Buyer profile · Local authority
Swindon Borough Council tenders and contracts
- Tenders published
- 32
- About one every 11 days
- Contracts awarded
- 55
- To 57 different suppliers
- Value awarded
- £92m
- 50 contracts, frameworks excluded
- Typical contract
- £168k
- Median value awarded
- Open now
- 1
- 6 contracts end in 90 days
Figures cover in the last 12 months, from notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
Open tenders
- £29.8mestimated
Coming up
Pipeline, market engagement and planned procurement notices: early warning of tenders to come.
- £574kestimated
- £210kestimated
- £9.5mestimated
- £6.4mestimated
- £40mestimated
- £3.6mestimated
- £625kestimated
- £798kestimated
- £15mestimated
- £160mestimated
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)53%
- Framework call-off (only suppliers on the framework)1%
- Invited quotes (the buyer chose whom to ask)20%
- Direct award (no competition)26%
Scorecard
How we scoreHow Swindon Borough Council has bought over the last 12 months, compared with similar buyers.
- Time to bid
- 28 days
- Shorter than 75% of local authorities
- Based on 17 advertised tenders
- Advertised openly
- 53%
- Lower than 50% of local authorities
- Based on 74 procurements
- Won by small firms
- 77%
- Higher than 74% of local authorities
- Based on 60 winning suppliers
- Bids per contract
- 10
- More than 87% of local authorities
- Based on 15 awards
- Split into lots
- 16%
- Higher than 54% of local authorities
- Based on 32 advertised tenders
- Direct awards
- 26%
- Higher than 52% of local authorities
- Based on 74 procurements
- Cancelled
- 9%
- Higher than 75% of local authorities
- Based on 32 tenders
Compared with other local authorities
Swindon Borough Council: 28 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 |
Swindon Borough Council: 10
Show as a table
| 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 |
Swindon Borough Council: 53%
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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 |
Swindon Borough Council: 77%
Show as a table
| 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 Swindon Borough 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| BISF Pilot Scheme 10 Alanbrooke Crescent | Joyner P.A. Limited | £135k | 20 Nov 2026 |
| Open Space Assessment | Ethos Environmental Planning Ltd | £27k | 30 Nov 2026 |
| Infrastructure Delivery Plan Support | Troy Hayes Planning Limited | £37k | 31 Dec 2026 |
| Chickerell Road and Dulverton Avenue Structural Remedial Works | Midlands Building & Maintenance Limited | £166k | 8 Jan 2027 |
| Compliance Management System | Propeller Powered Ltd | £30k | 19 Jan 2027 |
| ANPR Community Speed Watch Project | Westcotec Limited | £31k | 8 Feb 2027 |