Buyer profile · Local authority
Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council tenders and contracts
- Tenders published
- 12
- About one every 30 days
- Contracts awarded
- 9
- To 10 different suppliers
- Value awarded
- £114k
- 3 contracts, frameworks excluded
- Typical contract
- £35k
- Median value awarded
- Open now
- 1
- 1 contracts end in 90 days
Figures cover in the last 12 months, from notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
Open tenders
- Value not stated
Coming up
Pipeline, market engagement and planned procurement notices: early warning of tenders to come.
- Value not stated
- Value not stated
- Value not stated
- Value not stated
- Value not stated
- £28kestimated
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.
How it buys
How much of its work was open to any supplier.
- Advertised openly (any supplier could bid)72%
- Invited quotes (the buyer chose whom to ask)17%
- Direct award (no competition)11%
Scorecard
How we scoreHow Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council has bought over the last 12 months, compared with similar buyers.
- Time to bid
- 28 days
- Shorter than 75% of local authorities
- Based on 12 advertised tenders
- Advertised openly
- 72%
- Higher than 70% of local authorities
- Based on 18 procurements
- Won by small firms
- 90%
- Higher than 93% of local authorities
- Based on 10 winning suppliers
- Bids per contract
- 7
- More than 73% of local authorities
- Based on 9 awards
- Split into lots
- 0%
- Lower than 78% of local authorities
- Based on 12 advertised tenders
- Direct awards
- 11%
- Lower than 74% of local authorities
- Based on 18 procurements
- Cancelled
- 8%
- Higher than 67% 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 | 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: 7
Show as a table
| 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: 72%
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: 90%
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 Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Building Trust on Responsible Growth and the Local Plan Campaign | Grey Fox Communications and Marketing Ltd | £35k | 18 Nov 2026 |
Recent contract awards
| Contract | Won by | Value | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| TMBC ANPR Installation Trial | FAAC UK Ltd | £117k | 26 Oct 2026 |
| Request for Quotation For Leadership & Management Development Masterclasses | South East Training Network Limited | £17k | 27 Sept 2026 |
| Building Trust on Responsible Growth and the Local Plan Campaign | Grey Fox Communications and Marketing Ltd | — | 25 Aug 2026 |
| Path Resurfacing Leybourne Lakes | Henderson & Taylor Public Works Limited | — | 14 Aug 2026 |
| Hybrid room audio visual solution | Auditel Rental and Service Limited | — | 13 Aug 2026 |
| TMBC People and Skills | Runway Apprenticeships Limited | £28k | 2 Jul 2026 |
| Refurbishment of Mini-Golf course at Tonbridge Racecourse Sportsground | UrbanCrazy | £62k | 9 Jun 2026 |
| TMBC IT Networking Equipment | Cae Technology Services Limited, KHIPU Networks Ltd | — | 29 Apr 2026 |
| Safer Neighbourhoods Team | TMS Protection Ltd | — | 24 Apr 2026 |
| Supply of printing equipment and maintenance servicing | Ricoh UK Ltd | — | 5 Apr 2025 |