Buyer profile · Local authority
South Tyneside Borough Council tenders and contracts
- Tenders published
- 21
- About one every 17 days
- Contracts awarded
- 74
- To 82 different suppliers
- Value awarded
- £31.3m
- 67 contracts, frameworks excluded
- Typical contract
- £150k
- Median value awarded
- Open now
- 1
- 3 contracts end in 90 days
Figures cover in the last 12 months, from notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
Open tenders
- £81kestimated
Coming up
Pipeline, market engagement and planned procurement notices: early warning of tenders to come.
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When it goes to market
Tender notices published each month. Active in 11 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)29%
- Framework call-off (only suppliers on the framework)22%
- Invited quotes (the buyer chose whom to ask)10%
- Direct award (no competition)38%
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 19 advertised tenders
- Advertised openly
- 29%
- Lower than 79% of local authorities
- Based on 86 procurements
- Won by small firms
- 66%
- Lower than 55% of local authorities
- Based on 97 winning suppliers
- Bids per contract
- 3
- Fewer than 73% of local authorities
- Based on 27 awards
- Split into lots
- 0%
- Lower than 78% of local authorities
- Based on 21 advertised tenders
- Direct awards
- 38%
- Higher than 69% of local authorities
- Based on 86 procurements
- Cancelled
- 5%
- Higher than 51% of local authorities
- Based on 21 tenders
Compared with other local authorities
This buyer: 28 days
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–5 days | 1 |
| 5–10 days | 0 |
| 10–15 days | 0 |
| 15–20 days | 2 |
| 20–25 days | 17 |
| 25–30 days | 135 |
| 30–35 days | 132 |
| 35–40 days | 27 |
| 40–45 days | 2 |
| 45–50 days | 2 |
| 50–55 days | 1 |
| 55–60 days | 0 |
| 60+ days | 0 |
This buyer: 3
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–2 bids | 4 |
| 2–4 bids | 78 |
| 4–6 bids | 89 |
| 6–8 bids | 57 |
| 8–10 bids | 18 |
| 10–12 bids | 16 |
| 12–14 bids | 8 |
| 14–16 bids | 3 |
| 16–18 bids | 2 |
| 18–20 bids | 0 |
| 20+ bids | 9 |
This buyer: 29%
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 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 |
This buyer: 66%
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biddick Hall Rewire | S Davison (Electrical) Ltd | £254k | 16 Nov 2026 |
| Biddick Hall Pride in Place Plan | Ortus Economic Research Limited | — | 31 Dec 2026 |
| Creative Producer for Summer 2026 Exhibition at The Word | Suzie Devey | £60k | 31 Jan 2027 |