Buyer profile · Local authority

South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority tenders and contracts

Yorkshire and the HumberSheffieldWebsite

Tenders published
24
About one every 15 days
Contracts awarded
74
To 72 different suppliers
Value awarded
£55.1m
52 contracts, frameworks excluded
Typical contract
£127k
Median value awarded
Open now
0
2 contracts end in 90 days

Figures cover in the last 12 months, from notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.

Open tenders

South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority has no tenders open right now.

Coming up

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

  1. Value not stated
  2. Weapon Disposal

    Yorkshire and the HumberWaste and street cleansing

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

    Value not stated
  3. Value not stated
  4. Children Who Use Harm

    Yorkshire and the HumberSocial and domiciliary care

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    £2.6mestimated
  5. Market Engagement - South Yorkshire Digital Pay as You Go Ticketing Trial

    Yorkshire and the HumberOffice supplies and equipment, Transport

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    Value not stated
  6. Public Transport (Bus and Tram) Shelter Improvement Programme - Full Design and Build Further Market Engagement

    Yorkshire and the HumberConstruction, Architecture and engineering

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    Value not stated
  7. Value not stated
  8. Market Engagement - Bus Franchising Technology Ecosystem

    Yorkshire and the HumberIT services and software, Architecture and engineering

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    Value not stated
  9. South Yorkshire Supertram Overhead Line Electrification (OHLE) Renewals Market Engagement

    Yorkshire and the HumberConstruction

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    £9mestimated
  10. Existing and New Traction Substation Works Market Engagement

    Yorkshire and the HumberConstruction

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    £34mestimated

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).

  1. 1 contract
  2. 5 contracts
  3. 1 contract
  4. 11 contracts
  5. 3 contracts
  6. 2 contracts
  7. 2 contracts
  8. 2 contracts

How it buys

How much of its work was open to any supplier.

  • Advertised openly (any supplier could bid)34%
  • Framework call-off (only suppliers on the framework)1%
  • Invited quotes (the buyer chose whom to ask)7%
  • Direct award (no competition)58%
Based on 85 procurements.

Scorecard

How we score

How South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority has bought over the last 12 months, compared with similar buyers.

Time to bid
28 days
Shorter than 68% of local authorities
Based on 23 advertised tenders
Advertised openly
34%
Lower than 77% of local authorities
Based on 85 procurements
Won by small firms
60%
Lower than 67% of local authorities
Based on 91 winning suppliers
Bids per contract
7
More than 71% of local authorities
Based on 20 awards
Split into lots
17%
Higher than 58% of local authorities
Based on 24 advertised tenders
Direct awards
58%
Higher than 90% of local authorities
Based on 85 procurements
Cancelled
8%
Higher than 66% of local authorities
Based on 24 tenders

Compared with other local authorities

Time to bid, 321 local authorities
Show as a table
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 Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority.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
MAGIC (Multi Agency Gold Incident Command) CourseCollege Of Policing Ltd£33k16 Oct 2026
Equilogic Data RecoveryKLDiscovery Ontrack Ltd£112k25 Nov 2026

8 more contracts end in the next 12 months.

Recent contract awards