Buyer profile · Local authority

Westmorland and Furness Council tenders and contracts

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Tenders published
19
About one every 19 days
Contracts awarded
66
To 116 different suppliers
Value awarded
£3.28m
36 contracts, frameworks excluded
Typical contract
£60k
Median value awarded
Open now
3
8 contracts end in 90 days

Figures cover in the last 12 months, from notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.

Open tenders

  1. Sandscale Integrated Depot - RIBA 3 Design Study

    North WestArchitecture and engineering

    Closing soon46 hours leftSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

    £174kestimated
  2. Re-purposing Penrith Town Hall into a Creative and Community Hub

    North WestArchitecture and engineering

    Open9 days leftSuitable for SMEs

    £504kestimated
  3. The Provision of Supply & Distribution of Various Foods for Adult Care Homes and Day Centres,

    North WestFood and drink supplies

    Open22 days leftSuitable for SMEsFramework

    £2.24mframework ceiling

Coming up

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

  1. £1mestimated
  2. Barrow Brilliant Futures Fund Extra Curricular Activities and Enrichment

    North WestEducation services

    UpcomingSmall contract

    Value not stated
  3. Value not stated
  4. Earnse Hub - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice

    North West

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    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.

  1. DBS checks2%
    In 2 of 84 notices
  2. CQC registration1%
    In 1 of 84 notices

Who it buys from

Suppliers awarded contracts in the last 12 months, by value awarded (frameworks excluded).

  1. 1 contract
  2. 1 contract
  3. 2 contracts
  4. 1 contract
  5. 3 contracts
  6. 1 contract
  7. 2 contracts
  8. 2 contracts

How it buys

How much of its work was open to any supplier.

  • Advertised openly (any supplier could bid)38%
  • Invited quotes (the buyer chose whom to ask)38%
  • Direct award (no competition)25%
Based on 80 procurements.

Scorecard

How we score

How Westmorland and Furness Council has bought over the last 12 months, compared with similar buyers.

Time to bid
28 days
Shorter than 68% of local authorities
Based on 18 advertised tenders
Advertised openly
38%
Lower than 73% of local authorities
Based on 80 procurements
Won by small firms
65%
Lower than 57% of local authorities
Based on 121 winning suppliers
Bids per contract
5
About the same as most local authorities
Based on 39 awards
Split into lots
11%
Lower than 56% of local authorities
Based on 18 advertised tenders
Direct awards
25%
Higher than 50% of local authorities
Based on 80 procurements
Cancelled
16%
Higher than 92% of local authorities
Based on 19 tenders

Compared with other local authorities

Time to bid, 321 local authorities
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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
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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 Westmorland and Furness 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.

ContractCurrent supplierValueEnds
Archive and Heritage Specialist Consultant - KendalJanice Tullock Associates Limited£26k30 Sept 2026
A6, Blackridge BridgeIT Shaw Limited£27k30 Sept 2026
Cultural Review AssessmentTrueman Change Management Limited£69k19 Oct 2026
Consultancy Support Service for Marina Village Housing DevelopmentCBRE Limited£60k1 Nov 2026
Off Street Parking Places Orders ReviewR.t.a. Associates Limited£26k4 Nov 2026
Brain in Hand Software SolutionBrain-In-Hand Limited£28k4 Nov 2026
Westmorland and Furness Council Procurement Service ReviewBeneffrey Consulting Ltd£50k16 Nov 2026
Geotechnical investigation works related to the A592 Kingate (Kirkstone Pass) pass landslipMetcalfe Plant Hire Limited—11 Dec 2026

18 more contracts end in the next 12 months.

Recent contract awards