Buyer profile · Local authority
West Suffolk Council tenders and contracts
- Tenders published
- 17
- About one every 21 days
- Contracts awarded
- 35
- To 34 different suppliers
- Value awarded
- £10.8m
- 28 contracts, frameworks excluded
- Typical contract
- £59k
- Median value awarded
- Open now
- 2
- 2 contracts end in 90 days
Figures cover in the last 12 months, from notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
Open tenders
- £60kestimated
- Value not stated
Coming up
Pipeline, market engagement and planned procurement notices: early warning of tenders to come.
- Value not stated
When it goes to market
Tender notices published each month. Active in 10 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)43%
- Invited quotes (the buyer chose whom to ask)7%
- Direct award (no competition)50%
Scorecard
How we scoreHow West Suffolk Council has bought over the last 12 months, compared with similar buyers.
- Time to bid
- 29 days
- Shorter than 60% of local authorities
- Based on 17 advertised tenders
- Advertised openly
- 43%
- Lower than 63% of local authorities
- Based on 46 procurements
- Won by small firms
- 76%
- Higher than 71% of local authorities
- Based on 37 winning suppliers
- Bids per contract
- 6
- More than 60% of local authorities
- Based on 16 awards
- Split into lots
- 0%
- Lower than 78% of local authorities
- Based on 17 advertised tenders
- Direct awards
- 50%
- Higher than 82% of local authorities
- Based on 46 procurements
- Cancelled
- 6%
- Higher than 56% of local authorities
- Based on 17 tenders
Compared with other local authorities
West Suffolk Council: 29 days
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| 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 |
West Suffolk Council: 6
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 |
West Suffolk Council: 43%
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| 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 |
West Suffolk Council: 76%
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 Suffolk 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Re-roofing and Associated Works to Units 4 and 5 Highbury Road, Brandon, IP27 0ND | Goodwill Roofing & Cladding | — | 4 Dec 2026 |
| Re-roofing works to units 11 and 12 Bunting Road, Bury St Edmunds | Faber Roofing Limited | £189k | 24 Dec 2026 |