Buyer profile · Local authority
Staffordshire County Council tenders and contracts
- Tenders published
- 39
- About one every 9 days
- Contracts awarded
- 129
- To 406 different suppliers
- Value awarded
- £31.7m
- 114 contracts, frameworks excluded
- Typical contract
- £96k
- Median value awarded
- Open now
- 5
- 5 contracts end in 90 days
Figures cover in the last 12 months, from notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
Open tenders
- £1.57bnframework ceiling
- £1.2mframework ceiling
- £250kframework ceiling
- £1mframework ceiling
- £432kestimated
Coming up
Pipeline, market engagement and planned procurement notices: early warning of tenders to come.
- Value not stated
- Value not stated
- Value not stated
- Value not stated
- £900kestimated
- Value not stated
- Value not stated
- Value not stated
- £5mframework ceiling
- £55mframework ceiling
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.
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)43%
- Framework call-off (only suppliers on the framework)21%
- Invited quotes (the buyer chose whom to ask)1%
- Direct award (no competition)36%
Scorecard
How we scoreHow Staffordshire County Council has bought over the last 12 months, compared with similar buyers.
- Time to bid
- 30 days
- Shorter than 53% of local authorities
- Based on 38 advertised tenders
- Advertised openly
- 43%
- Lower than 68% of local authorities
- Based on 149 procurements
- Won by small firms
- 80%
- Higher than 80% of local authorities
- Based on 452 winning suppliers
- Bids per contract
- 8
- More than 80% of local authorities
- Based on 105 awards
- Split into lots
- 21%
- Higher than 70% of local authorities
- Based on 39 advertised tenders
- Direct awards
- 36%
- Higher than 64% of local authorities
- Based on 149 procurements
- Cancelled
- 0%
- Lower than 58% of local authorities
- Based on 39 tenders
Compared with other local authorities
Staffordshire County Council: 30 days
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| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–5 days | 0 |
| 5–10 days | 0 |
| 10–15 days | 0 |
| 15–20 days | 3 |
| 20–25 days | 17 |
| 25–30 days | 140 |
| 30–35 days | 126 |
| 35–40 days | 25 |
| 40–45 days | 6 |
| 45–50 days | 3 |
| 50–55 days | 1 |
| 55–60 days | 0 |
| 60+ days | 0 |
Staffordshire County Council: 8
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| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–2 bids | 5 |
| 2–4 bids | 71 |
| 4–6 bids | 95 |
| 6–8 bids | 53 |
| 8–10 bids | 26 |
| 10–12 bids | 12 |
| 12–14 bids | 4 |
| 14–16 bids | 4 |
| 16–18 bids | 1 |
| 18–20 bids | 0 |
| 20+ bids | 9 |
Staffordshire County Council: 43%
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| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 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 |
Staffordshire County Council: 80%
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 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 Staffordshire County 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ia3858 completion of feasibility study, cannock chase national landscape | Arkwood Ltd | £59k | 30 Sept 2026 |
| Provision of Temporary Grounds Maintenance | Glen Group Ltd. | £117k | 30 Sept 2026 |
| Residential Short Breaks Services | Action for Children | £1.9m | 2 Nov 2026 |
| IA3838 C&F Restorative Practice Led Business Lead for Families First and Liquid Logic Implementation | Purple Moon Consultancy Limited | £97k | 27 Nov 2026 |
| IA3960 Hazelwalls Park Automatic Screen | Aquatic Control Engineering Limited | £138k | 18 Dec 2026 |
Recent contract awards
| Contract | Won by | Value | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| IA4041 Mechanical works at Chesterton Vision Centre | Fords of Blythe Limited | — | 21 Sept 2026 |
| Supply of Liquid Fuel | Certas Energy UK Limited | £500k | 15 Sept 2026 |
| UPS Service & Testing | Riello UPS Ltd | — | 13 Sept 2026 |
| IA3425 | Hills Construction (South West) Limited | — | 10 Sept 2026 |
| Framework Agreement for the provision of Inspection and Testing of Electrical Appliances and Equipment (PAT Testing) | Test Limited | £400k | 1 Sept 2026 |
| IA4031 Sensor Renewals and Purchase | VivaCity Labs Limited | — | 1 Sept 2026 |
| Oral Health Smile Packs | The Brush Bus Ltd | — | 25 Aug 2026 |
| Biomass Fuel Supply | Land Energy Girvan Limited | — | 24 Aug 2026 |
| IA4021 Chorus Pro | Hubexo North Uk Ltd | — | 24 Aug 2026 |
| Residential and Nursing Care Home Services (Issue 1) | Blue Marine Care LLP, Akari Care Limited, Avery Homes (Nelson) Limited and 166 more | — | 21 Aug 2026 |