Buyer profile · Local authority
Tunbridge Wells Borough Council tenders and contracts
- Tenders published
- 13
- About one every 28 days
- Contracts awarded
- 16
- To 43 different suppliers
- Value awarded
- £168k
- 4 contracts, frameworks excluded
- Typical contract
- £43k
- 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
- £300kestimated
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.
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)77%
- Invited quotes (the buyer chose whom to ask)18%
- Direct award (no competition)5%
Scorecard
How we scoreHow Tunbridge Wells Borough Council has bought over the last 12 months, compared with similar buyers.
- Time to bid
- 32 days
- Longer than 73% of local authorities
- Based on 13 advertised tenders
- Advertised openly
- 77%
- Higher than 73% of local authorities
- Based on 22 procurements
- Won by small firms
- 67%
- Lower than 50% of local authorities
- Based on 45 winning suppliers
- Bids per contract
- 5
- About the same as most local authorities
- Based on 25 awards
- Split into lots
- 23%
- Higher than 74% of local authorities
- Based on 13 advertised tenders
- Direct awards
- 5%
- Lower than 82% of local authorities
- Based on 22 procurements
- Cancelled
- 15%
- Higher than 91% of local authorities
- Based on 13 tenders
Compared with other local authorities
This buyer: 32 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: 5
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: 77%
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: 67%
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 Tunbridge Wells 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| TWBC - Green Belt Study | Land Use Consultants Ltd | — | 31 Dec 2026 |
| TWBC - Benhall Mill Road Parks Depot | Ammcass Construction Engineering Group Limited | — | 31 Dec 2026 |