Buyer profile · Local authority
The Council of the City of Wakefield tenders and contracts
- Tenders published
- 7
- About one every 52 days
- Contracts awarded
- 99
- To 53 different suppliers
- Value awarded
- £48.8m
- 8 contracts, frameworks excluded
- Typical contract
- £1.44m
- Median value awarded
- Open now
- 2
- 7 contracts end in 90 days
Figures cover in the last 12 months, from notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
Open tenders
- £1.7mframework ceiling
- £2.69mestimated
Coming up
Pipeline, market engagement and planned procurement notices: early warning of tenders to come.
- Value not stated
- £250mframework ceiling
- Value not stated
- £500kestimated
- £450kestimated
- £145kestimated
- £65kestimated
- £60kestimated
- Value not stated
- Value not stated
When it goes to market
Tender notices published each month. Active in 4 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)44%
- Invited quotes (the buyer chose whom to ask)22%
- Direct award (no competition)33%
Scorecard
How we scoreHow The Council of the City of Wakefield has bought over the last 12 months, compared with similar buyers.
- Time to bid
- 30 days
- Shorter than 53% of local authorities
- Based on 7 advertised tenders
- Advertised openly
- 44%
- Lower than 60% of local authorities
- Based on 18 procurements
- Won by small firms
- 71%
- Higher than 61% of local authorities
- Based on 100 winning suppliers
- Bids per contract
- 4
- Fewer than 56% of local authorities
- Based on 5 awards
- Split into lots
- 14%
- Higher than 50% of local authorities
- Based on 7 advertised tenders
- Direct awards
- 33%
- Higher than 61% of local authorities
- Based on 18 procurements
- Cancelled
- 0%
- Lower than 60% of local authorities
- Based on 7 tenders
Compared with other local authorities
This buyer: 30 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 |
This buyer: 4
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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 |
This buyer: 44%
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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 |
This buyer: 71%
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 The Council of the City of Wakefield.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chevet Lane - Sandal resurfacing work | Holcim UK Limited | — | 20 Nov 2026 |
| Carriageway resurfacing work- Jubilee Way Pontefract | Derek Lewis Limited | — | 26 Nov 2026 |
| Refurbish The Old Skate Park at Queens Park | Axo leisure Ltd | — | 30 Dec 2026 |
| IEP Workforce Development Academy | The Institute of Employability Professionals Limited | — | 31 Dec 2026 |
| Supported Housing Needs Assessment and Supported Living Strategy | Inner Circle Consulting Limited | — | 31 Jan 2027 |
| Cliff Lane Carpark Civils Work | Applebridge Construction Limited | — | 1 Feb 2027 |
| Registered Building Inspector | Vivid Resourcing | — | 10 Feb 2027 |