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Buyer profile · Local authority
West Northamptonshire Council tenders and contracts
- Tenders published
- 37
- About one every 10 days
- Contracts awarded
- 431
- To 240 different suppliers
- Value awarded
- £46.5m
- 403 contracts, frameworks excluded
- Typical contract
- £26k
- Median value awarded
- Open now
- 3
- 30 contracts end in 90 days
Figures cover in the last 12 months, from notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
Open tenders
- £440kestimated
- £4.38mestimated
- Value not stated
Coming up
Pipeline, market engagement and planned procurement notices: early warning of tenders to come.
- £15mestimated
- Value not stated
- £143kestimated
- Value not stated
- Value not stated
- Value not stated
- Value not stated
- £50mframework ceiling
- Value not stated
- £8.37mestimated
When it goes to market
Tender notices published each month. Active in 11 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.
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)9%
- Framework call-off (only suppliers on the framework)0%
- Invited quotes (the buyer chose whom to ask)75%
- Direct award (no competition)15%
Scorecard
How we scoreHow West Northamptonshire Council has bought over the last 12 months, compared with similar buyers.
- Time to bid
- 28 days
- Shorter than 70% of local authorities
- Based on 35 advertised tenders
- Advertised openly
- 9%
- Lower than 95% of local authorities
- Based on 466 procurements
- Won by small firms
- 64%
- Lower than 63% of local authorities
- Based on 540 winning suppliers
- Bids per contract
- 4
- Fewer than 56% of local authorities
- Based on 12 awards
- Split into lots
- 11%
- Lower than 59% of local authorities
- Based on 37 advertised tenders
- Direct awards
- 15%
- Lower than 66% of local authorities
- Based on 466 procurements
- Cancelled
- 3%
- Lower than 56% of local authorities
- Based on 37 tenders
Compared with other local authorities
This buyer: 28 days
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–5 days | 1 |
| 5–10 days | 0 |
| 10–15 days | 0 |
| 15–20 days | 2 |
| 20–25 days | 17 |
| 25–30 days | 135 |
| 30–35 days | 132 |
| 35–40 days | 27 |
| 40–45 days | 2 |
| 45–50 days | 2 |
| 50–55 days | 1 |
| 55–60 days | 0 |
| 60+ days | 0 |
This buyer: 4
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–2 bids | 4 |
| 2–4 bids | 78 |
| 4–6 bids | 89 |
| 6–8 bids | 57 |
| 8–10 bids | 18 |
| 10–12 bids | 16 |
| 12–14 bids | 8 |
| 14–16 bids | 3 |
| 16–18 bids | 2 |
| 18–20 bids | 0 |
| 20+ bids | 9 |
This buyer: 9%
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 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 |
This buyer: 64%
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 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 West Northamptonshire 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.
Recent contract awards
| Contract | Won by | Value | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Civica Digital 360 | Civica UK Limited | — | 10 Nov 2026 |
| Abington Park Lower Toilet block & Changing Rooms | AR Demolition Ltd | — | 10 Nov 2026 |
| The Provision of Education Psychology Assessments | Liquid Personnel Limited | — | 3 Nov 2026 |
| Supported Living Spot Purchasing | Oakfield (Easton Maudit) Limited | £1.22m | 2 Nov 2026 |
| Tracking and camera/DVR package and Video subscriptions | Innovative Safety Systems | £28k | 31 Oct 2026 |
| New Zip Taps - Angel Offices | Zip Heaters (UK) Ltd | — | 28 Oct 2026 |
| WNC Adobe Enterprise CC 26/27 | Redpalm Technology Services | — | 28 Oct 2026 |
| Various Building Surveying Services West | CS2 Limited | £34k | 26 Oct 2026 |
| National Dental Epidemiology Programme Oral Health Survey 2026-30 | Community Dental Services | — | 23 Oct 2026 |
| Radiology Reporting | TiC Mobile Limited | £480k | 22 Oct 2026 |