Buyer profile · Local authority
South Kesteven District Council tenders and contracts
- Tenders published
- 12
- About one every 30 days
- Contracts awarded
- 44
- To 42 different suppliers
- Value awarded
- £24.2m
- 40 contracts, frameworks excluded
- Typical contract
- £80k
- Median value awarded
- Open now
- 1
- 5 contracts end in 90 days
Figures cover in the last 12 months, from notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
Open tenders
- £192kestimated
Coming up
Pipeline, market engagement and planned procurement notices: early warning of tenders to come.
- Value not stated
- £100kestimated
- 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).
How it buys
How much of its work was open to any supplier.
- Advertised openly (any supplier could bid)31%
- Framework call-off (only suppliers on the framework)2%
- Invited quotes (the buyer chose whom to ask)42%
- Direct award (no competition)25%
Scorecard
How we scoreHow South Kesteven District Council has bought over the last 12 months, compared with similar buyers.
- Time to bid
- 30 days
- Longer than 50% of local authorities
- Based on 12 advertised tenders
- Advertised openly
- 31%
- Lower than 81% of local authorities
- Based on 55 procurements
- Won by small firms
- 67%
- Lower than 52% of local authorities
- Based on 46 winning suppliers
- Bids per contract
- 5
- About the same as most local authorities
- Based on 9 awards
- Split into lots
- 0%
- Lower than 78% of local authorities
- Based on 12 advertised tenders
- Direct awards
- 25%
- Higher than 52% of local authorities
- Based on 55 procurements
- Cancelled
- 0%
- Lower than 58% of local authorities
- Based on 12 tenders
Compared with other local authorities
This buyer: 30 days
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–5 days | 0 |
| 5–10 days | 0 |
| 10–15 days | 0 |
| 15–20 days | 3 |
| 20–25 days | 17 |
| 25–30 days | 140 |
| 30–35 days | 126 |
| 35–40 days | 25 |
| 40–45 days | 6 |
| 45–50 days | 3 |
| 50–55 days | 1 |
| 55–60 days | 0 |
| 60+ days | 0 |
This buyer: 5
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–2 bids | 5 |
| 2–4 bids | 71 |
| 4–6 bids | 95 |
| 6–8 bids | 53 |
| 8–10 bids | 26 |
| 10–12 bids | 12 |
| 12–14 bids | 4 |
| 14–16 bids | 4 |
| 16–18 bids | 1 |
| 18–20 bids | 0 |
| 20+ bids | 9 |
This buyer: 31%
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 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 |
This buyer: 67%
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 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 Kesteven 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| General Fund Assets Consultancy | Alford Property Services LTD | £40k | 1 Oct 2026 |
| Senior Information Governance Officer | Penna Plc | £37k | 13 Nov 2026 |
| SKDC-1629 Upgrade to Leisure Facilities on Behalf of South Kesteven District Council | Northdown Property Services (NPS) Ltd | £321k | 20 Nov 2026 |
| Leisure Improvement Works - South Kesteven | Northdown Property Services (NPS) Ltd | £196k | 20 Nov 2026 |
| Project & Cost Management for Wellington Way New Build Scheme | Atkinsréalis UK Limited | £36k | 14 Dec 2026 |