Buyer profile · Local authority
Westminster City Council tenders and contracts
- Tenders published
- 47
- About one every 8 days
- Contracts awarded
- 99
- To 116 different suppliers
- Value awarded
- £142m
- 65 contracts, frameworks excluded
- Typical contract
- £544k
- Median value awarded
- Open now
- 4
- 6 contracts end in 90 days
Figures cover in the last 12 months, from notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
Open tenders
- £1.09mestimated
- £92kestimated
- £17.9mestimated
- £2.3mestimated
Coming up
Pipeline, market engagement and planned procurement notices: early warning of tenders to come.
- £80kestimated
- Value not stated
- Value not stated
- £30mestimated
- £5.29mestimated
- Value not stated
- £4.49mestimated
- £2.89mestimated
- £300kestimated
- £300kestimated
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)48%
- Framework call-off (only suppliers on the framework)2%
- Invited quotes (the buyer chose whom to ask)17%
- Direct award (no competition)33%
Scorecard
How we scoreHow Westminster City Council has bought over the last 12 months, compared with similar buyers.
- Time to bid
- 30 days
- About the same as most local authorities
- Based on 46 advertised tenders
- Advertised openly
- 48%
- Lower than 56% of local authorities
- Based on 132 procurements
- Won by small firms
- 58%
- Lower than 73% of local authorities
- Based on 129 winning suppliers
- Bids per contract
- 3
- Fewer than 73% of local authorities
- Based on 53 awards
- Split into lots
- 13%
- Lower than 53% of local authorities
- Based on 47 advertised tenders
- Direct awards
- 33%
- Higher than 61% of local authorities
- Based on 132 procurements
- Cancelled
- 2%
- Lower than 58% of local authorities
- Based on 47 tenders
Compared with other local authorities
Westminster City Council: 30 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 |
Westminster City Council: 3
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 |
Westminster City Council: 48%
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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 |
Westminster City Council: 58%
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 Westminster City 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| BT418 - Cyber Security OHIO Urgent Products and Services | Softcat plc | £99k | 17 Dec 2026 |
| WCC - Contract Details Notice – Community Transport (Interim Direct Award) | Westway CT | £170k | 31 Dec 2026 |
| BT310 - Confident Communicators Programme Evaluation Partner | Speech & Language UK Ltd | — | 5 Jan 2027 |
| BT368 - Markets Events Equipment | LSD Promotions (Stall Hire) Ltd | — | 21 Jan 2027 |
| BT278 Delivery Partner: Inequalities of Indoor Air Quality | Groundwork London | — | 31 Jan 2027 |
| New Street Cleansing Depot at 61 Harewood Avenue | T&B Contractor | — | 9 Feb 2027 |