Buyer profile · Local authority
Westmorland and Furness Council tenders and contracts
- Tenders published
- 16
- About one every 23 days
- Contracts awarded
- 77
- To 101 different suppliers
- Value awarded
- £5.86m
- 35 contracts, frameworks excluded
- Typical contract
- £60k
- Median value awarded
- Open now
- 2
- 9 contracts end in 90 days
Figures cover in the last 12 months, from notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
Open tenders
- £207mframework ceiling
- £2.34mestimated
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 8 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)30%
- Framework call-off (only suppliers on the framework)13%
- Invited quotes (the buyer chose whom to ask)35%
- Direct award (no competition)22%
Scorecard
How we scoreHow Westmorland and Furness Council has bought over the last 12 months, compared with similar buyers.
- Time to bid
- 29 days
- Shorter than 64% of local authorities
- Based on 16 advertised tenders
- Advertised openly
- 30%
- Lower than 76% of local authorities
- Based on 92 procurements
- Won by small firms
- 56%
- Lower than 79% of local authorities
- Based on 115 winning suppliers
- Bids per contract
- 4
- Fewer than 56% of local authorities
- Based on 41 awards
- Split into lots
- 6%
- Lower than 70% of local authorities
- Based on 16 advertised tenders
- Direct awards
- 22%
- Lower than 54% of local authorities
- Based on 92 procurements
- Cancelled
- 6%
- Higher than 57% of local authorities
- Based on 16 tenders
Compared with other local authorities
This buyer: 29 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 |
This buyer: 4
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 |
This buyer: 30%
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 |
This buyer: 56%
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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westmorland and Furness Council Procurement Service Review | Beneffrey Consulting Ltd | £50k | 16 Nov 2026 |
| B5305 Resurfacing Works | Miles Macadam Limited | £200k | 30 Nov 2026 |
| Rakesmoor Lane Barrow in Furness - In Situ Recycling Regen Works | Stabilised Pavements Limited | — | 30 Nov 2026 |
| Geotechnical investigation works related to the A592 Kingate (Kirkstone Pass) pass landslip | Metcalfe Plant Hire Limited | — | 11 Dec 2026 |
| Information at Work System / Enterprise | NEC Software Solutions UK Limited | £41k | 31 Dec 2026 |
| Stroke Support Service | The Stroke Association | £32k | 31 Dec 2026 |
| Principal Bridge Inspections 2026-27 -Eden Area | WSP UK Limited | — | 31 Dec 2026 |
| Principal Bridge Inspections 2026-27 - South Lakes and Barrow Area | WSP UK Limited | — | 31 Dec 2026 |
| Electronic Medication Administration Record (E-MAR) System | Camascope Limited | £42k | 31 Jan 2027 |