Buyer profile · Local authority

South Ayrshire Council tenders and contracts

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Tenders published
12
About one every 30 days
Contracts awarded
23
To 45 different suppliers
Value awarded
£12.8m
19 contracts, frameworks excluded
Typical contract
£499k
Median value awarded
Open now
0
3 coming up

Figures cover in the last 12 months, from notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.

Open tenders

South Ayrshire Council has no tenders open right now.

Coming up

Pipeline, market engagement and planned procurement notices: early warning of tenders to come.

  1. Value not stated
  2. CE-11-26 Flexible Framework Agreement for the Provision of Alcohol and Drug Services and Supports

    ScotlandSocial and domiciliary care, Healthcare services

    Upcoming5 lotsFramework

    Value not stated
  3. Provision of a Leisure Management System

    ScotlandIT services and software

    Upcoming

    Value not stated

When it goes to market

Tender notices published each month. Active in 7 of 12 months.

What it buys

Procurements in the last 12 months, by trade.

Who it buys from

Suppliers awarded contracts in the last 12 months, by value awarded (frameworks excluded).

  1. 1 contract
  2. Ayrshire Refrigeration Ltd.SME£1.38m
    1 contract
  3. RamhSME£1.27m
    1 contract
  4. 1 contract
  5. 2 contracts
  6. Voluntary Action South AyrshireSME£768k
    2 contracts
  7. 1 contract
  8. 1 contract

How it buys

How much of its work was open to any supplier.

  • Advertised openly (any supplier could bid)57%
  • Direct award (no competition)43%
Based on 30 procurements.

Scorecard

How we score

How South Ayrshire Council has bought over the last 12 months, compared with similar buyers.

Time to bid
37 days
Longer than 94% of local authorities
Based on 12 advertised tenders
Advertised openly
57%
Lower than 54% of local authorities
Based on 30 procurements
Won by small firms
40%
Lower than 94% of local authorities
Based on 47 winning suppliers
Bids per contract
3
Fewer than 77% of local authorities
Based on 21 awards
Split into lots
25%
Higher than 75% of local authorities
Based on 12 advertised tenders
Direct awards
43%
Higher than 76% of local authorities
Based on 30 procurements
Cancelled
17%
Higher than 94% of local authorities
Based on 12 tenders

Compared with other local authorities

Time to bid, 321 local authorities
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RangeBuyers
0–5 days0
5–10 days0
10–15 days0
15–20 days3
20–25 days17
25–30 days140
30–35 days126
35–40 days25
40–45 days6
45–50 days3
50–55 days1
55–60 days0
60+ days0
Bids per contract, 280 local authorities
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RangeBuyers
0–2 bids5
2–4 bids71
4–6 bids95
6–8 bids53
8–10 bids26
10–12 bids12
12–14 bids4
14–16 bids4
16–18 bids1
18–20 bids0
20+ bids9
Advertised openly, 408 local authorities
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RangeBuyers
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
Won by small firms, 373 local authorities
Show as a table
RangeBuyers
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 South Ayrshire 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.

No contracts we hold from South Ayrshire Council end in the next 90 days.

Recent contract awards