Buyer profile · Local authority
The West of England Combined Authority tenders and contracts
- Tenders published
- 12
- About one every 30 days
- Contracts awarded
- 23
- To 20 different suppliers
- Value awarded
- £3.86m
- 13 contracts, frameworks excluded
- Typical contract
- £64k
- Median value awarded
- Open now
- 2
- 3 contracts end in 90 days
Figures cover in the last 12 months, from notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
Open tenders
- £90mestimated
- £168mestimated
Coming up
Pipeline, market engagement and planned procurement notices: early warning of tenders to come.
- Value not stated
- Value not stated
- £600kestimated
- Value not stated
- £90kestimated
- Value not stated
- £60mframework 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)42%
- Invited quotes (the buyer chose whom to ask)33%
- Direct award (no competition)24%
Scorecard
How we scoreHow The West of England Combined Authority has bought over the last 12 months, compared with similar buyers.
- Time to bid
- 28 days
- Shorter than 81% of local authorities
- Based on 11 advertised tenders
- Advertised openly
- 42%
- Lower than 69% of local authorities
- Based on 33 procurements
- Won by small firms
- 39%
- Lower than 95% of local authorities
- Based on 23 winning suppliers
- Bids per contract
- 8.5
- More than 85% of local authorities
- Based on 6 awards
- Split into lots
- 17%
- Higher than 58% of local authorities
- Based on 12 advertised tenders
- Direct awards
- 24%
- Lower than 50% of local authorities
- Based on 33 procurements
- Cancelled
- 0%
- Lower than 58% of local authorities
- Based on 12 tenders
Compared with other local authorities
This buyer: 28 days
Show as a table
| 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: 8.5
Show as a table
| 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: 42%
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: 39%
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 West of England Combined Authority.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Strategic Vision Plan - North Somerset Growth Zone | LDA Design Consulting Ltd | £75k | 30 Sept 2026 |
| UPN-00523 - Accommodation Review | Lambert Smith Hampton | £40k | 23 Nov 2026 |
| Bus Information Review | Atkinsréalis UK Limited | £52k | 18 Dec 2026 |
Recent contract awards
| Contract | Won by | Value | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Full Business Case for Digital Office | Spirit Public Sector Ltd | £83k | 7 Sept 2026 |
| MetroWest Firmware Upgrade | Network Rail Infrastructure Limited | £677k | 30 Jul 2026 |
| UPN-00523 - Accommodation Review | Lambert Smith Hampton | — | 8 Jul 2026 |
| Monitoring and Evaluation Improvement Work | Kada Research Limited | £70k | 6 Jul 2026 |
| Bus Grant - Enhancement of Bus Services 20206-29 | First West of England Limited | £843k | 2 Jul 2026 |
| Strategic Vision Plan - North Somerset Growth Zone | LDA Design Consulting Ltd | — | 24 Jun 2026 |
| Underground Assets Data Transformation & Commercialisation | The Hubbub Group Limited | £142k | 17 Jun 2026 |
| WIA - Comms Support (Phase One) | College Green Group | — | 17 Jun 2026 |
| Bus Information Review | Atkinsréalis UK Limited | — | 11 Jun 2026 |
| SDS - Employment Land Strategic Needs Assessment | Hardisty Jones Associates Limited | — | 22 May 2026 |