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St Helens Council tenders and contracts

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Tenders published
15
About one every 24 days
Contracts awarded
22
To 18 different suppliers
Value awarded
£1.92m
18 contracts, frameworks excluded
Typical contract
£59k
Median value awarded
Open now
1
2 contracts end in 90 days

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

Open tenders

  1. Mayoral Attendant/Chauffeur

    North WestSecurity

    Open32 days leftSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

    £150kestimated

Coming up

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

  1. Integrated Wellbeing Service

    North WestHealthcare services

    Upcoming

    £1.91mestimated
  2. St Helens Shared Lives

    North WestSocial and domiciliary care, Healthcare services

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    Value not stated
  3. St Helens Healthy Child Programme, 0 to 19 years - Soft Market Testing

    North East, North West, Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South WestSocial and domiciliary care, Healthcare services

    Upcoming

    £29.3mestimated
  4. Soft Market Testing for Asset Management Software

    UK-wideIT services and software

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    Value not stated
  5. Exercise to Music classes - Market Engagement Opportunity

    UK-wideLeisure, culture and events

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    Value not stated
  6. Provision of Audio Broadcasting and Telecommunications Services for St Helens Council - Expression of Interest

    North WestLeisure, culture and events

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

    Value not stated
  7. Integrated Wellbeing Service (IWS)

    North EastHealthcare services

    Upcoming

    Value not stated
  8. 0-19 Healthy Child Programme

    North WestHealthcare services

    Upcoming

    Value not stated
  9. Targeted Short Breaks

    North WestSocial and domiciliary care

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

    Value not stated
  10. Sexual Health Service

    North EastHealthcare services

    Upcoming

    £166mestimated

When it goes to market

Tender notices published each month. Active in 9 of 12 months.

What it buys

Procurements in the last 12 months, by trade.

  1. Construction31
  2. Healthcare services16
  3. Social and domiciliary care9
  4. IT services and software4
  5. Building maintenance and repairs4
  6. Highways and street lighting3

Who it buys from

Suppliers awarded contracts in the last 12 months, by value awarded (frameworks excluded).

  1. Merseyside and West Lancashire NHS Trust£453k
    1 contract
  2. EFT Construction LtdSME£283k
    5 contracts
  3. Link Contracting Services LimitedSME£258k
    4 contracts
  4. Idox Software Ltd£254k
    1 contract
  5. Wilson Facilities Management Services LimitedSME£163k
    1 contract
  6. Insight Direct (UK) Ltd£162k
    1 contract
  7. Recovery Works Limited£157k
    1 contract
  8. electrical & combustion (NW)SME£153k
    1 contract

How it buys

How much of its work was open to any supplier.

  • Advertised openly (any supplier could bid)49%
  • Invited quotes (the buyer chose whom to ask)26%
  • Direct award (no competition)26%
Based on 35 procurements.

Scorecard

How we score

How St Helens Council has bought over the last 12 months, compared with similar buyers.

Time to bid
22 days
Shorter than 97% of local authorities
Based on 13 advertised tenders
Advertised openly
49%
Lower than 69% of local authorities
Based on 35 procurements
Won by small firms
68%
Lower than 55% of local authorities
Based on 22 winning suppliers
Split into lots
7%
Lower than 71% of local authorities
Based on 15 advertised tenders
Direct awards
26%
Higher than 57% of local authorities
Based on 35 procurements
Cancelled
7%
Higher than 68% of local authorities
Based on 15 tenders

Compared with other local authorities

Time to bid, 283 local authorities
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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
Advertised openly, 365 local authorities
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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
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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 St Helens 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
Sutton Oak Primary School Fire DoorsEFT Construction Ltd£25k2 Oct 2026
020871 - Broad Oak Primary School StructuralEFT Construction Ltd£75k31 Oct 2026

6 more contracts end in the next 12 months.

Recent contract awards

ContractWon byValueAwarded
The Gamble - Main WorksRobertson Construction North West Limited£12.5m4 Sept 2026
Boiler and Gas Servicing Contractelectrical & combustion (NW)—24 Aug 2026
Healthy Hearts and Building FoundationsSaints Community Development Foundation—12 Aug 2026
Bleak Hill Primary Roof/Fascia/GuttersFulwood Roofing Services (Northern) Limited—4 Aug 2026
020871 - Broad Oak Primary School StructuralEFT Construction Ltd—1 Aug 2026
Sutton Oak Primary School Fire DoorsEFT Construction Ltd—31 Jul 2026
Garswood Primary School - Boiler ReplacementSenate Mech Limited—31 Jul 2026
Garswood Primary School Fire DoorsLink Contracting Services Limited—30 Jul 2026
Falls Prevention ServiceMerseyside and West Lancashire NHS Trust—23 Jul 2026
Garswood Primary RemodellingLink Contracting Services Limited—20 Jul 2026