Buyer profile · Local authority
Westmorland and Furness Council tenders and contracts
- 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
- £174kestimated
- £504kestimated
- £2.24mframework ceiling
Coming up
Pipeline, market engagement and planned procurement notices: early warning of tenders to come.
- £1mestimated
- Value not stated
- Value not stated
- 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, by value awarded (frameworks excluded).
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%
Scorecard
How we scoreHow 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
This buyer: 28 days
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–5 days | 0 |
| 5–10 days | 0 |
| 10–15 days | 0 |
| 15–20 days | 3 |
| 20–25 days | 17 |
| 25–30 days | 140 |
| 30–35 days | 126 |
| 35–40 days | 25 |
| 40–45 days | 6 |
| 45–50 days | 3 |
| 50–55 days | 1 |
| 55–60 days | 0 |
| 60+ days | 0 |
This buyer: 5
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–2 bids | 5 |
| 2–4 bids | 71 |
| 4–6 bids | 95 |
| 6–8 bids | 53 |
| 8–10 bids | 26 |
| 10–12 bids | 12 |
| 12–14 bids | 4 |
| 14–16 bids | 4 |
| 16–18 bids | 1 |
| 18–20 bids | 0 |
| 20+ bids | 9 |
This buyer: 38%
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 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 |
This buyer: 65%
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 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.
| Contract | Current supplier | Value | Ends |
|---|---|---|---|
| Archive and Heritage Specialist Consultant - Kendal | Janice Tullock Associates Limited | £26k | 30 Sept 2026 |
| A6, Blackridge Bridge | IT Shaw Limited | £27k | 30 Sept 2026 |
| Cultural Review Assessment | Trueman Change Management Limited | £69k | 19 Oct 2026 |
| Consultancy Support Service for Marina Village Housing Development | CBRE Limited | £60k | 1 Nov 2026 |
| Off Street Parking Places Orders Review | R.t.a. Associates Limited | £26k | 4 Nov 2026 |
| Brain in Hand Software Solution | Brain-In-Hand Limited | £28k | 4 Nov 2026 |
| Westmorland and Furness Council Procurement Service Review | Beneffrey Consulting Ltd | £50k | 16 Nov 2026 |
| Geotechnical investigation works related to the A592 Kingate (Kirkstone Pass) pass landslip | Metcalfe Plant Hire Limited | — | 11 Dec 2026 |