Buyer profile · Local authority

West Lancashire Borough Council tenders and contracts

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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

  1. Legal Disrepair Surveyor Services

    North West

    Open18 days leftSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

    £150kestimated

Coming up

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

  1. Fire Risk Assessments - Domestic

    UK-wideArchitecture and engineering

    UpcomingNewSuitable for SMEs

    £340kestimated
  2. Fire Risk Assessments - Domestic

    UK-wideArchitecture and engineering

    UpcomingNewSuitable for SMEs

    £340kestimated
  3. Fire Risk Assessments - Domestic

    UK-wideArchitecture and engineering

    UpcomingNewSuitable for SMEs

    £340kestimated
  4. Value not stated
  5. Engagement Platform

    UK-wideIT services and software

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEsSmall contractDynamic purchasing

    £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).

  1. 1 contract
  2. 1 contract
  3. 2 contracts
  4. 1 contract
  5. 1 contract
  6. 1 contract
  7. 1 contract
  8. 3 contracts

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%
Based on 24 procurements.

Scorecard

How we score

How 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

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 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.

ContractCurrent supplierValueEnds
Agency Staff Employers AgentCastlefield Recruitment Limited£62k16 Oct 2026
Feasibility Study - Independent Review of Delf House SkelmersdaleBrock Carmichael Architects LLP£52k30 Nov 2026

7 more contracts end in the next 12 months.

Recent contract awards