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How public sector buyers have bought over the last 12 months: how long they give suppliers to bid, how many bids they get, how often they advertise openly and how much goes to small firms.

Time to bid
30 days
Typical of 469 buyers
Bids per contract
5
Typical of 443 buyers
Advertised openly
36%
Typical of 1093 buyers
Won by small firms
59%
Typical of 1087 buyers

"Typical" is the middle buyer. Only buyers with at least 10 notices behind a figure are counted. How we score

Time to bid

Typical days between the tender notice and the deadline. Across all UK notices: 30 days.

How 469 public sector buyers spread
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RangeBuyers
0–5 days1
5–10 days2
10–15 days2
15–20 days7
20–25 days32
25–30 days190
30–35 days190
35–40 days34
40–45 days10
45–50 days1
50–55 days0
55–60 days0
60+ days0

Most time to bid

  1. United Utilities Water Limited49 days
    29 advertised tenders
  2. Low Pay Commission45 days
    10 advertised tenders
  3. Tai Tarian Ltd45 days
    12 advertised tenders
  4. South Lanarkshire Council44 days
    15 advertised tenders
  5. Crown Commercial Service43 days
    19 advertised tenders
  6. Supply Chain Coordination Limited42 days
    31 advertised tenders
  7. Stonewater Ltd42 days
    13 advertised tenders
  8. Surrey Heath Borough Council42 days
    21 advertised tenders
  9. Food Standards Agency41 days
    18 advertised tenders
  10. Defence Equipment and Support41 days
    22 advertised tenders

Typical buyer: 30 days

Least time to bid

  1. East Sussex County Council5 days
    41 advertised tenders
  2. The City of Liverpool College6 days
    11 advertised tenders
  3. North East London NHS Foundation Trust7 days
    11 advertised tenders
  4. The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust11 days
    55 advertised tenders
  5. University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust14 days
    20 advertised tenders
  6. Local Government Association15 days
    10 advertised tenders
  7. Middlesbrough Council17 days
    16 advertised tenders
  8. Connected Places Catapult18 days
    11 advertised tenders
  9. London Borough of Haringey18 days
    79 advertised tenders
  10. Derby College Group19 days
    12 advertised tenders

Typical buyer: 30 days

Bids per contract

Typical number of bids received for a competed contract. Across all UK notices: 5.

How 443 public sector buyers spread
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RangeBuyers
0–2 bids14
2–4 bids124
4–6 bids132
6–8 bids73
8–10 bids39
10–12 bids22
12–14 bids7
14–16 bids9
16–18 bids4
18–20 bids1
20+ bids18

Most bids per contract

  1. Strathclyde Partnership for Transport999
    12 awards
  2. Cafcass191
    18 awards
  3. LHC Procurement Group81
    10 awards
  4. Lancashire Combined County Authority70
    12 awards
  5. LHC Procurement Group for the Welsh Procurement Alliance (WPA)50
    13 awards
  6. West Mercia Energy41
    11 awards
  7. Plymouth City Council35
    11 awards
  8. Regenda Limited32
    15 awards
  9. North East Combined Authority31.5
    20 awards
  10. London Borough of Lambeth30
    24 awards

Typical buyer: 5

Fewest bids per contract

  1. North Lincolnshire Council1
    98 awards
  2. London Bus Services Limited1
    95 awards
  3. Cadent Gas Limited1
    30 awards
  4. South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust1
    24 awards
  5. Aneurin Bevan University Health Board1
    24 awards
  6. NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board1
    22 awards
  7. UK Power Networks (Operations) Limited1
    21 awards
  8. Moray Council1
    15 awards
  9. Scottish Power UK plc1
    15 awards
  10. Belfast Harbour1
    14 awards

Typical buyer: 5

Advertised openly

Share of procurements open to any supplier, rather than a framework call-off, invited quotes or a direct award. Across all UK notices: 36%.

How 1093 public sector buyers spread
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RangeBuyers
0–10%208
10–20%151
20–30%134
30–40%88
40–50%99
50–60%90
60–70%73
70–80%62
80–90%55
90–100%133

Most openly advertised

  1. Sutton, Achieving for Children and Kingston100%
    217 procurements
  2. Innovate UK100%
    148 procurements
  3. London Bus Services Limited100%
    107 procurements
  4. Medway Council100%
    63 procurements
  5. Translink100%
    46 procurements
  6. Corserv Solutions Ltd100%
    44 procurements
  7. Leicestershire County Council, trading as ESPO100%
    41 procurements
  8. Fermanagh and Omagh District Council100%
    41 procurements
  9. Thames Water Utilities Limited100%
    36 procurements
  10. Places for People Group Limited100%
    35 procurements

Typical buyer: 36%

Least openly advertised

  1. Gov Facility Services Ltd0%
    156 procurements
  2. Medway NHS Foundation Trust0%
    115 procurements
  3. West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust0%
    97 procurements
  4. University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust0%
    92 procurements
  5. Wilton Park0%
    83 procurements
  6. The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust0%
    70 procurements
  7. Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust0%
    60 procurements
  8. NHS Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care Board0%
    55 procurements
  9. East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust0%
    55 procurements
  10. Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust0%
    48 procurements

Typical buyer: 36%

Won by small firms

Share of winning suppliers that the notices describe as small or medium-sized. Across all UK notices: 61%.

How 1087 public sector buyers spread
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RangeBuyers
0–10%10
10–20%28
20–30%66
30–40%106
40–50%154
50–60%197
60–70%204
70–80%163
80–90%100
90–100%59

Most contracts to small firms

  1. Innovate UK100%
    148 winning suppliers
  2. Diamond Light Source Limited100%
    24 winning suppliers
  3. ALT Procurement Ltd (on behalf of Govanhill Housing Association)100%
    20 winning suppliers
  4. Triangle Housing Association100%
    16 winning suppliers
  5. NHS North Central London ICB100%
    16 winning suppliers
  6. Independence C I C100%
    14 winning suppliers
  7. Comhairle nan Eilean Siar100%
    12 winning suppliers
  8. South Central Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust100%
    12 winning suppliers
  9. Curo Places Limited100%
    12 winning suppliers
  10. Dumfries and Galloway College100%
    10 winning suppliers

Typical buyer: 59%

Fewest contracts to small firms

  1. London Bus Services Limited0%
    94 winning suppliers
  2. The Police and Crime Commissioner for Hertfordshire0%
    21 winning suppliers
  3. The Common Services Agency The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as Public Services Delivery Scotland) (PSD Scotland)0%
    17 winning suppliers
  4. Transpennine Trains Limited0%
    16 winning suppliers
  5. Southern Gas Networks (SGN)0%
    13 winning suppliers
  6. Atomic Weapons Establishment0%
    10 winning suppliers
  7. North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust5%
    22 winning suppliers
  8. Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust6%
    18 winning suppliers
  9. The Police and Crime Commissioner for Kent8%
    25 winning suppliers
  10. Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust9%
    47 winning suppliers

Typical buyer: 59%