Buyer profile · Local authority

Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council tenders and contracts

South EastKings HillWebsite

Tenders published
6
About one every 61 days
Contracts awarded
4
To 4 different suppliers
Value awarded
£35k
1 contracts, frameworks excluded
Typical contract
£35k
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. Cloud Backup & Cyber Recovery Solution

    South EastIT services and software

    Open8 days leftSuitable for SMEs

    £192kestimated

Coming up

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

  1. Tonbridge Farm Skatepark Replacement Supplier Engagement

    South EastGrounds maintenance and landscaping, Construction

    UpcomingSmall contract

    Value not stated
  2. Value not stated
  3. Value not stated
  4. People and Skills Project

    South East

    UpcomingSmall contract

    £28kestimated

When it goes to market

Tender notices published each month. Active in 5 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.

  1. UrbanCrazySME1 contract
    £62k awarded
  2. Grey Fox Communications and Marketing LtdSME1 contract
    £35k awarded
  3. South East Training Network LimitedSME1 contract

How it buys

How much of its work was open to any supplier.

  • Advertised openly (any supplier could bid)75%
  • Invited quotes (the buyer chose whom to ask)13%
  • Direct award (no competition)13%
Based on 8 procurements.

Scorecard

How we score

How Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council has bought over the last 12 months, compared with similar buyers.

Time to bid
28 days
Shorter than 79% of local authorities
Based on 6 advertised tenders
Advertised openly
75%
Higher than 63% of local authorities
Based on 8 procurements
Split into lots
0%
Lower than 76% of local authorities
Based on 6 advertised tenders
Direct awards
13%
Lower than 64% of local authorities
Based on 8 procurements
Cancelled
17%
Higher than 90% of local authorities
Based on 6 tenders

Compared with other local authorities

Time to bid, 283 local authorities
Show as a table
RangeBuyers
0–5 days0
5–10 days0
10–15 days0
15–20 days4
20–25 days11
25–30 days120
30–35 days119
35–40 days19
40–45 days7
45–50 days1
50–55 days1
55–60 days1
60+ days0
Advertised openly, 365 local authorities
Show as a table
RangeBuyers
0–10%13
10–20%11
20–30%25
30–40%32
40–50%36
50–60%48
60–70%47
70–80%33
80–90%44
90–100%76

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.

ContractCurrent supplierValueEnds
Safer Neighbourhoods TeamTMS Protection Ltd—8 Nov 2026
Building Trust on Responsible Growth and the Local Plan CampaignGrey Fox Communications and Marketing Ltd£35k18 Nov 2026

Recent contract awards