Buyer profile · Local authority
Wirral Council tenders and contracts
- 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
- £508mframework ceiling
- £20mestimated
- £61mestimated
Coming up
Pipeline, market engagement and planned procurement notices: early warning of tenders to come.
- Value not stated
- Value not stated
- Value not stated
- Value not stated
- Value not stated
- £95kestimated
- Value not stated
- £40kestimated
- £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.
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)43%
- Framework call-off (only suppliers on the framework)10%
- Invited quotes (the buyer chose whom to ask)10%
- Direct award (no competition)37%
Scorecard
How we scoreHow 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
Wirral Council: 29 days
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–5 days | 0 |
| 5–10 days | 0 |
| 10–15 days | 0 |
| 15–20 days | 4 |
| 20–25 days | 11 |
| 25–30 days | 120 |
| 30–35 days | 119 |
| 35–40 days | 19 |
| 40–45 days | 7 |
| 45–50 days | 1 |
| 50–55 days | 1 |
| 55–60 days | 1 |
| 60+ days | 0 |
Wirral Council: 8
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–2 bids | 4 |
| 2–4 bids | 55 |
| 4–6 bids | 75 |
| 6–8 bids | 47 |
| 8–10 bids | 17 |
| 10–12 bids | 11 |
| 12–14 bids | 2 |
| 14–16 bids | 3 |
| 16–18 bids | 2 |
| 18–20 bids | 2 |
| 20+ bids | 10 |
Wirral Council: 43%
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 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 |
Wirral Council: 49%
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 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.
| Contract | Current supplier | Value | Ends |
|---|---|---|---|
| Proposed Conversion of Conservatory to Break Out Classroom - St Bridgets School | Cunard Construction Ltd | — | 29 Sept 2026 |
| Early Years SEND Support | Koala North West Ltd | £150k | 12 Oct 2026 |
| CCTV Maintenance, Supply & Installation | Ocular Integration Limited | £170k | 31 Oct 2026 |
| Direct Access Homeless Hostel Accommodation (25+) (YMCA) | Birkenhead Young Mens Christian Association | — | 31 Oct 2026 |