Buyer profile · Local authority
The Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames tenders and contracts
- Tenders published
- 12
- About one every 30 days
- Contracts awarded
- 34
- To 33 different suppliers
- Value awarded
- £8.66m
- 23 contracts, frameworks excluded
- Typical contract
- £62k
- Median value awarded
- Open now
- 1
- 5 contracts end in 90 days
Figures cover in the last 12 months, from notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
Open tenders
- £6.15mestimated
Coming up
Pipeline, market engagement and planned procurement notices: early warning of tenders to come.
- Advertising Consultant Contract (Bus Shelters, Street Furniture and On-Street) - Soft Market Testing£100kestimated
- Advertising Consultant Contract (Bus Shelters, Street Furniture and On-Street) - Soft Market Testing£100kestimated
- £3.94mestimated
- £250kestimated
- £250kestimated
- £40mestimated
- £10mestimated
- £130mestimated
- £4mestimated
- £6.26mframework ceiling
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)35%
- Invited quotes (the buyer chose whom to ask)25%
- Direct award (no competition)40%
Scorecard
How we scoreHow The Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames has bought over the last 12 months, compared with similar buyers.
- Time to bid
- 29 days
- Shorter than 58% of local authorities
- Based on 10 advertised tenders
- Advertised openly
- 35%
- Lower than 72% of local authorities
- Based on 52 procurements
- Won by small firms
- 61%
- Lower than 67% of local authorities
- Based on 36 winning suppliers
- Split into lots
- 0%
- Lower than 78% of local authorities
- Based on 12 advertised tenders
- Direct awards
- 40%
- Higher than 71% of local authorities
- Based on 52 procurements
- Cancelled
- 8%
- Higher than 67% of local authorities
- Based on 12 tenders
Compared with other local authorities
This buyer: 29 days
Show as a table
| 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: 35%
Show as a table
| 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: 61%
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 Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Air Quality Monitoring Stations - Local Site Operator Services 2026 | Matts Monitors Limited | £73k | 30 Nov 2026 |
| Coombe Hill Infant School: Flooding and Drainage Remedial Works | Cravencroft Limited | £132k | 18 Dec 2026 |
| Local Plan Transport Support | City Science | £30k | 20 Dec 2026 |
| Fire Alarm Installation | Thermoserv Limited | £90k | 31 Dec 2026 |
| Raeburn Avenue Remediation of Drainage | Cravencroft Limited | £162k | 31 Jan 2027 |