Buyer profile · Local authority
Thanet District Council tenders and contracts
Official name on notices: Replacement Backup Solution Platform
- Tenders published
- 12
- About one every 30 days
- Contracts awarded
- 7
- To 9 different suppliers
- Value awarded
- £220k
- 3 contracts, frameworks excluded
- Typical contract
- £43k
- Median value awarded
- Open now
- 1
- 2 coming up
Figures cover in the last 12 months, from notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
Open tenders
- £1.5mestimated
Coming up
Pipeline, market engagement and planned procurement notices: early warning of tenders to come.
- £4.1mestimated
- £800kestimated
When it goes to market
Tender notices published each month. Active in 8 of 12 months.
What it buys
Procurements in the last 12 months, by trade.
Who it buys from
Suppliers awarded contracts in the last 12 months.
How it buys
How much of its work was open to any supplier.
- Advertised openly (any supplier could bid)76%
- Invited quotes (the buyer chose whom to ask)12%
- Direct award (no competition)12%
Scorecard
How we scoreHow Thanet District Council has bought over the last 12 months, compared with similar buyers.
- Time to bid
- 42 days
- Longer than 97% of local authorities
- Based on 12 advertised tenders
- Advertised openly
- 76%
- Higher than 65% of local authorities
- Based on 17 procurements
- Won by small firms
- 67%
- Lower than 58% of local authorities
- Based on 9 winning suppliers
- Bids per contract
- 3
- Fewer than 78% of local authorities
- Based on 5 awards
- Split into lots
- 0%
- Lower than 76% of local authorities
- Based on 12 advertised tenders
- Direct awards
- 12%
- Lower than 67% of local authorities
- Based on 17 procurements
- Cancelled
- 0%
- About the same as most local authorities
- Based on 12 tenders
Compared with other local authorities
Thanet District Council: 42 days
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| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–5 days | 0 |
| 5–10 days | 0 |
| 10–15 days | 0 |
| 15–20 days | 4 |
| 20–25 days | 11 |
| 25–30 days | 120 |
| 30–35 days | 119 |
| 35–40 days | 19 |
| 40–45 days | 7 |
| 45–50 days | 1 |
| 50–55 days | 1 |
| 55–60 days | 1 |
| 60+ days | 0 |
Thanet District Council: 3
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| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–2 bids | 4 |
| 2–4 bids | 55 |
| 4–6 bids | 75 |
| 6–8 bids | 47 |
| 8–10 bids | 17 |
| 10–12 bids | 11 |
| 12–14 bids | 2 |
| 14–16 bids | 3 |
| 16–18 bids | 2 |
| 18–20 bids | 2 |
| 20+ bids | 10 |
Thanet District Council: 76%
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| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–10% | 13 |
| 10–20% | 11 |
| 20–30% | 25 |
| 30–40% | 32 |
| 40–50% | 36 |
| 50–60% | 48 |
| 60–70% | 47 |
| 70–80% | 33 |
| 80–90% | 44 |
| 90–100% | 76 |
Thanet District Council: 67%
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–10% | 0 |
| 10–20% | 0 |
| 20–30% | 7 |
| 30–40% | 6 |
| 40–50% | 27 |
| 50–60% | 41 |
| 60–70% | 76 |
| 70–80% | 80 |
| 80–90% | 55 |
| 90–100% | 32 |
Each column is a group of local authorities with similar figures. The coloured column holds Thanet District 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.
No contracts we hold from Thanet District Council end in the next 90 days.
Recent contract awards
| Contract | Won by | Value | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ramsgate Royal Harbour Mechanical Dredging | Exmouth Marine Limited | — | 4 Sept 2026 |
| Temporary Worker Contract | Axis Recruitment Limited, First Call Contract Services Limited, Source 24/7 Recruitment Limited | £3.3m | 3 Sept 2026 |
| Green Campus Main Contractor | Apex Contractors Limited | £6.78m | 11 Aug 2026 |
| Replacement Backup Solution Platform | Softcat plc | £231k | 14 Jul 2026 |
| Camera and Microphone Replacement | Nuway Audio Visual Limited | — | 9 Mar 2026 |
| Treasury Advisory Service | Mufg Corporate Markets Treasury Limited | — | 11 Feb 2026 |
| Security software | Planet IT Limited | — | 30 Sept 2025 |
| Hosted solution and annual maintenance of existing BACS payment system | Paygate Solutions Limited | — | 7 Aug 2025 |