Buyer profile · Local authority
The District Council of Folkestone and Hythe tenders and contracts
- Tenders published
- 13
- About one every 28 days
- Contracts awarded
- 31
- To 41 different suppliers
- Value awarded
- £15.8m
- 30 contracts, frameworks excluded
- Typical contract
- £90k
- Median value awarded
- Open now
- 2
- 2 contracts end in 90 days
Figures cover in the last 12 months, from notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
Open tenders
- £1.32mestimated
- £4.05mestimated
Coming up
Pipeline, market engagement and planned procurement notices: early warning of tenders to come.
- £500kestimated
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, by value awarded (frameworks excluded).
How it buys
How much of its work was open to any supplier.
- Advertised openly (any supplier could bid)50%
- Invited quotes (the buyer chose whom to ask)13%
- Direct award (no competition)37%
Scorecard
How we scoreHow The District Council of Folkestone and Hythe has bought over the last 12 months, compared with similar buyers.
- Time to bid
- 30 days
- Longer than 55% of local authorities
- Based on 13 advertised tenders
- Advertised openly
- 50%
- Lower than 59% of local authorities
- Based on 46 procurements
- Won by small firms
- 82%
- Higher than 84% of local authorities
- Based on 44 winning suppliers
- Bids per contract
- 9
- More than 86% of local authorities
- Based on 21 awards
- Split into lots
- 0%
- Lower than 78% of local authorities
- Based on 13 advertised tenders
- Direct awards
- 37%
- Higher than 67% of local authorities
- Based on 46 procurements
- Cancelled
- 0%
- Lower than 58% of local authorities
- Based on 13 tenders
Compared with other local authorities
This buyer: 30 days
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| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–5 days | 0 |
| 5–10 days | 0 |
| 10–15 days | 0 |
| 15–20 days | 3 |
| 20–25 days | 17 |
| 25–30 days | 140 |
| 30–35 days | 126 |
| 35–40 days | 25 |
| 40–45 days | 6 |
| 45–50 days | 3 |
| 50–55 days | 1 |
| 55–60 days | 0 |
| 60+ days | 0 |
This buyer: 9
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| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–2 bids | 5 |
| 2–4 bids | 71 |
| 4–6 bids | 95 |
| 6–8 bids | 53 |
| 8–10 bids | 26 |
| 10–12 bids | 12 |
| 12–14 bids | 4 |
| 14–16 bids | 4 |
| 16–18 bids | 1 |
| 18–20 bids | 0 |
| 20+ bids | 9 |
This buyer: 50%
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–10% | 16 |
| 10–20% | 22 |
| 20–30% | 35 |
| 30–40% | 42 |
| 40–50% | 39 |
| 50–60% | 47 |
| 60–70% | 64 |
| 70–80% | 33 |
| 80–90% | 37 |
| 90–100% | 73 |
This buyer: 82%
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–10% | 0 |
| 10–20% | 1 |
| 20–30% | 5 |
| 30–40% | 14 |
| 40–50% | 19 |
| 50–60% | 69 |
| 60–70% | 90 |
| 70–80% | 102 |
| 80–90% | 50 |
| 90–100% | 23 |
Each column is a group of local authorities with similar figures. The coloured column holds The District Council of Folkestone and Hythe.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| District Arboricultural Survey 2026 | TMA Environmental Consultants | £43k | 30 Sept 2026 |
| Balcony Walkway Replacement at Sandgate High Street Flats, Folkestone | Ensigna Construction Ltd | £89k | 31 Oct 2026 |