Buyer profile · Local authority

South Kesteven District Council tenders and contracts

East MidlandsGranthamWebsite

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

  1. SKDC-1611 Archaeological Advice Services

    East MidlandsArchitecture and engineering

    Open22 days left

    £192kestimated

Coming up

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

  1. Electric vehicle charge point operator Request for Information

    East MidlandsVehicles and fleet

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

    Value not stated
  2. Skdc-1471 installation of ultra-rapid electric vehicle charge points

    East MidlandsConstruction, Electrical

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

    £100kestimated
  3. External procurement support

    East MidlandsManagement consultancy

    UpcomingSmall contract

    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. Lukemans LtdSME£5.5m
    1 contract
  3. 1 contract
  4. 1 contract
  5. 1 contract
  6. 2 contracts
  7. 3 contracts
  8. 2 contracts

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%
Based on 55 procurements.

Scorecard

How we score

How 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

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 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.

ContractCurrent supplierValueEnds
General Fund Assets ConsultancyAlford Property Services LTD£40k1 Oct 2026
Senior Information Governance OfficerPenna Plc£37k13 Nov 2026
SKDC-1629 Upgrade to Leisure Facilities on Behalf of South Kesteven District CouncilNorthdown Property Services (NPS) Ltd£321k20 Nov 2026
Leisure Improvement Works - South KestevenNorthdown Property Services (NPS) Ltd£196k20 Nov 2026
Project & Cost Management for Wellington Way New Build SchemeAtkinsréalis UK Limited£36k14 Dec 2026

9 more contracts end in the next 12 months.

Recent contract awards