Buyer profile · Local authority

Trafford Council tenders and contracts

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Tenders published
12
About one every 30 days
Contracts awarded
20
To 71 different suppliers
Value awarded
£579m
14 contracts, frameworks excluded
Typical contract
£256k
Median value awarded
Open now
1
10 coming up

Figures cover in the last 12 months, from notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.

Open tenders

  1. 021450 - Adults Weight Management - Trafford

    North WestHealthcare services

    Open10 days leftSuitable for SMEs

    £320kestimated

Coming up

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

  1. Delivery of Regulation 44 Visits

    North WestSocial and domiciliary care

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

    Value not stated
  2. Advocacy, Participation and Family Group Decision Making Services

    North WestSocial and domiciliary care

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    Value not stated
  3. Provision of Domestic Abuse Safe Accommodation - Soft Market Testing

    North WestSocial and domiciliary care, Healthcare services

    Upcoming

    £1.79mestimated
  4. Emergency Accommodation and Assessment Unit - Shawe Road

    North WestSocial and domiciliary care, Healthcare services

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

    Value not stated
  5. Request for Information (RFI) – STAR Procurement - Tender Management / E-Tendering Solution

    North WestIT services and software

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

    £1estimated
  6. Commissioned Homelessness Services Adults

    UK-wideProperty and estates, Social and domiciliary care

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

    Value not stated
  7. Commissioned Homelessness Services Younger Persons Supported Accommodation

    North WestProperty and estates, Social and domiciliary care

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

    Value not stated
  8. Homelessness Prevention Mediation Service

    North WestSocial and domiciliary care

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

    Value not stated
  9. Longbarn Community Hub - Operator

    North WestBuilding maintenance and repairs, Property and estates

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    Value not stated
  10. Trafford 13609 - Healthy Food Environments for Children, Young People (CYP) & Families - Soft Market Testing

    North WestSocial and domiciliary care, Healthcare services

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

    £210kestimated

When it goes to market

Tender notices published each month. Active in 9 of 12 months.

What it buys

Procurements in the last 12 months, by trade.

What its tenders ask for

Accreditations and conditions its notices mention in the last 12 months. Always check the tender documents.

  1. Social value questions4%
    In 1 of 25 notices

Who it buys from

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

  1. 1 contract
  2. 1 contract
  3. 1 contract
  4. 1 contract
  5. 1 contract
  6. 1 contract
  7. 1 contract
  8. 1 contract

How it buys

How much of its work was open to any supplier.

  • Advertised openly (any supplier could bid)57%
  • Invited quotes (the buyer chose whom to ask)17%
  • Direct award (no competition)26%
Based on 23 procurements.

Scorecard

How we score

How Trafford Council has bought over the last 12 months, compared with similar buyers.

Time to bid
25 days
Shorter than 94% of local authorities
Based on 12 advertised tenders
Advertised openly
57%
Higher than 53% of local authorities
Based on 23 procurements
Won by small firms
58%
Lower than 74% of local authorities
Based on 71 winning suppliers
Bids per contract
6
More than 60% of local authorities
Based on 11 awards
Split into lots
17%
Higher than 57% of local authorities
Based on 12 advertised tenders
Direct awards
26%
Higher than 52% of local authorities
Based on 23 procurements
Cancelled
0%
Lower than 60% of local authorities
Based on 12 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 Trafford 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.

No contracts we hold from Trafford Council end in the next 90 days.

Recent contract awards