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The West of England Combined Authority tenders and contracts

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Tenders published
10
About one every 37 days
Contracts awarded
25
To 31 different suppliers
Value awarded
£3.96m
13 contracts, frameworks excluded
Typical contract
£68k
Median value awarded
Open now
1
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. WESTCharge - Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure

    South WestConstruction, Electrical

    Open136 days leftSuitable for SMEs

    £168mestimated

Coming up

Pipeline, market engagement and planned procurement notices: early warning of tenders to come.

  1. Mass Transit Framework

    South WestTransport

    UpcomingFramework

    Value not stated
  2. Mass Transit Framework

    North East, North West, Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South WestArchitecture and engineering

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEsFramework

    Value not stated
  3. South West Net Zero Hub - Aggregated Renewable Energy Feasibility Studies

    South WestArchitecture and engineering, Marketing and communications

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    £600kestimated
  4. Recruitment Neutral/Master Vendor

    South WestRecruitment and staffing

    Upcoming

    Value not stated
  5. UPN-00417 - Residential Solar Collective Buying Scheme

    South WestArchitecture and engineering, Energy and utilities

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    £90kestimated
  6. Integrated Micromobility Services 2027

    South WestTransport

    Upcoming

    Value not stated
  7. Skills Bootcamps

    South WestEducation services, Training

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEsFramework

    £60mframework 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.

  1. Architecture and engineering10
  2. Transport7
  3. Marketing and communications5
  4. IT services and software5
  5. Management consultancy5
  6. Training4

Who it buys from

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

  1. NCC£2.95m
    1 contract
  2. VivaCity Labs LimitedSME£178k
    1 contract
  3. Richard Wood Associates Ltd£150k
    1 contract
  4. Hardisty Jones Associates Limited£150k
    1 contract
  5. James Blake Solutions Ltd T/A Jbi DigitalSME£126k
    1 contract
  6. Opinion Research Services LtdSME£80k
    1 contract
  7. LDA Design Consulting LtdSME£75k
    1 contract
  8. First West of England LimitedNot stated
    4 contracts

How it buys

How much of its work was open to any supplier.

  • Advertised openly (any supplier could bid)37%
  • Invited quotes (the buyer chose whom to ask)37%
  • Direct award (no competition)27%
Based on 30 procurements.

Scorecard

How we score

How The West of England Combined Authority has bought over the last 12 months, compared with similar buyers.

Time to bid
28 days
Shorter than 80% of local authorities
Based on 9 advertised tenders
Advertised openly
37%
Lower than 69% of local authorities
Based on 30 procurements
Won by small firms
50%
Lower than 85% of local authorities
Based on 34 winning suppliers
Bids per contract
6
More than 60% of local authorities
Based on 19 awards
Split into lots
20%
Higher than 63% of local authorities
Based on 10 advertised tenders
Direct awards
27%
Higher than 53% of local authorities
Based on 30 procurements
Cancelled
0%
Lower than 60% of local authorities
Based on 10 tenders

Compared with other local authorities

Time to bid, 319 local authorities
Show as a table
RangeBuyers
0–5 days1
5–10 days0
10–15 days0
15–20 days2
20–25 days17
25–30 days135
30–35 days132
35–40 days27
40–45 days2
45–50 days2
50–55 days1
55–60 days0
60+ days0
Bids per contract, 284 local authorities
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RangeBuyers
0–2 bids4
2–4 bids78
4–6 bids89
6–8 bids57
8–10 bids18
10–12 bids16
12–14 bids8
14–16 bids3
16–18 bids2
18–20 bids0
20+ bids9
Advertised openly, 418 local authorities
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RangeBuyers
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
Won by small firms, 394 local authorities
Show as a table
RangeBuyers
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 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.

ContractCurrent supplierValueEnds
UPN-00523 - Accommodation ReviewLambert Smith Hampton£40k23 Nov 2026
Bus Information ReviewAtkinsréalis UK Limited£52k18 Dec 2026

2 more contracts end in the next 12 months.

Recent contract awards

ContractWon byValueAwarded
UPN-00618 - Future Places Fund (FPF)CBRE Limited£1m4 Nov 2026
Skills BootcampWeston College, Educ8 Training Group Limited, Peter Smythe Transport Training Limited and 7 more—29 Oct 2026
Mayoral Combined Authority Web Services RewnalJames Blake Solutions Ltd T/A Jbi Digital—25 Sept 2026
Full Business Case for Digital OfficeSpirit Public Sector Ltd£83k7 Sept 2026
SDS - Critical FriendRichard Wood Associates Ltd—27 Aug 2026
MetroWest Firmware UpgradeNetwork Rail Infrastructure Limited£677k30 Jul 2026
UPN-00523 - Accommodation ReviewLambert Smith Hampton—8 Jul 2026
Monitoring and Evaluation Improvement WorkKada Research Limited£70k6 Jul 2026
Bus Grant - Enhancement of Bus Services 20206-29First West of England Limited£843k2 Jul 2026
Strategic Vision Plan - North Somerset Growth ZoneLDA Design Consulting Ltd—24 Jun 2026