Buyer profile · Local authority
South Tyneside Borough Council tenders and contracts
- Tenders published
- 13
- About one every 28 days
- Contracts awarded
- 29
- To 33 different suppliers
- Value awarded
- £10.2m
- 22 contracts, frameworks excluded
- Typical contract
- £234k
- Median value awarded
- Open now
- 3
- 1 contracts end in 90 days
Figures cover in the last 12 months, from notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
Open tenders
- £4.1mestimated
- £1.2mestimated
- £250kestimated
Coming up
Pipeline, market engagement and planned procurement notices: early warning of tenders to come.
- Value not stated
- Value not stated
- Value not stated
- 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)45%
- Framework call-off (only suppliers on the framework)13%
- Invited quotes (the buyer chose whom to ask)8%
- Direct award (no competition)34%
Scorecard
How we scoreHow South Tyneside Borough Council has bought over the last 12 months, compared with similar buyers.
- Time to bid
- 28 days
- Shorter than 75% of local authorities
- Based on 11 advertised tenders
- Advertised openly
- 45%
- Lower than 72% of local authorities
- Based on 38 procurements
- Won by small firms
- 72%
- Higher than 54% of local authorities
- Based on 39 winning suppliers
- Bids per contract
- 5.5
- More than 56% of local authorities
- Based on 12 awards
- Split into lots
- 0%
- Lower than 76% of local authorities
- Based on 13 advertised tenders
- Direct awards
- 34%
- Higher than 67% of local authorities
- Based on 38 procurements
- Cancelled
- 8%
- Higher than 72% of local authorities
- Based on 13 tenders
Compared with other local authorities
This buyer: 28 days
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–5 days | 0 |
| 5–10 days | 0 |
| 10–15 days | 0 |
| 15–20 days | 4 |
| 20–25 days | 11 |
| 25–30 days | 120 |
| 30–35 days | 119 |
| 35–40 days | 19 |
| 40–45 days | 7 |
| 45–50 days | 1 |
| 50–55 days | 1 |
| 55–60 days | 1 |
| 60+ days | 0 |
This buyer: 5.5
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–2 bids | 4 |
| 2–4 bids | 55 |
| 4–6 bids | 75 |
| 6–8 bids | 47 |
| 8–10 bids | 17 |
| 10–12 bids | 11 |
| 12–14 bids | 2 |
| 14–16 bids | 3 |
| 16–18 bids | 2 |
| 18–20 bids | 2 |
| 20+ bids | 10 |
This buyer: 45%
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–10% | 13 |
| 10–20% | 11 |
| 20–30% | 25 |
| 30–40% | 32 |
| 40–50% | 36 |
| 50–60% | 48 |
| 60–70% | 47 |
| 70–80% | 33 |
| 80–90% | 44 |
| 90–100% | 76 |
This buyer: 72%
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–10% | 0 |
| 10–20% | 0 |
| 20–30% | 7 |
| 30–40% | 6 |
| 40–50% | 27 |
| 50–60% | 41 |
| 60–70% | 76 |
| 70–80% | 80 |
| 80–90% | 55 |
| 90–100% | 32 |
Each column is a group of local authorities with similar figures. The coloured column holds South Tyneside Borough 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Support Service for Staying Close Care Leavers | Coquet Trust | £300k | 31 Oct 2026 |