Buyer profile · Local authority

West Yorkshire Combined Authority tenders and contracts

Yorkshire and the HumberLeedsWebsite

Tenders published
18
About one every 20 days
Contracts awarded
23
To 26 different suppliers
Value awarded
£60.2m
11 contracts, frameworks excluded
Typical contract
£733k
Median value awarded
Open now
3
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. AccessBus Service Contract

    Yorkshire and the HumberTransport

    Open8 days left5 lotsSuitable for SMEs

    £14.4mestimated
  2. £6.76mestimated
  3. West Yorkshire District Travel Diary Survey

    Yorkshire and the HumberResearch and development, Marketing and communications

    Open23 days leftSuitable for SMEs

    £250kestimated

Coming up

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

  1. West Yorkshire Supply Chain Programme

    Yorkshire and the HumberManagement consultancy, Research and development

    Upcoming

    £2mestimated
  2. Catering Service at Carr Gate (West Yorkshire Police)

    Yorkshire and the HumberCatering

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

    £1.25mestimated
  3. Role actors for specialist courses

    Yorkshire and the HumberTraining, Leisure, culture and events

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    £300kestimated
  4. Night Vision Imaging System (NVIS) Replacement Programme

    Yorkshire and the Humber

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    £1.4mestimated
  5. Asset Management Solution

    Yorkshire and the HumberIT services and software

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    £1.5mestimated
  6. Control Centre IMS

    Yorkshire and the HumberIT services and software

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    £1.2mestimated
  7. Customer Contact Centre -Telephony/CRM

    Yorkshire and the HumberIT services and software

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    £1.2mestimated
  8. Pol-Ed Platform Solution

    Yorkshire and the HumberIT services and software

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    £1estimated
  9. Further Education Industry Partnerships Pilot

    Yorkshire and the HumberTraining, Education services

    UpcomingSmall contract

    £166kestimated
  10. Preliminary Market Engagement - Supply & Support for Network Infrastructure

    Yorkshire and the HumberIT services and software

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    £1mestimated

When it goes to market

Tender notices published each month. Active in 7 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.

  1. Social value questions2%
    In 1 of 42 notices

Who it buys from

Suppliers awarded contracts in the last 12 months.

  1. £13m awarded
  2. £31.3m awarded
  3. Victim Support1 contract
    £8.4m awarded
  4. RASAC, Rape and sexual abuse centre for Kirklees, Calderdale & Wakefield.SME1 contract
    £5.04m awarded

How it buys

How much of its work was open to any supplier.

  • Advertised openly (any supplier could bid)69%
  • Framework call-off (only suppliers on the framework)2%
  • Invited quotes (the buyer chose whom to ask)12%
  • Direct award (no competition)17%
Based on 42 procurements.

Scorecard

How we score

How West Yorkshire Combined Authority has bought over the last 12 months, compared with similar buyers.

Time to bid
29 days
Shorter than 56% of local authorities
Based on 18 advertised tenders
Advertised openly
69%
Higher than 64% of local authorities
Based on 42 procurements
Won by small firms
41%
Lower than 94% of local authorities
Based on 32 winning suppliers
Bids per contract
11
More than 92% of local authorities
Based on 43 awards
Split into lots
22%
Higher than 72% of local authorities
Based on 18 advertised tenders
Direct awards
17%
Lower than 63% of local authorities
Based on 42 procurements
Cancelled
0%
Lower than 58% of local authorities
Based on 18 tenders

Compared with other local authorities

Time to bid, 321 local authorities
Show as a table
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
Bids per contract, 280 local authorities
Show as a table
RangeBuyers
0–2 bids5
2–4 bids71
4–6 bids95
6–8 bids53
8–10 bids26
10–12 bids12
12–14 bids4
14–16 bids4
16–18 bids1
18–20 bids0
20+ bids9
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
Show as a table
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 Yorkshire Combined Authority.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
Market research into illegal e-bikesDJS Research Ltd—30 Sept 2026
Fail to Look CampaignStory Catchers—31 Oct 2026

2 more contracts end in the next 12 months.

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