Buyer profile · Local authority

Wrexham County Borough Council tenders and contracts

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Tenders published
57
About one every 6 days
Contracts awarded
94
To 192 different suppliers
Value awarded
£49.8m
79 contracts, frameworks excluded
Typical contract
£137k
Median value awarded
Open now
8
8 contracts end in 90 days

Figures cover in the last 12 months, from notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.

Open tenders

  1. Asbestos Survey and Analytical Works for Wrexham County Borough Council

    WalesWaste and street cleansing, Marketing and communications

    Closing soon17 hours leftSuitable for SMEs

    £600kestimated
  2. Four Lanterns Network Coordinator – Art Fund Going Places Programme

    North West, London, Wales, ScotlandLeisure, culture and events, Management consultancy

    Closing soon17 hours leftSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

    £60kestimated
  3. Proc-26-78 | Interactive Bus, Community Focused School

    WalesVehicles and fleet

    Closing soon3 days leftSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

    £80kestimated
  4. £518kestimated
  5. itt_128292 - Proc-26-149 | RIBA Stage 3 Designs | Abbey Road and Wrexham Library

    WalesArchitecture and engineering

    OpenNew10 days leftSmall contract

    £50kestimated
  6. Provision of Laundry Services | Overalls & Work Mats

    Wales

    Open17 days leftSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

    £50kestimated
  7. Proc-26-201 Wraparound Care Business Opportunity with License to Occupy

    WalesSocial and domiciliary care

    Open20 days leftSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

    £36kestimated
  8. £3.84mestimated

Coming up

Pipeline, market engagement and planned procurement notices: early warning of tenders to come.

  1. Learning Management System

    WalesIT services and software

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

    £70kestimated
  2. Provision of Independent Fraud Risk Assessment Services

    WalesAccountancy and audit

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

    £20kestimated
  3. Emergency Support Worker Staff

    WalesSocial and domiciliary care

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEsFramework

    £3.2mframework ceiling
  4. Provision of Childcare Services (Flying Start & Non-maintained Early Education)

    WalesSocial and domiciliary care

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    £3mestimated
  5. UK2002 | Crematorium Refurb - Market Engagement Exercise

    WalesConstruction, Management consultancy

    UpcomingSmall contract

    £100kestimated
  6. Electric Van Trial - Market Engagement Exercise

    WalesVehicles and fleet

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

    £50kestimated
  7. Solar PV Operations, Maintenance and Development Services

    WalesEnergy and utilities

    UpcomingSmall contract

    £2mestimated
  8. Health and Safety management System

    WalesIT services and software

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    £50kestimated
  9. Grassroots football pitch booking & management system

    WalesIT services and software

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

    £20kestimated
  10. Young Persons Supported Accommodation Market Engagement

    WalesSocial and domiciliary care

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    £570kestimated

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.

  1. DBS checks1%
    In 1 of 105 notices
  2. Social value questions1%
    In 1 of 105 notices

Who it buys from

Suppliers awarded contracts in the last 12 months, by value awarded (frameworks excluded).

  1. 2 contracts
  2. 4 contracts
  3. 2 contracts
  4. Groundwork North WalesSME£1.83m
    3 contracts
  5. 2 contracts
  6. 2 contracts
  7. Axel-Elex Ltd T/A Curti LiftsSME£390k
    2 contracts
  8. 3 contracts

How it buys

How much of its work was open to any supplier.

  • Advertised openly (any supplier could bid)60%
  • Framework call-off (only suppliers on the framework)1%
  • Invited quotes (the buyer chose whom to ask)8%
  • Direct award (no competition)30%
Based on 106 procurements.

Scorecard

How we score

How Wrexham County Borough Council has bought over the last 12 months, compared with similar buyers.

Time to bid
29 days
Shorter than 56% of local authorities
Based on 57 advertised tenders
Advertised openly
60%
Higher than 59% of local authorities
Based on 106 procurements
Won by small firms
63%
Lower than 64% of local authorities
Based on 210 winning suppliers
Bids per contract
4
Fewer than 56% of local authorities
Based on 61 awards
Split into lots
16%
Higher than 55% of local authorities
Based on 57 advertised tenders
Direct awards
30%
Higher than 59% of local authorities
Based on 106 procurements
Cancelled
12%
Higher than 84% of local authorities
Based on 57 tenders

Compared with other local authorities

Time to bid, 319 local authorities
Show as a table
RangeBuyers
0–5 days1
5–10 days0
10–15 days0
15–20 days2
20–25 days17
25–30 days135
30–35 days132
35–40 days27
40–45 days2
45–50 days2
50–55 days1
55–60 days0
60+ days0
Bids per contract, 284 local authorities
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RangeBuyers
0–2 bids4
2–4 bids78
4–6 bids89
6–8 bids57
8–10 bids18
10–12 bids16
12–14 bids8
14–16 bids3
16–18 bids2
18–20 bids0
20+ bids9
Advertised openly, 418 local authorities
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RangeBuyers
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
Won by small firms, 394 local authorities
Show as a table
RangeBuyers
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 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.

19 more contracts end in the next 12 months.

Recent contract awards