Buyer profile · Local authority
Wrexham County Borough Council tenders and contracts
- Tenders published
- 40
- About one every 9 days
- Contracts awarded
- 64
- To 139 different suppliers
- Value awarded
- £21.9m
- 47 contracts, frameworks excluded
- Typical contract
- £132k
- 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
- £70kestimated
- £9,000estimated
- £330kestimated
Coming up
Pipeline, market engagement and planned procurement notices: early warning of tenders to come.
- £36kestimated
- £20kestimated
- £3.2mframework ceiling
- £3mestimated
- £100kestimated
- £50kestimated
- £2mestimated
- £50kestimated
- £20kestimated
- £570kestimated
When it goes to market
Tender notices published each month. Active in 10 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)63%
- Framework call-off (only suppliers on the framework)1%
- Invited quotes (the buyer chose whom to ask)5%
- Direct award (no competition)30%
Scorecard
How we scoreHow Wrexham County Borough Council has bought over the last 12 months, compared with similar buyers.
- Time to bid
- 30 days
- Shorter than 57% of local authorities
- Based on 40 advertised tenders
- Advertised openly
- 63%
- Higher than 50% of local authorities
- Based on 79 procurements
- Won by small firms
- 52%
- Lower than 85% of local authorities
- Based on 145 winning suppliers
- Bids per contract
- 4.5
- Fewer than 55% of local authorities
- Based on 36 awards
- Split into lots
- 18%
- Higher than 61% of local authorities
- Based on 40 advertised tenders
- Direct awards
- 30%
- Higher than 62% of local authorities
- Based on 79 procurements
- Cancelled
- 3%
- Higher than 52% of local authorities
- Based on 40 tenders
Compared with other local authorities
This buyer: 30 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 |
This buyer: 4.5
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 |
This buyer: 63%
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 |
This buyer: 52%
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 Wrexham County Borough 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Proc-26-111 | Static Hot Box | Proteus Equipment Limited | £45k | 30 Sept 2026 |
| Supply and Installation of Esless Lane Cycleway Bridge | Owen Environmental | £191k | 1 Oct 2026 |
| Provision of 3G Carpet Replacement at Chirk Leisure & Activity Centre, Clywedog Sports Centre, Morgan Llwyd Sports Centre & Queensway Stadium | Blakedown Sport and Play Ltd. | £379k | 31 Oct 2026 |
| Provision of a Social Care Transcription/AI Solution | Beam | £337k | 30 Nov 2026 |