Buyer profile · Local authority

Staffordshire County Council tenders and contracts

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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. Residential and Nursing Care Home Services for Adults Aged 65 and Over Framework (Issue 2)

    West MidlandsSocial and domiciliary care, Healthcare services

    Closing soon24 hours left4 lotsSuitable for SMEsFramework

    £1.57bnframework ceiling
  2. Framework Agreement for the Provision of Bikeability National Standard Cycle Training

    West MidlandsTraining, Education services

    Closing soon6 days left4 lotsSuitable for SMEsFramework

    £1.2mframework ceiling
  3. Framework Agreement for the provision of Gas Tightness Testing

    UK-wide

    Open7 days leftSuitable for SMEsFramework

    £250kframework ceiling
  4. Emergency Lighting Inspection, Testing and Maintenance Services

    UK-wide

    Open7 days leftExpress interestSuitable for SMEsFramework

    £1mframework ceiling
  5. Appointment of an Independent Person to the Staffordshire Pension Fund

    West MidlandsFinancial services and insurance

    Open13 days leftSuitable for SMEs

    £432kestimated

Coming up

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

  1. Residential and Nursing Care Home Services

    West MidlandsSocial and domiciliary care, Healthcare services

    Upcoming

    Value not stated
  2. Home Care including carers home based respite services in Staffordshire

    West MidlandsSocial and domiciliary care, Healthcare services

    Upcoming

    Value not stated
  3. Health Visiting Services 0-19 years Cohort Study

    West MidlandsResearch and development

    UpcomingSmall contract

    Value not stated
  4. Contracted Transport Services

    West MidlandsTransport

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    Value not stated
  5. Provision of Children's Short Breaks Activities and Support (Aiming High)

    West MidlandsSocial and domiciliary care

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    £900kestimated
  6. Community Based Day Opportunities

    West MidlandsSocial and domiciliary care, Healthcare services

    Upcoming

    Value not stated
  7. Preliminary Market Engagement (PME) for Care Homes Services for Adults aged 18 and over

    West MidlandsSocial and domiciliary care, Healthcare services

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEsFramework

    Value not stated
  8. Value not stated
  9. Provision of Waste Transfer Station Facilities and Associated Services

    West MidlandsWaste and street cleansing

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEsFramework

    £5mframework ceiling
  10. Framework Agreement for the Provision of Planned and Reactive Maintenance and Minor Works

    West MidlandsConstruction, Management consultancy

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEsFramework

    £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.

  1. CQC registration1%
    In 2 of 156 notices
  2. Gas Safe1%
    In 1 of 156 notices
  3. ISO 270011%
    In 1 of 156 notices

Who it buys from

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

  1. 2 contracts
  2. 3 contracts
  3. 3 contracts
  4. 10 contracts
  5. 8 contracts
  6. 3 contracts
  7. 3 contracts
  8. Care Wings LimitedSMENot stated
    3 contracts

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%
Based on 149 procurements.

Scorecard

How we score

How 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

Time to bid, 321 local authorities
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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 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.

ContractCurrent supplierValueEnds
Ia3858 completion of feasibility study, cannock chase national landscapeArkwood Ltd£59k30 Sept 2026
Provision of Temporary Grounds MaintenanceGlen Group Ltd.£117k30 Sept 2026
Residential Short Breaks ServicesAction for Children£1.9m2 Nov 2026
IA3838 C&F Restorative Practice Led Business Lead for Families First and Liquid Logic ImplementationPurple Moon Consultancy Limited£97k27 Nov 2026
IA3960 Hazelwalls Park Automatic ScreenAquatic Control Engineering Limited£138k18 Dec 2026

42 more contracts end in the next 12 months.

Recent contract awards