Buyer profile · Local or regional public body

South Downs National Park Authority tenders and contracts

South EastMidhurstWebsite

Tenders published
20
About one every 18 days
Contracts awarded
30
To 28 different suppliers
Value awarded
£1.17m
12 contracts, frameworks excluded
Typical contract
£54k
Median value awarded
Open now
0
2 contracts end in 90 days

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

Open tenders

South Downs National Park Authority has no tenders open right now.

Coming up

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

  1. Legal Services South Downs National Park Authority

    South EastLegal services

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    £500kestimated
  2. Audio-Visual Supply & Installation - South Downs Centre, Midhurst

    South East

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

    Value not stated

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.

Who it buys from

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

  1. 2 contracts
  2. 2 contracts
  3. 1 contract
  4. 1 contract
  5. 1 contract
  6. 1 contract
  7. 1 contract
  8. 2 contracts

How it buys

How much of its work was open to any supplier.

  • Advertised openly (any supplier could bid)69%
  • Invited quotes (the buyer chose whom to ask)6%
  • Direct award (no competition)25%
Based on 36 procurements.

Scorecard

How we score

How South Downs National Park Authority has bought over the last 12 months, compared with similar buyers.

Time to bid
30 days
Shorter than 57% of other public bodies
Based on 19 advertised tenders
Advertised openly
69%
Higher than 55% of other public bodies
Based on 36 procurements
Won by small firms
70%
Higher than 70% of other public bodies
Based on 30 winning suppliers
Bids per contract
10
More than 81% of other public bodies
Based on 5 awards
Split into lots
0%
Lower than 72% of other public bodies
Based on 20 advertised tenders
Direct awards
25%
Higher than 54% of other public bodies
Based on 36 procurements
Cancelled
0%
About the same as most other public bodies
Based on 20 tenders

Compared with other other public bodies

Time to bid, 146 other public bodies
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RangeBuyers
0–5 days1
5–10 days0
10–15 days1
15–20 days7
20–25 days12
25–30 days42
30–35 days56
35–40 days17
40–45 days8
45–50 days1
50–55 days0
55–60 days1
60+ days0
Bids per contract, 155 other public bodies
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RangeBuyers
0–2 bids7
2–4 bids37
4–6 bids36
6–8 bids22
8–10 bids22
10–12 bids9
12–14 bids4
14–16 bids4
16–18 bids4
18–20 bids2
20+ bids8
Advertised openly, 320 other public bodies
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RangeBuyers
0–10%36
10–20%34
20–30%25
30–40%14
40–50%18
50–60%23
60–70%28
70–80%17
80–90%29
90–100%96
Won by small firms, 303 other public bodies
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RangeBuyers
0–10%6
10–20%14
20–30%25
30–40%27
40–50%44
50–60%49
60–70%45
70–80%39
80–90%29
90–100%25

Each column is a group of other public bodies with similar figures. The coloured column holds South Downs National Park Authority.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.

ContractCurrent supplierValueEnds
National Ecosystem Plan - PLP Climate Programme 2026-27One Planet Digital Limited£65k31 Dec 2026
Restoration of thirteen ponds at Selborne Landscape Partnership and surrounding areaMorton Pattison Ltd£95k1 Feb 2027

5 more contracts end in the next 12 months.

Recent contract awards