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Buyer profile · Local authority
Southampton City Council tenders and contracts
- Tenders published
- 13
- About one every 28 days
- Contracts awarded
- 100
- To 120 different suppliers
- Value awarded
- £165m
- 77 contracts, frameworks excluded
- Typical contract
- £180k
- Median value awarded
- Open now
- 0
- 7 contracts end in 90 days
Figures cover in the last 12 months, from notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
Open tenders
Southampton City Council has no tenders open right now.
Coming up
Pipeline, market engagement and planned procurement notices: early warning of tenders to come.
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- £42mestimated
- £2.4mestimated
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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.
What its tenders ask for
Accreditations and conditions its notices mention in the last 12 months. Always check the tender documents.
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)15%
- Framework call-off (only suppliers on the framework)9%
- Invited quotes (the buyer chose whom to ask)19%
- Direct award (no competition)58%
Scorecard
How we scoreHow Southampton City Council has bought over the last 12 months, compared with similar buyers.
- Time to bid
- 32 days
- Longer than 77% of local authorities
- Based on 12 advertised tenders
- Advertised openly
- 15%
- Lower than 92% of local authorities
- Based on 116 procurements
- Won by small firms
- 69%
- Higher than 55% of local authorities
- Based on 136 winning suppliers
- Bids per contract
- 5
- About the same as most local authorities
- Based on 23 awards
- Split into lots
- 31%
- Higher than 83% of local authorities
- Based on 13 advertised tenders
- Direct awards
- 58%
- Higher than 91% of local authorities
- Based on 116 procurements
- Cancelled
- 0%
- Lower than 60% of local authorities
- Based on 13 tenders
Compared with other local authorities
Southampton City Council: 32 days
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| 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 |
Southampton City Council: 5
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 |
Southampton City Council: 15%
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 |
Southampton City Council: 69%
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 Southampton City 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waste Strategic Support Proposal | Local Partnerships LLP | £34k | 30 Nov 2026 |
| Tree Surgery Works | Richard Hall Limited | £125k | 31 Dec 2026 |
| Foundations Case Manager IT Platform | Foundations Independent Living Trust Limited | £30k | 3 Jan 2027 |
| Refurbishment of 8 Winn Road Children's Home | DM Habens (The Builder) Limited | £550k | 4 Jan 2027 |
| Purchase of 7-Seater Car | Richmond Cars Limited | — | 4 Jan 2027 |
| St George Catholic College Expansion Project - Phase 2 | Darcy Construction Limited | £2.2m | 5 Jan 2027 |
| Purchase of 7-Seater Car | Richmond Cars Limited | — | 1 Feb 2027 |