Buyer profile · Local authority
West Sussex County Council tenders and contracts
- Tenders published
- 23
- About one every 16 days
- Contracts awarded
- 122
- To 195 different suppliers
- Value awarded
- £218m
- 32 contracts, frameworks excluded
- Typical contract
- £69k
- Median value awarded
- Open now
- 8
- 3 contracts end in 90 days
Figures cover in the last 12 months, from notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
Open tenders
- £2.52mframework ceiling
- £2.52mframework ceiling
- £60kestimated
- £75kestimated
- £90kestimated
- £30kestimated
- £50mframework ceiling
- £175mestimated
Coming up
Pipeline, market engagement and planned procurement notices: early warning of tenders to come.
- £20kestimated
- Value not stated
- £500kestimated
- £22kestimated
- £5mestimated
- Value not stated
- Value not stated
- Value not stated
- £51mframework ceiling
- 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.
Who it buys from
Suppliers awarded contracts in the last 12 months.
How it buys
How much of its work was open to any supplier.
- Advertised openly (any supplier could bid)61%
- Framework call-off (only suppliers on the framework)8%
- Invited quotes (the buyer chose whom to ask)9%
- Direct award (no competition)22%
Scorecard
How we scoreHow West Sussex County 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 22 advertised tenders
- Advertised openly
- 61%
- Higher than 59% of local authorities
- Based on 148 procurements
- Won by small firms
- 78%
- Higher than 77% of local authorities
- Based on 225 winning suppliers
- Bids per contract
- 7
- More than 73% of local authorities
- Based on 21 awards
- Split into lots
- 22%
- Higher than 72% of local authorities
- Based on 23 advertised tenders
- Direct awards
- 22%
- Lower than 54% of local authorities
- Based on 148 procurements
- Cancelled
- 0%
- Lower than 60% of local authorities
- Based on 23 tenders
Compared with other local authorities
West Sussex County 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 Sussex County Council: 7
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 Sussex County Council: 61%
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 |
West Sussex County Council: 78%
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 Sussex County 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Support, Maintenance and Licensing of Products for Library Kiosk | D-Tech International Ltd | £50k | 3 Dec 2026 |
| Public Notices Advertisement | Peoplescout Limited T/A TMP Worldwide | £150k | 16 Jan 2027 |
| Time-limited (3-month) bus passes | Brighton & Hove Bus and Coach Company | £99k | 31 Jan 2027 |