Buyer profile · Local authority

Warrington Borough Council tenders and contracts

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Tenders published
9
About one every 41 days
Contracts awarded
28
To 26 different suppliers
Value awarded
£6.48m
21 contracts, frameworks excluded
Typical contract
£68k
Median value awarded
Open now
0
1 contracts end in 90 days

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

Open tenders

Warrington Borough Council has no tenders open right now.

Coming up

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

  1. Cultural Services

    North WestLeisure, culture and events

    UpcomingLow competitionSuitable for SMEs

    £15mestimated
  2. Supply of response and programmed building maintenance services

    North WestBuilding maintenance and repairs

    UpcomingLow competitionSuitable for SMEs

    Value not stated
  3. Extracare Care and Support Service at Ryfields Village

    North WestSocial and domiciliary care

    UpcomingLow competitionSuitable for SMEs

    Value not stated

When it goes to market

Tender notices published each month. Active in 6 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. Gas Safe2%
    In 1 of 46 notices

Who it buys from

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

  1. 2 contracts
  2. 1 contract
  3. 1 contract
  4. Knox & Son - 1875SME£175k
    1 contract
  5. Knox & Son Funeral DirectorsSME£175k
    1 contract
  6. 1 contract
  7. Arc4 LimitedSME£96k
    2 contracts
  8. 2 contracts

How it buys

How much of its work was open to any supplier.

  • Advertised openly (any supplier could bid)40%
  • Invited quotes (the buyer chose whom to ask)20%
  • Direct award (no competition)40%
Based on 35 procurements.

Scorecard

How we score

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

Time to bid
31 days
Longer than 68% of local authorities
Based on 8 advertised tenders
Advertised openly
40%
Lower than 66% of local authorities
Based on 35 procurements
Won by small firms
83%
Higher than 85% of local authorities
Based on 29 winning suppliers
Bids per contract
2
Fewer than 93% of local authorities
Based on 8 awards
Split into lots
0%
Lower than 78% of local authorities
Based on 9 advertised tenders
Direct awards
40%
Higher than 70% of local authorities
Based on 35 procurements
Cancelled
0%
Lower than 60% of local authorities
Based on 9 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
Show as a table
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 Warrington 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
Warrington Economic Development Needs Assessment (EDNA)BE Group£31k25 Jan 2027

8 more contracts end in the next 12 months.

Recent contract awards