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How local authorities 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 buyer. All buyers: 30 days
Bids per contract
5
Typical buyer. All buyers: 5
Advertised openly
50%
Typical buyer. All buyers: 36%
Won by small firms
68%
Typical buyer. All buyers: 59%

"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 249 local authorities spread
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RangeBuyers
0–5 days1
5–10 days0
10–15 days0
15–20 days2
20–25 days13
25–30 days110
30–35 days106
35–40 days15
40–45 days2
45–50 days0
50–55 days0
55–60 days0
60+ days0

Most time to bid

  1. South Lanarkshire Council44 days
    15 advertised tenders
  2. Surrey Heath Borough Council42 days
    21 advertised tenders
  3. Thanet District Council40 days
    15 advertised tenders
  4. London Borough of Newham40 days
    32 advertised tenders
  5. Transport for Greater Manchester39 days
    10 advertised tenders
  6. Dacorum Borough Council38 days
    12 advertised tenders
  7. Cornwall Council38 days
    23 advertised tenders
  8. Wokingham Borough Council37 days
    12 advertised tenders
  9. Worcestershire County Council36 days
    16 advertised tenders
  10. South Oxfordshire District Council36 days
    11 advertised tenders

Typical buyer: 30 days

Least time to bid

  1. East Sussex County Council5 days
    41 advertised tenders
  2. Middlesbrough Council17 days
    16 advertised tenders
  3. London Borough of Haringey18 days
    79 advertised tenders
  4. North Lincolnshire Council20 days
    20 advertised tenders
  5. Peak District National Park Authority21 days
    10 advertised tenders
  6. Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council21 days
    74 advertised tenders
  7. London Borough of Croydon21 days
    30 advertised tenders
  8. Caerphilly County Borough Council21 days
    81 advertised tenders
  9. Rochdale Boroughwide Housing Limited21 days
    13 advertised tenders
  10. South Cambridgeshire District Council21 days
    26 advertised tenders

Typical buyer: 30 days

Bids per contract

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

How 203 local authorities spread
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RangeBuyers
0–2 bids2
2–4 bids53
4–6 bids68
6–8 bids42
8–10 bids14
10–12 bids9
12–14 bids4
14–16 bids2
16–18 bids1
18–20 bids0
20+ bids8

Most bids per contract

  1. Lancashire Combined County Authority70
    12 awards
  2. Plymouth City Council35
    11 awards
  3. North East Combined Authority31.5
    20 awards
  4. London Borough of Lambeth30
    24 awards
  5. Borough of Telford & Wrekin27
    25 awards
  6. Suffolk County Council25.5
    46 awards
  7. Leicestershire County Council, trading as ESPO21
    239 awards
  8. The North Yorkshire Council20.5
    128 awards
  9. North Tyneside Borough Council17
    41 awards
  10. Sutton, Achieving for Children and Kingston14
    216 awards

Typical buyer: 5

Fewest bids per contract

  1. North Lincolnshire Council1
    98 awards
  2. Moray Council1
    15 awards
  3. Tees Valley Combined Authority2
    62 awards
  4. Belfast City Council2
    62 awards
  5. Dumfries and Galloway Council2
    38 awards
  6. Fermanagh and Omagh District Council2
    25 awards
  7. Lisburn & Castlereagh City Council2
    21 awards
  8. Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council2
    20 awards
  9. Ards and North Down Borough Council2
    18 awards
  10. Thurrock Council2
    16 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 345 local authorities spread
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RangeBuyers
0–10%15
10–20%26
20–30%41
30–40%43
40–50%45
50–60%46
60–70%37
70–80%25
80–90%28
90–100%39

Most openly advertised

  1. Sutton, Achieving for Children and Kingston100%
    217 procurements
  2. Medway Council100%
    63 procurements
  3. Fermanagh and Omagh District Council100%
    41 procurements
  4. Leicestershire County Council, trading as ESPO100%
    41 procurements
  5. East Ayrshire Council100%
    25 procurements
  6. Test Valley Borough Council100%
    25 procurements
  7. Glasgow City Council100%
    22 procurements
  8. North East Derbyshire District Council100%
    19 procurements
  9. Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport100%
    18 procurements
  10. Falkirk Council100%
    18 procurements

Typical buyer: 50%

Least openly advertised

  1. Integrated Laboratory Solutions LLP0%
    41 procurements
  2. Epsom and Ewell Borough Council0%
    23 procurements
  3. Epping Forest District Council4%
    24 procurements
  4. Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council6%
    36 procurements
  5. London Borough of Enfield6%
    196 procurements
  6. Darlington Borough Council6%
    142 procurements
  7. Torridge District Council6%
    33 procurements
  8. Bristol City Council7%
    462 procurements
  9. London Borough of Bexley7%
    74 procurements
  10. Stockton on Tees Borough Council7%
    97 procurements

Typical buyer: 50%

Won by small firms

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

How 329 local authorities spread
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RangeBuyers
0–10%0
10–20%1
20–30%5
30–40%6
40–50%19
50–60%58
60–70%96
70–80%75
80–90%47
90–100%22

Most contracts to small firms

  1. Comhairle nan Eilean Siar100%
    12 winning suppliers
  2. Suffolk County Council Passenger Transport98%
    115 winning suppliers
  3. Canterbury City Council98%
    55 winning suppliers
  4. Shetland Islands Council97%
    30 winning suppliers
  5. Scottish Borders Council94%
    162 winning suppliers
  6. Northamptonshire Children's Trust94%
    69 winning suppliers
  7. North Lanarkshire Council94%
    85 winning suppliers
  8. Peak District National Park Authority93%
    44 winning suppliers
  9. Clackmannanshire Council93%
    29 winning suppliers
  10. Angus Council93%
    28 winning suppliers

Typical buyer: 68%

Fewest contracts to small firms

  1. Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council18%
    28 winning suppliers
  2. Cotswold District Council20%
    10 winning suppliers
  3. Cherwell District Council23%
    13 winning suppliers
  4. Integrated Laboratory Solutions LLP24%
    41 winning suppliers
  5. Newry, Mourne and Down District Council (NMD)25%
    40 winning suppliers
  6. Uttlesford District Council27%
    11 winning suppliers
  7. Slough Borough Council31%
    36 winning suppliers
  8. South Norfolk District Council33%
    12 winning suppliers
  9. London Borough of Enfield35%
    222 winning suppliers
  10. East Staffordshire Borough Council38%
    24 winning suppliers

Typical buyer: 68%