Buyer profile · Local authority
Wirral Council tenders and contracts
- Tenders published
- 30
- About one every 12 days
- Contracts awarded
- 83
- To 129 different suppliers
- Value awarded
- £61.7m
- 44 contracts, frameworks excluded
- Typical contract
- £252k
- Median value awarded
- Open now
- 5
- 3 contracts end in 90 days
Figures cover in the last 12 months, from notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
Open tenders
- £16mestimated
- £30kestimated
- £1.66mestimated
- £12bnframework ceiling
- £61mestimated
Coming up
Pipeline, market engagement and planned procurement notices: early warning of tenders to come.
- £2.9mestimated
- Value not stated
- £632mframework ceiling
- Value not stated
- Value not stated
- Value not stated
- Value not stated
- Value not stated
- £12bnframework ceiling
- £95kestimated
When it goes to market
Tender notices published each month. Active in 12 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)42%
- Framework call-off (only suppliers on the framework)7%
- Invited quotes (the buyer chose whom to ask)10%
- Direct award (no competition)42%
Scorecard
How we scoreHow Wirral Council has bought over the last 12 months, compared with similar buyers.
- Time to bid
- 28 days
- Shorter than 65% of local authorities
- Based on 28 advertised tenders
- Advertised openly
- 42%
- Lower than 65% of local authorities
- Based on 101 procurements
- Won by small firms
- 50%
- Lower than 89% of local authorities
- Based on 145 winning suppliers
- Bids per contract
- 6
- More than 60% of local authorities
- Based on 34 awards
- Split into lots
- 13%
- Lower than 51% of local authorities
- Based on 30 advertised tenders
- Direct awards
- 42%
- Higher than 73% of local authorities
- Based on 101 procurements
- Cancelled
- 3%
- Lower than 54% of local authorities
- Based on 30 tenders
Compared with other local authorities
Wirral Council: 28 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 |
Wirral Council: 6
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 |
Wirral Council: 42%
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 |
Wirral Council: 50%
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 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.
| Contract | Current supplier | Value | Ends |
|---|---|---|---|
| Self-Contained Portable Catering Unit | Ifor Williams Trailers Ltd | £40k | 13 Nov 2026 |
| Supported Lodgings for Homeless 16-21 year olds | Local Solutions | — | 31 Dec 2026 |
| Reflex Integration Assessments and Therapy for CLA Cohort | Blue Skies Ahead | £45k | 7 Jan 2027 |