Buyer profile · Local authority
Worcester City Council tenders and contracts
- Tenders published
- 14
- About one every 26 days
- Contracts awarded
- 25
- To 23 different suppliers
- Value awarded
- £2.43m
- 26 contracts, frameworks excluded
- Typical contract
- £59k
- 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
- £300kestimated
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)53%
- Framework call-off (only suppliers on the framework)3%
- Invited quotes (the buyer chose whom to ask)23%
- Direct award (no competition)20%
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 69% of local authorities
- Based on 14 advertised tenders
- Advertised openly
- 53%
- Lower than 50% of local authorities
- Based on 30 procurements
- Won by small firms
- 88%
- Higher than 92% of local authorities
- Based on 25 winning suppliers
- Split into lots
- 0%
- Lower than 78% of local authorities
- Based on 14 advertised tenders
- Direct awards
- 20%
- Lower than 55% of local authorities
- Based on 30 procurements
- Cancelled
- 0%
- Lower than 60% of local authorities
- Based on 14 tenders
Compared with other local authorities
Worcester City 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 |
Worcester City Council: 53%
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 |
Worcester City Council: 88%
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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gloving Gallery Showcases | Click Netherfield Limited | £32k | 22 Jan 2027 |
Recent contract awards
| Contract | Won by | Value | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sectional Dismantling and Removal of 22 Lombardy Poplars | Acer Tree Services (Hereford) Limited | — | 16 Oct 2026 |
| Glove Affair Gallery Display Cases | Click Netherfield Limited | — | 21 Sept 2026 |
| Temporary Accommodation Security Measures | 24/7 Locks Secure Horizon Ltd. | — | 18 Sept 2026 |
| Gloving Gallery Showcases | Click Netherfield Limited | — | 24 Aug 2026 |
| Tender for Loose Equipment for Scala Arts Centre Worcester | Adlib Audio | £242k | 6 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 |
| Provision, Installation and Maintenance of Worcester City Christmas Lights | Lighting & Illumination Technology Experience Limited | — | 22 Jun 2026 |
| Scala Arts Venue, Worcester - Theatre Equipment | Glantre Engineering Limited | — | 12 Jun 2026 |