Buyer profile · Local authority

Vale of Glamorgan Council tenders and contracts

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Tenders published
25
About one every 15 days
Contracts awarded
11
To 9 different suppliers
Value awarded
£288k
1 contracts, frameworks excluded
Typical contract
£288k
Median value awarded
Open now
4
1 contracts end in 90 days

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

Open tenders

  1. Framework for the Maintenance of Fire Doors

    WalesConstruction, Building maintenance and repairs

    Closing soon38 hours leftLow competitionSuitable for SMEsSmall contractFramework

    £2.5mframework ceiling
  2. Teulu Project Floating Support Service

    WalesSocial and domiciliary care, Healthcare services

    Open9 days leftLow competitionSuitable for SMEs

    £1.13mestimated
  3. Generic Floating Support Services for the Vale of Glamorgan Council

    WalesSocial and domiciliary care, Healthcare services

    Open28 days leftLow competitionSuitable for SMEs

    £5.25mestimated
  4. £1.25mestimated

Coming up

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

  1. School Cleaning Contract for Ysgol Y Deri, Derw Newydd and Ysgol Llyn Derw

    WalesCleaning

    UpcomingLow competitionSuitable for SMEs

    £984kestimated
  2. Supply of Frozen Foods

    WalesFood and drink supplies

    UpcomingLow competitionSuitable for SMEsFramework

    £3.14mframework ceiling
  3. Supply of Fresh and Prepared Fruit and Vegetables

    Wales

    UpcomingLow competitionSuitable for SMEsFramework

    £4mframework ceiling
  4. Penarth Extra Care Domiciliary Care Services

    WalesSocial and domiciliary care, Healthcare services

    UpcomingLow competitionSuitable for SMEs

    £6.3mestimated
  5. Pre Market Engagement for the Provision of Young People Support Services for the Vale of Glamorgan Council

    WalesSocial and domiciliary care

    UpcomingLow competitionSuitable for SMEs

    £1.4mestimated
  6. The Provision of Mental Health Support Services for the Vale of Glamorgan Council

    WalesSocial and domiciliary care

    UpcomingLow competitionSuitable for SMEs

    £2.04mestimated

When it goes to market

Tender notices published each month. Active in 10 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. CHAS3%
    In 1 of 30 notices
  2. Constructionline3%
    In 1 of 30 notices
  3. NICEIC3%
    In 1 of 30 notices
  4. TUPE applies3%
    In 1 of 30 notices

Who it buys from

Suppliers awarded contracts in the last 12 months.

  1. Synergy Construction ManagementSME2 contracts
    £288k awarded
  2. Lightning Solutions (Wales) LimitedSME1 contract
  3. LlamauSME1 contract
  4. Platfform for ChangeSME1 contract

How it buys

How much of its work was open to any supplier.

  • Advertised openly (any supplier could bid)97%
  • Direct award (no competition)3%
Based on 30 procurements.

Scorecard

How we score

How Vale of Glamorgan Council has bought over the last 12 months, compared with similar buyers.

Time to bid
33 days
Longer than 77% of local authorities
Based on 24 advertised tenders
Advertised openly
97%
Higher than 89% of local authorities
Based on 30 procurements
Won by small firms
73%
Higher than 62% of local authorities
Based on 11 winning suppliers
Bids per contract
2
Fewer than 92% of local authorities
Based on 9 awards
Split into lots
4%
Lower than 75% of local authorities
Based on 25 advertised tenders
Direct awards
3%
Lower than 85% of local authorities
Based on 30 procurements
Cancelled
4%
Lower than 50% of local authorities
Based on 25 tenders

Compared with other local authorities

Time to bid, 321 local authorities
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RangeBuyers
0–5 days0
5–10 days0
10–15 days0
15–20 days3
20–25 days17
25–30 days140
30–35 days126
35–40 days25
40–45 days6
45–50 days3
50–55 days1
55–60 days0
60+ days0
Bids per contract, 280 local authorities
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RangeBuyers
0–2 bids5
2–4 bids71
4–6 bids95
6–8 bids53
8–10 bids26
10–12 bids12
12–14 bids4
14–16 bids4
16–18 bids1
18–20 bids0
20+ bids9
Advertised openly, 408 local authorities
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RangeBuyers
0–10%16
10–20%22
20–30%35
30–40%42
40–50%39
50–60%47
60–70%64
70–80%33
80–90%37
90–100%73
Won by small firms, 373 local authorities
Show as a table
RangeBuyers
0–10%0
10–20%1
20–30%5
30–40%14
40–50%19
50–60%69
60–70%90
70–80%102
80–90%50
90–100%23

Each column is a group of local authorities with similar figures. The coloured column holds Vale of Glamorgan 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
Provision of Construction Management Services for Cadoxton House, Barry, Vale of GlamorganSynergy Construction Management£288k30 Sept 2026

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