Buyer profile · Local authority

Wiltshire Council tenders and contracts

South WestTrowbridgeWebsite

Tenders published
17
About one every 21 days
Contracts awarded
58
To 82 different suppliers
Value awarded
£224m
45 contracts, frameworks excluded
Typical contract
£106k
Median value awarded
Open now
2
3 contracts end in 90 days

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

Open tenders

  1. FM2641 Installation of Soalr Panels on Narrow Boats

    South WestEnergy and utilities

    Closing soon11 hours leftSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

    £150kestimated
  2. HE1076 Wiltshire Council Machine Surfacing Term Contract

    South WestConstruction, Highways and street lighting

    Closing soon6 days leftSuitable for SMEs

    £200mestimated

Coming up

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

  1. IT2716 - Oracle Support, Improvement & Transformation Service

    South WestIT services and software

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    £688kestimated
  2. UT2715 - Water Contract

    South WestEnergy and utilities

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    £4.5mestimated
  3. CO2330_CYP Emotional Wellbeing_Market Engagement

    South WestSocial and domiciliary care

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    £1mestimated
  4. Wiltshire Parent Carer Forum

    South WestSocial and domiciliary care, Healthcare services

    Upcoming

    £160kestimated
  5. CO2634_HLE Intervention Programme

    South WestEducation services

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    £200kestimated
  6. AC2532 - Warm and Safe Wiltshire

    South WestArchitecture and engineering, Energy and utilities

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    £510kestimated
  7. £11.7mestimated
  8. WO2136 Central Depot Melksham Construction

    UK-wideConstruction

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    £20mestimated
  9. Churchfields, Salisbury, Depot (Construction) UK1 Pipeline Notice

    UK-wideConstruction

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    £2.81mestimated
  10. WO2136 Central Depot - Melksham

    South WestConstruction

    Upcoming

    £25mestimated

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.

Who it buys from

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

  1. Rigg Construction (Southern) LimitedSME£2.21m
    4 contracts
  2. Usherline LimitedSME£2.19m
    2 contracts
  3. 2 contracts
  4. 3 contracts
  5. 3 contracts
  6. TC Consult LimitedSME£90k
    2 contracts
  7. CMS Construction Consultants LtdSME£67k
    2 contracts
  8. White space AgencySME£45k
    2 contracts

How it buys

How much of its work was open to any supplier.

  • Advertised openly (any supplier could bid)45%
  • Framework call-off (only suppliers on the framework)7%
  • Invited quotes (the buyer chose whom to ask)29%
  • Direct award (no competition)19%
Based on 58 procurements.

Scorecard

How we score

How Wiltshire Council has bought over the last 12 months, compared with similar buyers.

Time to bid
30 days
Longer than 52% of local authorities
Based on 15 advertised tenders
Advertised openly
45%
Lower than 59% of local authorities
Based on 58 procurements
Won by small firms
73%
Higher than 65% of local authorities
Based on 94 winning suppliers
Bids per contract
4
Fewer than 56% of local authorities
Based on 37 awards
Split into lots
18%
Higher than 60% of local authorities
Based on 17 advertised tenders
Direct awards
19%
Lower than 59% of local authorities
Based on 58 procurements
Cancelled
18%
Higher than 94% of local authorities
Based on 17 tenders

Compared with other local authorities

Time to bid, 319 local authorities
Show as a table
RangeBuyers
0–5 days1
5–10 days0
10–15 days0
15–20 days2
20–25 days17
25–30 days135
30–35 days132
35–40 days27
40–45 days2
45–50 days2
50–55 days1
55–60 days0
60+ days0
Bids per contract, 284 local authorities
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RangeBuyers
0–2 bids4
2–4 bids78
4–6 bids89
6–8 bids57
8–10 bids18
10–12 bids16
12–14 bids8
14–16 bids3
16–18 bids2
18–20 bids0
20+ bids9
Advertised openly, 418 local authorities
Show as a table
RangeBuyers
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
Won by small firms, 394 local authorities
Show as a table
RangeBuyers
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 Wiltshire 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
Interim Financial Planning Manager ConsultantTile Hill Interim & Executive Limited£106k31 Dec 2026
CO2664 Interim Transformation Lead ConsultantTile Hill Interim & Executive Limited£67k31 Dec 2026
WO2043 Client’s Works Contract to Construct 6nr Modular Dwellings - Harlequins CloseRigg Construction (Southern) Limited£740k24 Jan 2027

14 more contracts end in the next 12 months.

Recent contract awards