Buyer profile · Local authority

Walsall Council tenders and contracts

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Tenders published
12
About one every 30 days
Contracts awarded
29
To 59 different suppliers
Value awarded
£401m
57 contracts, frameworks excluded
Typical contract
£3.38m
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

  1. W5165 Supply & Installation of Stage Lighting

    West Midlands

    Closing soon3 days leftSuitable for SMEs

    £300kestimated

Coming up

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

  1. W5093 Care and Support Services for Children and Young People (Home Based and in the Community)

    West MidlandsSocial and domiciliary care, Healthcare services

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEsFramework

    £10.8mframework ceiling
  2. £240kestimated
  3. £204kestimated
  4. Community Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) Services

    West MidlandsHealthcare services

    Upcoming

    Value not stated
  5. WP4056 - Supported Living Framework for Adult Services

    West MidlandsSocial and domiciliary care, Healthcare services

    UpcomingFramework

    £252mframework ceiling
  6. WP4092 - Community based services for Adults

    West MidlandsSocial and domiciliary care, Healthcare services

    UpcomingFramework

    £228mframework ceiling
  7. Value not stated
  8. WP4181 Contract for the delivery of Domestic Abuse Safe Accommodation with Intensive Housing Management/Support

    West MidlandsSocial and domiciliary care, Healthcare services

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    £1.05mestimated
  9. £1.2mestimated
  10. Value not stated

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.

Who it buys from

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

How it buys

How much of its work was open to any supplier.

  • Advertised openly (any supplier could bid)43%
  • Invited quotes (the buyer chose whom to ask)6%
  • Direct award (no competition)51%
Based on 35 procurements.

Scorecard

How we score

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

Time to bid
30 days
Longer than 52% of local authorities
Based on 12 advertised tenders
Advertised openly
43%
Lower than 63% of local authorities
Based on 35 procurements
Won by small firms
71%
Higher than 59% of local authorities
Based on 68 winning suppliers
Bids per contract
6
More than 60% of local authorities
Based on 18 awards
Split into lots
25%
Higher than 76% of local authorities
Based on 12 advertised tenders
Direct awards
51%
Higher than 85% of local authorities
Based on 35 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 Walsall 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
W5094 Energy and Community Resilience Action PlanSLR Consulting Ltd£35k31 Jan 2027

8 more contracts end in the next 12 months.

Recent contract awards