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Warwickshire County Council tenders and contracts

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Tenders published
19
About one every 19 days
Contracts awarded
51
To 54 different suppliers
Value awarded
£66.6m
32 contracts, frameworks excluded
Typical contract
£266k
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. Fair Value & Expected Credit Loss

    UK-wideFinancial services and insurance

    Open14 days leftSmall contract

    £160kestimated

Coming up

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

  1. Preliminary Market Engagement for the provision of Social Care Provider Management Software

    West MidlandsIT services and software

    Upcoming

    Value not stated
  2. WCC - Creative and Content services Framework

    UK-widePrinting

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEsFramework

    £560kframework ceiling
  3. WCC Mobile Plant Waste Handling

    West Midlands

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    Value not stated
  4. Market Testing for Access to immigration support and advice for individuals on eligible schemes in Warwickshire

    West MidlandsLegal services

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

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

    West MidlandsIT services and software, Financial services and insurance

    Upcoming

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

    West MidlandsIT services and software, Social and domiciliary care

    Upcoming

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

    West MidlandsIT services and software

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

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

    West MidlandsVehicles and fleet

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

    Value not stated
  9. Preliminary Market Engagement for the provision of Gas and Electricity Contracts

    West MidlandsEnergy and utilities

    Upcoming

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

    West MidlandsSocial and domiciliary care

    UpcomingFramework

    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.

  1. Social and domiciliary care22
  2. IT services and software19
  3. Healthcare services12
  4. Construction8
  5. Training7
  6. Education services6

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 59 notices
  2. Site visit2%
    In 1 of 59 notices

Who it buys from

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

  1. Butts Croft LimitedSME£29m
    1 contract
  2. Runwood Homes Limited£29m
    1 contract
  3. SIMPLY CARE GROUP UK LTD (Morar Care Home Stratford LTD - Morar Living - Trinity Manor)£29m
    1 contract
  4. ST Mary's Nursing Home LimitedSME£29m
    1 contract
  5. Serene Care LtdSME£29m
    1 contract
  6. Te Hira Care Home LimitedSME£29m
    1 contract
  7. WCS Care Group Limited£29m
    1 contract
  8. VariousNot stated
    7 contracts

How it buys

How much of its work was open to any supplier.

  • Advertised openly (any supplier could bid)58%
  • Invited quotes (the buyer chose whom to ask)8%
  • Direct award (no competition)34%
Based on 50 procurements.

Scorecard

How we score

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

Time to bid
33 days
Longer than 81% of local authorities
Based on 19 advertised tenders
Advertised openly
58%
Higher than 56% of local authorities
Based on 50 procurements
Won by small firms
59%
Lower than 72% of local authorities
Based on 59 winning suppliers
Bids per contract
4
Fewer than 56% of local authorities
Based on 25 awards
Split into lots
16%
Higher than 55% of local authorities
Based on 19 advertised tenders
Direct awards
34%
Higher than 63% of local authorities
Based on 50 procurements
Cancelled
11%
Higher than 80% of local authorities
Based on 19 tenders

Compared with other local authorities

Time to bid, 319 local authorities
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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 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
Purchase of a fire alarm system for Lower House Farm Waste Transfer StationBlazequel Ltd£77k5 Jan 2027

3 more contracts end in the next 12 months.

Recent contract awards

ContractWon byValueAwarded
WCC - Bus Transport Services DPS Q2 2026Various£14.5m23 Feb 2029
WCC - Consultancy and Project Support Services DPS Q2 2026Various£38k23 Feb 2029
WCC - DPS - Waste Miscellaneous Streams Q2 2026Various£12k23 Feb 2029
WCC - Passenger Transport Service using a Taxi or Private Hire Car DPS Q2 2026Various£27.6m23 Feb 2029
WCC - Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for Learning & Organisational Development Call-offs Q2 2026Various£517k23 Feb 2029
WCC - Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for Road Traffic Surveys Q2 2026Various£99k23 Feb 2029
WCC - Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for Employability and Skills Q2 2026Various£917k23 Feb 2029
WCC Ground Investigation Works FrameworkEnvironmental Engineering Partnership Limited, LK Consult Limited, Ground Investigation & Piling Limited and 1 more£1m3 Nov 2026
Case Management MigrationPermanent Futures Limited£600k28 Oct 2026
The Welfare GroupWelfare Call (Lac) Ltd£274k27 Oct 2026