Buyer profile · Local authority

Wirral Council tenders and contracts

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Tenders published
17
About one every 21 days
Contracts awarded
41
To 87 different suppliers
Value awarded
£54.1m
19 contracts, frameworks excluded
Typical contract
£287k
Median value awarded
Open now
3
4 contracts end in 90 days

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

Open tenders

  1. Choice, Independence and Community Living Framework

    North WestSocial and domiciliary care, Healthcare services

    Open7 days left4 lotsSuitable for SMEsFramework

    £508mframework ceiling
  2. Development Opportunity: Seaview Road - Site of former Liscard Municipal Buildings and Adjacent Carpark

    North WestConstruction, Grounds maintenance and landscaping

    Open24 days leftExpress interestSuitable for SMEs

    £20mestimated
  3. £61mestimated

Coming up

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

  1. Value not stated
  2. Pre Market Engagement Questionnaire - Migrant Health Commission

    North WestHealthcare services

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

    Value not stated
  3. Value not stated
  4. Soft Market Testing- Target Hardening Services

    North WestSocial and domiciliary care, Healthcare services

    UpcomingSmall contract

    Value not stated
  5. SMT- Children's Transforming Care Therapeutic Short Breaks Provision - Lyndhurst Children's Home

    North WestSocial and domiciliary care, Healthcare services

    Upcoming

    Value not stated
  6. £95kestimated
  7. Value not stated
  8. Soft Marketing Testing for Wirral Physical Activity in Pregnancy

    North WestSocial and domiciliary care, Healthcare services

    UpcomingSmall contract

    £40kestimated
  9. Family Time

    North WestSocial and domiciliary care

    Upcoming

    £1.66mestimated

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. Social value questions2%
    In 1 of 59 notices

Who it buys from

Suppliers awarded contracts in the last 12 months.

  1. £2.07m awarded
  2. £390k awarded
  3. £42.3m awarded
  4. £3.88m awarded

How it buys

How much of its work was open to any supplier.

  • Advertised openly (any supplier could bid)43%
  • Framework call-off (only suppliers on the framework)10%
  • Invited quotes (the buyer chose whom to ask)10%
  • Direct award (no competition)37%
Based on 49 procurements.

Scorecard

How we score

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

Time to bid
29 days
Shorter than 60% of local authorities
Based on 15 advertised tenders
Advertised openly
43%
Lower than 74% of local authorities
Based on 49 procurements
Won by small firms
49%
Lower than 88% of local authorities
Based on 95 winning suppliers
Bids per contract
8
More than 80% of local authorities
Based on 21 awards
Split into lots
12%
Lower than 57% of local authorities
Based on 17 advertised tenders
Direct awards
37%
Higher than 70% of local authorities
Based on 49 procurements
Cancelled
0%
About the same as most local authorities
Based on 17 tenders

Compared with other local authorities

Time to bid, 283 local authorities
Show as a table
RangeBuyers
0–5 days0
5–10 days0
10–15 days0
15–20 days4
20–25 days11
25–30 days120
30–35 days119
35–40 days19
40–45 days7
45–50 days1
50–55 days1
55–60 days1
60+ days0
Bids per contract, 228 local authorities
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RangeBuyers
0–2 bids4
2–4 bids55
4–6 bids75
6–8 bids47
8–10 bids17
10–12 bids11
12–14 bids2
14–16 bids3
16–18 bids2
18–20 bids2
20+ bids10
Advertised openly, 365 local authorities
Show as a table
RangeBuyers
0–10%13
10–20%11
20–30%25
30–40%32
40–50%36
50–60%48
60–70%47
70–80%33
80–90%44
90–100%76
Won by small firms, 324 local authorities
Show as a table
RangeBuyers
0–10%0
10–20%0
20–30%7
30–40%6
40–50%27
50–60%41
60–70%76
70–80%80
80–90%55
90–100%32

Each column is a group of local authorities with similar figures. The coloured column holds Wirral 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
Proposed Conversion of Conservatory to Break Out Classroom - St Bridgets SchoolCunard Construction Ltd—29 Sept 2026
Early Years SEND SupportKoala North West Ltd£150k12 Oct 2026
CCTV Maintenance, Supply & InstallationOcular Integration Limited£170k31 Oct 2026
Direct Access Homeless Hostel Accommodation (25+) (YMCA)Birkenhead Young Mens Christian Association—31 Oct 2026

3 more contracts end in the next 12 months.

Recent contract awards