Buyer profile · Local authority
Worcester City Council tenders and contracts
- Tenders published
- 11
- About one every 33 days
- Contracts awarded
- 14
- To 13 different suppliers
- Value awarded
- £981k
- 13 contracts, frameworks excluded
- Typical contract
- £67k
- Median value awarded
- Open now
- 1
- 1 contracts end in 90 days
Figures cover in the last 12 months, from notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
Open tenders
- £170kestimated
Coming up
Pipeline, market engagement and planned procurement notices: early warning of tenders to come.
- £10kestimated
- £10kestimated
When it goes to market
Tender notices published each month. Active in 7 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)55%
- Framework call-off (only suppliers on the framework)5%
- Invited quotes (the buyer chose whom to ask)18%
- Direct award (no competition)23%
Scorecard
How we scoreHow Worcester City Council has bought over the last 12 months, compared with similar buyers.
- Time to bid
- 28 days
- Shorter than 67% of local authorities
- Based on 11 advertised tenders
- Advertised openly
- 55%
- Lower than 60% of local authorities
- Based on 22 procurements
- Won by small firms
- 71%
- Higher than 54% of local authorities
- Based on 14 winning suppliers
- Split into lots
- 0%
- Lower than 76% of local authorities
- Based on 11 advertised tenders
- Direct awards
- 23%
- Higher than 54% of local authorities
- Based on 22 procurements
- Cancelled
- 0%
- About the same as most local authorities
- Based on 11 tenders
Compared with other local authorities
Worcester City Council: 28 days
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| 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 |
Worcester City Council: 55%
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 |
Worcester City Council: 71%
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 Worcester City 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scala Arts Venue, Worcester - Theatre Equipment | Glantre Engineering Limited | £70k | 1 Nov 2026 |
Recent contract awards
| Contract | Won by | Value | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gloving Gallery Showcases | Click Netherfield Limited | — | 24 Aug 2026 |
| Security - Trinity Street, Housing Advice Centre | Big Parking Limited | — | 3 Aug 2026 |
| How Industrial Jet Wash System for City-Wide Cleansing Operations | Pressure Washer Sales & Service | — | 24 Jul 2026 |
| Specialist Agency Staff | Vivid Resourcing | — | 13 Jul 2026 |
| Tender for Loose Equipment for Scala Arts Centre Worcester | Adlib Audio | £242k | 9 Jul 2026 |
| Scala Arts Venue, Worcester - Theatre Equipment | Glantre Engineering Limited | — | 12 Jun 2026 |
| Ronkswood Community Centre Play Area, Worceste | Greenfields Garden Services Limited | — | 30 Apr 2026 |
| Medway Road Play Area, Worcester | Dragon Play & Sports Ltd | — | 30 Apr 2026 |
| Horizon Community Centre Play Area, Worcester | Wicksteed Leisure Limited | — | 30 Apr 2026 |
| Gheluvelt Park Bandstand - External Decoration and Repairs | Abbey & Lyndon Builders Ltd | — | 13 Apr 2026 |