Buyer profile · Local authority
South Cambridgeshire District Council tenders and contracts
- Tenders published
- 26
- About one every 14 days
- Contracts awarded
- 19
- To 21 different suppliers
- Value awarded
- £80k
- 2 contracts, frameworks excluded
- Typical contract
- £40k
- Median value awarded
- Open now
- 1
- 1 contracts end in 90 days
Figures cover in the last 12 months, from notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
Open tenders
- £50kestimated
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.
How it buys
How much of its work was open to any supplier.
- Advertised openly (any supplier could bid)90%
- Direct award (no competition)10%
Scorecard
How we scoreHow South Cambridgeshire District Council has bought over the last 12 months, compared with similar buyers.
- Time to bid
- 21 days
- Shorter than 97% of local authorities
- Based on 26 advertised tenders
- Advertised openly
- 90%
- Higher than 85% of local authorities
- Based on 29 procurements
- Won by small firms
- 76%
- Higher than 72% of local authorities
- Based on 21 winning suppliers
- Bids per contract
- 3
- Fewer than 73% of local authorities
- Based on 19 awards
- Split into lots
- 4%
- Lower than 76% of local authorities
- Based on 26 advertised tenders
- Direct awards
- 10%
- Lower than 76% of local authorities
- Based on 29 procurements
- Cancelled
- 0%
- Lower than 60% of local authorities
- Based on 26 tenders
Compared with other local authorities
This buyer: 21 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: 3
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: 90%
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: 76%
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 South Cambridgeshire District 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small Sites Gas Supply | British Gas Trading Limited | £31k | 14 Nov 2026 |