Buyer profile · Local authority
Sunderland City Council tenders and contracts
- Tenders published
- 25
- About one every 15 days
- Contracts awarded
- 110
- To 161 different suppliers
- Value awarded
- £267m
- 86 contracts, frameworks excluded
- Typical contract
- £65k
- Median value awarded
- Open now
- 2
- 8 contracts end in 90 days
Figures cover in the last 12 months, from notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
Open tenders
- £800kestimated
- £448kestimated
Coming up
Pipeline, market engagement and planned procurement notices: early warning of tenders to come.
- Value not stated
- £160kframework ceiling
- Value not stated
- Value not stated
- £300kestimated
- Value not stated
- Value not stated
- £760kframework ceiling
- £800kframework ceiling
- Value not stated
When it goes to market
Tender notices published each month. Active in 10 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)27%
- Framework call-off (only suppliers on the framework)5%
- Invited quotes (the buyer chose whom to ask)22%
- Direct award (no competition)46%
Scorecard
How we scoreHow Sunderland City Council has bought over the last 12 months, compared with similar buyers.
- Time to bid
- 29 days
- Shorter than 62% of local authorities
- Based on 25 advertised tenders
- Advertised openly
- 27%
- Lower than 81% of local authorities
- Based on 125 procurements
- Won by small firms
- 81%
- Higher than 82% of local authorities
- Based on 172 winning suppliers
- Bids per contract
- 5
- About the same as most local authorities
- Based on 17 awards
- Split into lots
- 36%
- Higher than 88% of local authorities
- Based on 25 advertised tenders
- Direct awards
- 46%
- Higher than 78% of local authorities
- Based on 125 procurements
- Cancelled
- 8%
- Higher than 65% of local authorities
- Based on 25 tenders
Compared with other local authorities
Sunderland City Council: 29 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 |
Sunderland City Council: 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 |
Sunderland City Council: 27%
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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 |
Sunderland City Council: 81%
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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 Sunderland 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Specialist Pharmaceutical Advice | Andy Reay | £69k | 18 Nov 2026 |
| Specialist Pharmaceutical Advice | Andrew Reay | £69k | 2 Dec 2026 |
| Provision of an Active Travel Rewards App | Betterpoints Limited | £36k | 31 Dec 2026 |
| Sunderland Street Lighting Final Survey | Inspectorate Limited | £29k | 31 Dec 2026 |
| New Years Eve Fireworks 2026 | Reaction Fireworks | £48k | 1 Jan 2027 |
| New Years Eve Event Management 2026 | The Festivals Group UK Limited | £145k | 2 Jan 2027 |
| Contact & Connect Telephony App | Cc2i Limited | £88k | 4 Feb 2027 |
| Contact & Connect Telephony Apps | Cc2i Limited | £88k | 4 Feb 2027 |