90–100% | 76 |
Somerset Council: 72%
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–10% | 0 |
| 10–20% | 0 |
| 20–30% | 7 |
| 30–40% | 6 |
| 40–50% | 27 |
| 50–60% | 41 |
| 60–70% | 76 |
| 70–80% | 80 |
| 80–90% | 55 |
| 90–100% | 32 |
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.
Recent contract awards
| Contract | Won by | Value | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Coker Boundary wall repair project | Somerset Landscapes Limited | — | 23 Sept 2026 |
| Replacement Rainwater Goods | D R Jones Yeovil Ltd | — | 18 Sept 2026 |
| Single Person Discount Review 2026-27 | Infoshare+ Limited | — | 10 Sept 2026 |
| Connect to Work - Somerset Council | Elevate Employment Services Limited, Dimensions Somerset Sev Limited | — | 9 Sept 2026 |
| New Stowey Farm - boundary fencing (2026) | S Date Fencing | — | 9 Sept 2026 |
| MD_HW6M-Watchwell Drove 2026 | Arboricare Limited | — | 8 Sept 2026 |
| MD_HW6MATR- Coalash Lane, Frome | Arboricare Limited | — | 8 Sept 2026 |
| Connect to Work - IPS Targeted Supported Employment provision | Sba Worldwide CIC | — | 28 Aug 2026 |
| Westover Green Construction works | Qube Construct Ltd | — | 24 Aug 2026 |
| NHS Health Checks | Somerset NHS Foundation Trust | — | 24 Aug 2026 |