Buyer profile · Local authority

Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council tenders and contracts

East of EnglandWelwyn Garden CityWebsite

Tenders published
17
About one every 21 days
Contracts awarded
14
To 14 different suppliers
Value awarded
£2.36m
8 contracts, frameworks excluded
Typical contract
£209k
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. WHC - Young Tree Purchase

    East of England

    Closing soon3 days leftSmall contract

    £25kestimated
  2. WHC - Housing Maintenance Repairs

    East of EnglandConstruction, Electrical

    Closing soon6 days leftExpress interest

    £80mestimated
  3. WHC - Gas Maintenance.

    East of England

    Open17 days leftExpress interest

    £30mestimated

Coming up

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

  1. Housing Repairs Contract

    East of EnglandConstruction, Building maintenance and repairs

    Upcoming

    Value not stated
  2. Gas Maintenance

    East of EnglandBuilding maintenance and repairs, Heating, plumbing and ventilation

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    Value not stated

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.

What its tenders ask for

Accreditations and conditions its notices mention in the last 12 months. Always check the tender documents.

  1. NICEIC4%
    In 1 of 26 notices
  2. TUPE applies4%
    In 1 of 26 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)80%
  • Direct award (no competition)20%
Based on 25 procurements.

Scorecard

How we score

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

Time to bid
35 days
Longer than 90% of local authorities
Based on 13 advertised tenders
Advertised openly
80%
Higher than 73% of local authorities
Based on 25 procurements
Won by small firms
36%
Lower than 97% of local authorities
Based on 14 winning suppliers
Split into lots
6%
Lower than 71% of local authorities
Based on 17 advertised tenders
Direct awards
20%
Lower than 56% of local authorities
Based on 25 procurements
Cancelled
6%
Higher than 58% of local authorities
Based on 17 tenders

Compared with other local authorities

Time to bid, 321 local authorities
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RangeBuyers
0–5 days0
5–10 days0
10–15 days0
15–20 days3
20–25 days17
25–30 days140
30–35 days126
35–40 days25
40–45 days6
45–50 days3
50–55 days1
55–60 days0
60+ days0
Advertised openly, 408 local authorities
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RangeBuyers
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
Won by small firms, 373 local authorities
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RangeBuyers
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 Welwyn Hatfield 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
WHC - Supply of mowersP. Tuckwell Limited—10 Oct 2026
Whc - artificial christmas treeGala Lights Ltd—1 Dec 2026

1 more contract ends in the next 12 months.

Recent contract awards