Buyer profile · Local authority
West Lancashire Borough Council tenders and contracts
- Tenders published
- 12
- About one every 30 days
- Contracts awarded
- 21
- To 18 different suppliers
- Value awarded
- £936k
- 20 contracts, frameworks excluded
- Typical contract
- £46k
- Median value awarded
- Open now
- 1
- 2 contracts end in 90 days
Figures cover in the last 12 months, from notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
Open tenders
- £150kestimated
Coming up
Pipeline, market engagement and planned procurement notices: early warning of tenders to come.
- £340kestimated
- £340kestimated
- £340kestimated
- Value not stated
- £6,000estimated
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)50%
- Invited quotes (the buyer chose whom to ask)38%
- Direct award (no competition)13%
Scorecard
How we scoreHow West Lancashire Borough Council has bought over the last 12 months, compared with similar buyers.
- Time to bid
- 26 days
- Shorter than 91% of local authorities
- Based on 12 advertised tenders
- Advertised openly
- 50%
- Lower than 59% of local authorities
- Based on 24 procurements
- Won by small firms
- 76%
- Higher than 72% of local authorities
- Based on 21 winning suppliers
- Split into lots
- 0%
- Lower than 78% of local authorities
- Based on 12 advertised tenders
- Direct awards
- 13%
- Lower than 70% of local authorities
- Based on 24 procurements
- Cancelled
- 8%
- Higher than 66% of local authorities
- Based on 12 tenders
Compared with other local authorities
This buyer: 26 days
Show as a table
| 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 |
This buyer: 50%
Show as a table
| 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 |
This buyer: 76%
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 West Lancashire 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.
| Contract | Current supplier | Value | Ends |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agency Staff Employers Agent | Castlefield Recruitment Limited | £62k | 16 Oct 2026 |
| Feasibility Study - Independent Review of Delf House Skelmersdale | Brock Carmichael Architects LLP | £52k | 30 Nov 2026 |