Buyer profile · Education

The City of Liverpool College tenders and contracts

North WestThe Learning Exchange, LiverpoolWebsite

Tenders published
12
About one every 30 days
Contracts awarded
23
To 42 different suppliers
Value awarded
£8.54m
22 contracts, frameworks excluded
Typical contract
£238k
Median value awarded
Open now
1
0 coming up

Figures cover in the last 12 months, from notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.

Open tenders

  1. The City of Liverpool College Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) Marketing and Communications

    North WestMarketing and communications, Management consultancy

    Open260 days left4 lotsDynamic purchasing

    £150kframework ceiling

When it goes to market

Tender notices published each month. Active in 6 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. DBS checks8%
    In 4 of 48 notices
  2. TUPE applies2%
    In 1 of 48 notices

Who it buys from

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

  1. 1 contract
  2. 1 contract
  3. 1 contract
  4. 1 contract
  5. 1 contract
  6. Sysco Business ServicesSME£465k
    1 contract
  7. 2 contracts
  8. 2 contracts

How it buys

How much of its work was open to any supplier.

  • Advertised openly (any supplier could bid)33%
  • Direct award (no competition)67%
Based on 46 procurements.

Scorecard

How we score

How The City of Liverpool College has bought over the last 12 months, compared with similar buyers.

Time to bid
6 days
Shorter than all other schools, colleges and universities
Based on 11 advertised tenders
Advertised openly
33%
Lower than 64% of schools, colleges and universities
Based on 46 procurements
Won by small firms
53%
Lower than 51% of schools, colleges and universities
Based on 45 winning suppliers
Bids per contract
3
Fewer than 73% of schools, colleges and universities
Based on 22 awards
Split into lots
17%
Higher than 70% of schools, colleges and universities
Based on 12 advertised tenders
Direct awards
67%
Higher than 82% of schools, colleges and universities
Based on 46 procurements
Cancelled
0%
About the same as most schools, colleges and universities
Based on 12 tenders

Compared with other schools, colleges and universities

Time to bid, 69 schools, colleges and universities
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RangeBuyers
0–5 days0
5–10 days1
10–15 days1
15–20 days2
20–25 days7
25–30 days28
30–35 days23
35–40 days6
40–45 days0
45–50 days0
50–55 days0
55–60 days1
60+ days0
Bids per contract, 60 schools, colleges and universities
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RangeBuyers
0–2 bids1
2–4 bids17
4–6 bids17
6–8 bids15
8–10 bids5
10–12 bids1
12–14 bids0
14–16 bids1
16–18 bids0
18–20 bids1
20+ bids2
Advertised openly, 141 schools, colleges and universities
Show as a table
RangeBuyers
0–10%24
10–20%12
20–30%13
30–40%4
40–50%10
50–60%4
60–70%9
70–80%12
80–90%11
90–100%42
Won by small firms, 132 schools, colleges and universities
Show as a table
RangeBuyers
0–10%1
10–20%2
20–30%9
30–40%9
40–50%26
50–60%35
60–70%23
70–80%9
80–90%12
90–100%6

Each column is a group of schools, colleges and universities with similar figures. The coloured column holds The City of Liverpool College.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 The City of Liverpool College end in the next 90 days.

8 more contracts end in the next 12 months.

Recent contract awards