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York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority tenders and contracts

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Tenders published
19
About one every 19 days
Contracts awarded
28
To 28 different suppliers
Value awarded
£7m
16 contracts, frameworks excluded
Typical contract
£104k
Median value awarded
Open now
2
3 contracts end in 90 days

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

Open tenders

  1. Unified Customer Contact and Force Control Room Solution

    Yorkshire and the HumberIT services and software, Telecoms and networks

    Open13 days left

    £15mestimated
  2. Counselling / Talking Therapy Services in York and North Yorkshire

    Yorkshire and the HumberSocial and domiciliary care, Healthcare services

    Open13 days left2 lotsSuitable for SMEs

    £913kestimated

Coming up

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

  1. North Yorkshire Police EV Charger Network - Market Engagement Phase 1

    Yorkshire and the HumberVehicles and fleet

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

    Value not stated
  2. York and North Yorkshire Transport Sub-strategies

    Yorkshire and the HumberArchitecture and engineering

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    Value not stated
  3. Bus Reform

    Yorkshire and the HumberArchitecture and engineering

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    Value not stated
  4. Pre-Market Engagement - York and North Yorkshire Force Control Room Mental Health

    Yorkshire and the HumberSocial and domiciliary care, Healthcare services

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    Value not stated
  5. Fire Control Room Solution

    North East, North West, Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South WestIT services and software, Telecoms and networks

    Upcoming

    Value not stated
  6. Pre-Market Engagement: York and North Yorkshire Independent Victim Advocate Service

    Yorkshire and the HumberSocial and domiciliary care, Healthcare services

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    £720kestimated
  7. Adult Skills Fund

    Yorkshire and the HumberTraining

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    Value not stated
  8. Pre-Market Engagement- Firearms Headsets

    Yorkshire and the HumberUniforms, clothing and PPE, Telecoms and networks

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    Value not stated
  9. Realistic Training Simulation System for Fire Control Operators

    Yorkshire and the HumberVehicles and fleet, IT services and software

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

    £40kestimated

When it goes to market

Tender notices published each month. Active in 8 of 12 months.

What it buys

Procurements in the last 12 months, by trade.

Who it buys from

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

  1. 1 contract
  2. 1 contract
  3. 1 contract
  4. 1 contract
  5. 1 contract
  6. 1 contract
  7. 2 contracts
  8. 2 contracts

How it buys

How much of its work was open to any supplier.

  • Advertised openly (any supplier could bid)69%
  • Framework call-off (only suppliers on the framework)3%
  • Invited quotes (the buyer chose whom to ask)17%
  • Direct award (no competition)10%
Based on 29 procurements.

Scorecard

How we score

How York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority has bought over the last 12 months, compared with similar buyers.

Time to bid
31 days
Longer than 58% of local authorities
Based on 19 advertised tenders
Advertised openly
69%
Higher than 66% of local authorities
Based on 29 procurements
Won by small firms
60%
Lower than 69% of local authorities
Based on 30 winning suppliers
Bids per contract
3
Fewer than 73% of local authorities
Based on 8 awards
Split into lots
16%
Higher than 55% of local authorities
Based on 19 advertised tenders
Direct awards
10%
Lower than 76% of local authorities
Based on 29 procurements
Cancelled
5%
Higher than 53% of local authorities
Based on 19 tenders

Compared with other local authorities

Time to bid, 319 local authorities
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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
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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 York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority.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.

ContractCurrent supplierValueEnds
Homelessness and Rough Sleeping Prevention ResearchEconomic Research Services Limited£41k18 Nov 2026
Local Transport Plan Consultation SupportHaskoning UK Limited£133k31 Dec 2026
Local Investment in Natural Capital - Phase 3Great Yellow Limited£100k29 Jan 2027

2 more contracts end in the next 12 months.

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