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South Gloucestershire Council tenders and contracts

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Tenders published
10
About one every 37 days
Contracts awarded
47
To 46 different suppliers
Value awarded
£94m
40 contracts, frameworks excluded
Typical contract
£70k
Median value awarded
Open now
1
6 contracts end in 90 days

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

Open tenders

  1. Children's Residential Placements pseudo-DPS

    UK-wideSocial and domiciliary care, Healthcare services

    Open833 days leftDynamic purchasing

    Value not stated

Coming up

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

  1. Online Learning Provision for Section 19 and Virtual School

    UK-wideTraining, Education services

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    £2mestimated
  2. Highways Labour Framework for Street Lighting, Grounds Maintenance and Traffic Signals

    South WestRecruitment and staffing

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEsFramework

    £5mframework ceiling
  3. Temporary Traffic Management 2026

    South West

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    £32mestimated
  4. Framework Agreement for the Hire of Vehicles and Plant Machinery without an Operator

    South WestConstruction

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEsFramework

    £12.8mframework ceiling
  5. Framework Agreement for the Hire of Vehicles and Plant Machinery with an Operator

    South WestConstruction

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEsFramework

    £22.4mframework ceiling
  6. Passenger Transport Framework for South Gloucestershire Council

    South WestTransport, Vehicles and fleet

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEsFramework

    £80mframework ceiling

When it goes to market

Tender notices published each month. Active in 5 of 12 months.

What it buys

Procurements in the last 12 months, by trade.

  1. Construction28
  2. Social and domiciliary care12
  3. Architecture and engineering8
  4. Highways and street lighting7
  5. Environmental services5
  6. Building maintenance and repairs5

Who it buys from

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

  1. Tarmac Trading Limited£84m
    1 contract
  2. Nappicycle LtdSME£3.02m
    1 contract
  3. K.P.Wilton & Son LimitedSME£1.57m
    1 contract
  4. Mobius Works LtdSME£855k
    1 contract
  5. Sight Support West of EnglandSME£685k
    1 contract
  6. Boots UK LTD£595k
    1 contract
  7. FG Library Products LimitedSME£55k
    2 contracts
  8. WSP UK LtdNot stated
    2 contracts

How it buys

How much of its work was open to any supplier.

  • Advertised openly (any supplier could bid)16%
  • Invited quotes (the buyer chose whom to ask)33%
  • Direct award (no competition)52%
Based on 58 procurements.

Scorecard

How we score

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

Time to bid
49 days
Longer than 99% of local authorities
Based on 9 advertised tenders
Advertised openly
16%
Lower than 91% of local authorities
Based on 58 procurements
Won by small firms
83%
Higher than 85% of local authorities
Based on 48 winning suppliers
Bids per contract
3.5
Fewer than 71% of local authorities
Based on 6 awards
Split into lots
0%
Lower than 78% of local authorities
Based on 10 advertised tenders
Direct awards
52%
Higher than 85% of local authorities
Based on 58 procurements
Cancelled
10%
Higher than 77% of local authorities
Based on 10 tenders

Compared with other local authorities

Time to bid, 319 local authorities
Show as a table
RangeBuyers
0–5 days1
5–10 days0
10–15 days0
15–20 days2
20–25 days17
25–30 days135
30–35 days132
35–40 days27
40–45 days2
45–50 days2
50–55 days1
55–60 days0
60+ days0
Bids per contract, 284 local authorities
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RangeBuyers
0–2 bids4
2–4 bids78
4–6 bids89
6–8 bids57
8–10 bids18
10–12 bids16
12–14 bids8
14–16 bids3
16–18 bids2
18–20 bids0
20+ bids9
Advertised openly, 418 local authorities
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RangeBuyers
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
Won by small firms, 394 local authorities
Show as a table
RangeBuyers
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 Gloucestershire 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.

ContractCurrent supplierValueEnds
Waste Site InsuranceNot stated£406k30 Nov 2026
Interim Arrangement for UBS ServicesCool Ventures Limited£60k30 Nov 2026
Ormonds Close Footbridge ReplacementSarum Hardwood Structures Limited£32k30 Nov 2026
Digitisation & Migration of Traffic Regulation Orders (TROs)Causeway Technologies Limited£34k1 Dec 2026
M49 Link Road - Landowner AgreementsPinsent Masons LLP£70k31 Dec 2026
Bristol to Bath Railway Path CCTV InstallationSelect Electrics Limited£124k29 Jan 2027

17 more contracts end in the next 12 months.

Recent contract awards

ContractWon byValueAwarded
The Provision of a Telecare Support Service Including Payment CollectionCareium UK Limited£200k5 Nov 2026
Weather Station System, Calibration & MaintenanceVaisala Limited—1 Oct 2026
Weather ForecastingMetdesk Limited—1 Oct 2026
Streetscene Professional Services RoutingRouteware Limited—28 Sept 2026
Tree Planting SundriesTudor (UK) Ltd—22 Sept 2026
Fountain Square, Staple Hill - Refurbishment ProjectParsons Landscapes Ltd.—17 Sept 2026
Strategic Transport NarrativeAtkinsRealis UK Limited£56k11 Sept 2026
Collection and Disposal of Waste Oil & ContainersSafety-Kleen U.K. Limited—11 Sept 2026
Supported Housing Needs AssessmentOpinion Research Services Ltd—1 Sept 2026
Supply & Installation of Bus SheltersExterniture Limited£87k31 Aug 2026