Buyer profile · Local authority

Warwickshire County Council tenders and contracts

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Tenders published
17
About one every 21 days
Contracts awarded
27
To 34 different suppliers
Value awarded
£61m
22 contracts, frameworks excluded
Typical contract
£831k
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

Warwickshire County Council has no tenders open right now.

Coming up

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

  1. WCC - Creative and Content services Framework

    UK-widePrinting

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEsFramework

    £560kframework ceiling
  2. WCC Mobile Plant Waste Handling

    West Midlands

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    Value not stated
  3. Value not stated
  4. Preliminary Market Engagement - Digital Pocket Money Solution (Children's Homes)

    West MidlandsIT services and software, Financial services and insurance

    Upcoming

    Value not stated
  5. WCC Brokerage Data Solution for Referrals, Allocation and Invoicing

    West MidlandsIT services and software, Social and domiciliary care

    Upcoming

    Value not stated
  6. MARKET TESTING - Legal Case Management Solution:

    West MidlandsIT services and software

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    £900kestimated
  7. Provision of Abandoned Vehicle Services and the Provision of Vehicles for Fire Training

    West MidlandsVehicles and fleet

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

    Value not stated
  8. Value not stated
  9. Framework of therapeutic providers for services to adopted and SGO children.

    West MidlandsSocial and domiciliary care

    UpcomingFramework

    Value not stated
  10. Value not stated

When it goes to market

Tender notices published each month. Active in 8 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. SIA licensing2%
    In 1 of 57 notices
  2. Site visit2%
    In 1 of 57 notices

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)70%
  • Invited quotes (the buyer chose whom to ask)6%
  • Direct award (no competition)24%
Based on 33 procurements.

Scorecard

How we score

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

Time to bid
32 days
Longer than 77% of local authorities
Based on 17 advertised tenders
Advertised openly
70%
Higher than 58% of local authorities
Based on 33 procurements
Won by small firms
59%
Lower than 77% of local authorities
Based on 34 winning suppliers
Bids per contract
4.5
Fewer than 55% of local authorities
Based on 16 awards
Split into lots
18%
Higher than 61% of local authorities
Based on 17 advertised tenders
Direct awards
24%
Higher than 55% of local authorities
Based on 33 procurements
Cancelled
6%
Higher than 63% of local authorities
Based on 17 tenders

Compared with other local authorities

Time to bid, 283 local authorities
Show as a table
RangeBuyers
0–5 days0
5–10 days0
10–15 days0
15–20 days4
20–25 days11
25–30 days120
30–35 days119
35–40 days19
40–45 days7
45–50 days1
50–55 days1
55–60 days1
60+ days0
Bids per contract, 228 local authorities
Show as a table
RangeBuyers
0–2 bids4
2–4 bids55
4–6 bids75
6–8 bids47
8–10 bids17
10–12 bids11
12–14 bids2
14–16 bids3
16–18 bids2
18–20 bids2
20+ bids10
Advertised openly, 365 local authorities
Show as a table
RangeBuyers
0–10%13
10–20%11
20–30%25
30–40%32
40–50%36
50–60%48
60–70%47
70–80%33
80–90%44
90–100%76
Won by small firms, 324 local authorities
Show as a table
RangeBuyers
0–10%0
10–20%0
20–30%7
30–40%6
40–50%27
50–60%41
60–70%76
70–80%80
80–90%55
90–100%32

Each column is a group of local authorities with similar figures. The coloured column holds Warwickshire County 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
WCC - NLA LicenceProsci UK Limited£19k30 Sept 2026

1 more contract ends in the next 12 months.

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