Buyer profile · Local authority
Watford Borough Council tenders and contracts
- Tenders published
- 12
- About one every 30 days
- Contracts awarded
- 14
- To 12 different suppliers
- Value awarded
- £5.81m
- 12 contracts, frameworks excluded
- Typical contract
- £65k
- Median value awarded
- Open now
- 1
- 4 coming up
Figures cover in the last 12 months, from notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
Open tenders
- £400kestimated
Coming up
Pipeline, market engagement and planned procurement notices: early warning of tenders to come.
- £280kestimated
- £2.32mestimated
- £2.34mestimated
- £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.
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)41%
- Invited quotes (the buyer chose whom to ask)7%
- Direct award (no competition)52%
Scorecard
How we scoreHow Watford Borough Council has bought over the last 12 months, compared with similar buyers.
- Time to bid
- 25 days
- Shorter than 93% of local authorities
- Based on 12 advertised tenders
- Advertised openly
- 41%
- Lower than 71% of local authorities
- Based on 29 procurements
- Won by small firms
- 60%
- Lower than 68% of local authorities
- Based on 15 winning suppliers
- Bids per contract
- 2.5
- Fewer than 90% of local authorities
- Based on 8 awards
- Split into lots
- 8%
- Lower than 64% of local authorities
- Based on 12 advertised tenders
- Direct awards
- 52%
- Higher than 86% of local authorities
- Based on 29 procurements
- Cancelled
- 0%
- Lower than 58% of local authorities
- Based on 12 tenders
Compared with other local authorities
Watford Borough Council: 25 days
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| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–5 days | 0 |
| 5–10 days | 0 |
| 10–15 days | 0 |
| 15–20 days | 3 |
| 20–25 days | 17 |
| 25–30 days | 140 |
| 30–35 days | 126 |
| 35–40 days | 25 |
| 40–45 days | 6 |
| 45–50 days | 3 |
| 50–55 days | 1 |
| 55–60 days | 0 |
| 60+ days | 0 |
Watford Borough Council: 2.5
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| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–2 bids | 5 |
| 2–4 bids | 71 |
| 4–6 bids | 95 |
| 6–8 bids | 53 |
| 8–10 bids | 26 |
| 10–12 bids | 12 |
| 12–14 bids | 4 |
| 14–16 bids | 4 |
| 16–18 bids | 1 |
| 18–20 bids | 0 |
| 20+ bids | 9 |
Watford Borough Council: 41%
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| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–10% | 16 |
| 10–20% | 22 |
| 20–30% | 35 |
| 30–40% | 42 |
| 40–50% | 39 |
| 50–60% | 47 |
| 60–70% | 64 |
| 70–80% | 33 |
| 80–90% | 37 |
| 90–100% | 73 |
Watford Borough Council: 60%
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–10% | 0 |
| 10–20% | 1 |
| 20–30% | 5 |
| 30–40% | 14 |
| 40–50% | 19 |
| 50–60% | 69 |
| 60–70% | 90 |
| 70–80% | 102 |
| 80–90% | 50 |
| 90–100% | 23 |
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.
No contracts we hold from Watford Borough Council end in the next 90 days.
Recent contract awards
| Contract | Won by | Value | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parks and Street Vehicles 2026 | Lister Wilder Limited | — | 14 Sept 2026 |
| Scriptwriter / Copy Editor for the Museum of Watford | Cooper Arts & Heritage Consulting | — | 20 Jul 2026 |
| Multifunctional Print Devices and Associated Digital Transformation Solutions | Canon (UK) Limited | — | 1 Jul 2026 |
| Personal Safety Devices | Soloprotect Limited | — | 1 Jul 2026 |
| Innovation Hub, Watford Borough Council | Co-Space Group Ltd | £4.5m | 1 Apr 2026 |
| Roof replacement at 29-35 High Street, Watford | Herts Heritage Building and Roofing Limited | — | 23 Mar 2026 |
| Provision for Eros & Extra Modules | Idox Software Ltd | — | 16 Mar 2026 |
| Single Homelessness Services Tender | One YMCA, Watford New Hope Trust t/a New Hope | — | 3 Mar 2026 |
| Roof replacement at 29-35 High Street, Watford | Herts Heritage Building and Roofing Limited | £348k | 2 Mar 2026 |
| FM Procurement Consultancy Support | KJP UK LTD (t/a One Consulting Group) | — | 2 Mar 2026 |