Buyer profile · Local authority

South Tyneside Borough Council tenders and contracts

North EastSouth ShieldsWebsite

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

  1. Help to live at home service for zone 1

    North EastSocial and domiciliary care, Healthcare services

    Closing soon2 days leftExpress interestSuitable for SMEs

    £4.1mestimated
  2. Installation of a Wind Turbine, Jarrow

    North EastConstruction

    Open7 days leftSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

    £1.2mestimated
  3. Locksmith Services (2026 retender)

    North East

    Open22 days leftSuitable for SMEs

    £250kestimated

Coming up

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

  1. Value not stated
  2. Value not stated
  3. Medicine Optimisation for Public Health Services

    North EastHealthcare services

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    Value not stated
  4. Accommodation and Support - Cared for and Care experienced young people

    North EastSocial and domiciliary care, Healthcare services

    Upcoming

    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. 1 contract
  3. 3 contracts
  4. 1 contract
  5. 2 contracts
  6. Wondrwall LtdSME£258k
    2 contracts
  7. John Flowers LtdSMENot stated
    2 contracts
  8. 2 contracts

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%
Based on 38 procurements.

Scorecard

How we score

How 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

Time to bid, 283 local authorities
Show as a table
RangeBuyers
0–5 days0
5–10 days0
10–15 days0
15–20 days4
20–25 days11
25–30 days120
30–35 days119
35–40 days19
40–45 days7
45–50 days1
50–55 days1
55–60 days1
60+ days0
Bids per contract, 228 local authorities
Show as a table
RangeBuyers
0–2 bids4
2–4 bids55
4–6 bids75
6–8 bids47
8–10 bids17
10–12 bids11
12–14 bids2
14–16 bids3
16–18 bids2
18–20 bids2
20+ bids10
Advertised openly, 365 local authorities
Show as a table
RangeBuyers
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
Won by small firms, 324 local authorities
Show as a table
RangeBuyers
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.

ContractCurrent supplierValueEnds
Support Service for Staying Close Care LeaversCoquet Trust£300k31 Oct 2026

3 more contracts end in the next 12 months.

Recent contract awards