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Watford Borough Council tenders and contracts

East of EnglandWatfordWebsite

Tenders published
14
About one every 26 days
Contracts awarded
20
To 19 different suppliers
Value awarded
£6.34m
14 contracts, frameworks excluded
Typical contract
£65k
Median value awarded
Open now
3
2 contracts end in 90 days

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

Open tenders

  1. Town Hall Wayfinding

    East of England

    Closing soon2 days leftSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

    £50kestimated
  2. Town Hall Furniture

    East of EnglandFurniture

    Closing soon5 days leftSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

    £40kestimated
  3. Woodside Changing Rooms Building Refurbishment

    East of EnglandConstruction, Building maintenance and repairs

    Closing soon6 days leftSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

    £320kestimated

Coming up

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

  1. Museum of Watford AVIT Software Development Pre-Market Engagement (PME)

    UK-wideIT services and software

    UpcomingDynamic purchasing

    £280kestimated
  2. Management and Maintenance of Temporary Accommodation Pre-Market Engagement (PME)

    East of EnglandProperty and estates

    Upcoming

    £2.32mestimated
  3. Single Homelessness Services Tender

    UK-wide

    Upcoming

    £2.34mestimated
  4. Single Homelessness Services Tender

    UK-wide

    Upcoming

    £2.34mestimated

When it goes to market

Tender notices published each month. Active in 9 of 12 months.

What it buys

Procurements in the last 12 months, by trade.

  1. IT services and software6
  2. Construction6
  3. Building maintenance and repairs5
  4. Leisure, culture and events3
  5. Property and estates2
  6. Facilities management2

Who it buys from

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

  1. Co-Space Group Ltd£4.5m
    1 contract
  2. Phoenix Software Limited£573k
    1 contract
  3. Herts Heritage Building and Roofing LimitedSME£348k
    2 contracts
  4. Ice Park LimitedSME£157k
    1 contract
  5. Lister Wilder LimitedSME£130k
    1 contract
  6. KJP UK LTD (t/a One Consulting Group)SME£121k
    2 contracts
  7. Idox Software Ltd£59k
    1 contract
  8. Canon (UK) Limited£51k
    1 contract

How it buys

How much of its work was open to any supplier.

  • Advertised openly (any supplier could bid)44%
  • Invited quotes (the buyer chose whom to ask)9%
  • Direct award (no competition)47%
Based on 32 procurements.

Scorecard

How we score

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

Time to bid
24 days
Shorter than 95% of local authorities
Based on 14 advertised tenders
Advertised openly
44%
Lower than 62% of local authorities
Based on 32 procurements
Won by small firms
67%
Lower than 50% of local authorities
Based on 21 winning suppliers
Bids per contract
3
Fewer than 73% of local authorities
Based on 11 awards
Split into lots
7%
Lower than 68% of local authorities
Based on 14 advertised tenders
Direct awards
47%
Higher than 80% of local authorities
Based on 32 procurements
Cancelled
0%
Lower than 60% of local authorities
Based on 14 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 Watford 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
Watford Town Centre Ice Rink 2026Ice Park Limited£157k15 Jan 2027
Herts & Beds Air Quality Data ManagementRicardo-Aea Limited£42k25 Jan 2027

3 more contracts end in the next 12 months.

Recent contract awards

ContractWon byValueAwarded
AVIT Software - Museum of WatfordHeritage Interactive Ltd£250k6 Oct 2026
Hard Facilities Management ServicesAscot Services UK Limited£3.5m30 Sept 2026
M365 RenewalPhoenix Software Limited£573k25 Sept 2026
Tumbling Bay Riverwell Wier & South Branch Sluice Detailed DesignEdenvale Young Associates Ltd—21 Sept 2026
Watford Town Centre Ice Rink 2026Ice Park Limited—20 Sept 2026
Parks and Street Vehicles 2026Lister Wilder Limited—14 Sept 2026
Managed Service Desk & Infrastructure ManagementLittle Fish (UK) Limited£920k1 Sept 2026
Temporary Accommodation Management and MaintenanceWatford Community Housing Trust£2.81m17 Aug 2026
Riverwell Square Public ArtBen Twiston-Davies Limited—30 Jul 2026
Scriptwriter / Copy Editor for the Museum of WatfordCooper Arts & Heritage Consulting—20 Jul 2026