Buyer profile · Local authority
Stoke on Trent City Council tenders and contracts
- Tenders published
- 45
- About one every 8 days
- Contracts awarded
- 55
- To 92 different suppliers
- Value awarded
- £11.5m
- 48 contracts, frameworks excluded
- Typical contract
- £89k
- Median value awarded
- Open now
- 5
- 2 contracts end in 90 days
Figures cover in the last 12 months, from notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
Open tenders
- £20.4mframework ceiling
- £100kestimated
- £2.79mestimated
- £150kestimated
- £360kframework ceiling
Coming up
Pipeline, market engagement and planned procurement notices: early warning of tenders to come.
- £450kestimated
- £150kestimated
- £172mestimated
- £100bnestimated
- Value not stated
- £5.6mframework ceiling
- £20.4mframework ceiling
- Value not stated
- Value not stated
- Value not stated
When it goes to market
Tender notices published each month. Active in 12 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)70%
- Invited quotes (the buyer chose whom to ask)6%
- Direct award (no competition)24%
Scorecard
How we scoreHow Stoke on Trent City Council has bought over the last 12 months, compared with similar buyers.
- Time to bid
- 31 days
- Longer than 60% of local authorities
- Based on 45 advertised tenders
- Advertised openly
- 70%
- Higher than 68% of local authorities
- Based on 80 procurements
- Won by small firms
- 72%
- Higher than 63% of local authorities
- Based on 96 winning suppliers
- Bids per contract
- 3.5
- Fewer than 71% of local authorities
- Based on 16 awards
- Split into lots
- 18%
- Higher than 61% of local authorities
- Based on 45 advertised tenders
- Direct awards
- 24%
- Lower than 50% of local authorities
- Based on 80 procurements
- Cancelled
- 2%
- Lower than 58% of local authorities
- Based on 45 tenders
Compared with other local authorities
Stoke on Trent City Council: 31 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 |
Stoke on Trent City Council: 3.5
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| 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 |
Stoke on Trent City Council: 70%
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| 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 |
Stoke on Trent City Council: 72%
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| 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 Stoke on Trent 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burslem School of Art External Refurbishment | BSN Group Fast Track Limited | £177k | 13 Nov 2026 |
| Refurbishment of Retractable Spectator Seating - Fenton Manor sports Complex | Audience Systems Limited | £244k | 5 Feb 2027 |