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How other public bodies 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
31 days
Typical buyer. All buyers: 30 days
Bids per contract
6
Typical buyer. All buyers: 5
Advertised openly
54%
Typical buyer. All buyers: 36%
Won by small firms
57%
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 74 other public bodies spread
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RangeBuyers
0–5 days0
5–10 days0
10–15 days0
15–20 days3
20–25 days5
25–30 days20
30–35 days29
35–40 days12
40–45 days4
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. Tai Tarian Ltd45 days
    12 advertised tenders
  3. Supply Chain Coordination Limited42 days
    31 advertised tenders
  4. Stonewater Ltd42 days
    13 advertised tenders
  5. Scottish Enterprise41 days
    12 advertised tenders
  6. Nuclear Restoration Services Limited40 days
    15 advertised tenders
  7. Healthcare Quality Improvement Partnership39 days
    11 advertised tenders
  8. APUC Limited38 days
    11 advertised tenders
  9. Yorkshire Purchasing Organisation38 days
    31 advertised tenders
  10. Falmouth Exeter Plus37 days
    15 advertised tenders

Typical buyer: 31 days

Least time to bid

  1. Local Government Association15 days
    10 advertised tenders
  2. Connected Places Catapult18 days
    11 advertised tenders
  3. London Luton Airport Operations Limited19 days
    18 advertised tenders
  4. Corserv Solutions Ltd21 days
    44 advertised tenders
  5. Local Government Association (LGA)21 days
    19 advertised tenders
  6. British Film Institute22 days
    17 advertised tenders
  7. Waste & Resources Action Programme23 days
    15 advertised tenders
  8. British Council25 days
    184 advertised tenders
  9. North York Moors National Park Authority25 days
    15 advertised tenders
  10. Barcud Shared Services26 days
    23 advertised tenders

Typical buyer: 31 days

Bids per contract

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

How 86 other public bodies spread
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RangeBuyers
0–2 bids5
2–4 bids18
4–6 bids19
6–8 bids12
8–10 bids13
10–12 bids6
12–14 bids1
14–16 bids3
16–18 bids2
18–20 bids0
20+ bids7

Most bids per contract

  1. Strathclyde Partnership for Transport999
    12 awards
  2. Cafcass191
    18 awards
  3. LHC Procurement Group81
    10 awards
  4. LHC Procurement Group for the Welsh Procurement Alliance (WPA)50
    13 awards
  5. West Mercia Energy41
    11 awards
  6. Regenda Limited32
    15 awards
  7. Harris Federation28
    22 awards
  8. Efficiency East Midlands Limited16
    21 awards
  9. Magenta Living16
    14 awards
  10. Scotland Excel15
    44 awards

Typical buyer: 6

Fewest bids per contract

  1. London Bus Services Limited1
    95 awards
  2. Cadent Gas Limited1
    30 awards
  3. UK Power Networks (Operations) Limited1
    21 awards
  4. Scottish Power UK plc1
    15 awards
  5. Belfast Harbour1
    14 awards
  6. Transport for London2
    67 awards
  7. Cyngor Gwynedd2
    52 awards
  8. Scottish Government2
    45 awards
  9. Northern Ireland Water Limited2.5
    74 awards
  10. Gov Facility Services Ltd3
    58 awards

Typical buyer: 6

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 195 other public bodies spread
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RangeBuyers
0–10%22
10–20%25
20–30%19
30–40%11
40–50%12
50–60%16
60–70%16
70–80%13
80–90%13
90–100%48

Most openly advertised

  1. Innovate UK100%
    148 procurements
  2. London Bus Services Limited100%
    107 procurements
  3. Corserv Solutions Ltd100%
    44 procurements
  4. Thames Water Utilities Limited100%
    36 procurements
  5. Places for People Group Limited100%
    35 procurements
  6. Barcud Shared Services100%
    27 procurements
  7. National Grid UK Limited100%
    26 procurements
  8. London Luton Airport Operations Limited100%
    21 procurements
  9. Educo100%
    20 procurements
  10. Local Government Association (LGA)100%
    19 procurements

Typical buyer: 54%

Least openly advertised

  1. Gov Facility Services Ltd0%
    156 procurements
  2. Delt Shared Services Limited0%
    20 procurements
  3. Nynet Public Sector Limited0%
    15 procurements
  4. The Insolvency Service0%
    13 procurements
  5. H M Revenue & Customs0%
    11 procurements
  6. DEFRA0%
    11 procurements
  7. National Oceanography Centre1%
    88 procurements
  8. Norwich City Services Limited2%
    84 procurements
  9. Satellite Applications Catapult Limited3%
    29 procurements
  10. DfT Operator Limited3%
    29 procurements

Typical buyer: 54%

Won by small firms

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

How 220 other public bodies spread
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RangeBuyers
0–10%3
10–20%8
20–30%18
30–40%20
40–50%36
50–60%37
60–70%33
70–80%32
80–90%15
90–100%18

Most contracts to small firms

  1. Innovate UK100%
    148 winning suppliers
  2. Independence C I C100%
    14 winning suppliers
  3. Curo Places Limited100%
    12 winning suppliers
  4. Lancashire Renewables Limited100%
    10 winning suppliers
  5. Corserv Solutions Ltd100%
    10 winning suppliers
  6. Glasgow Life (Culture & Sport Glasgow)97%
    31 winning suppliers
  7. CDS Cooperatives95%
    169 winning suppliers
  8. Tai Hedyn Limited94%
    17 winning suppliers
  9. Energy Saving Trust Ltd94%
    17 winning suppliers
  10. Pembrokeshire Coast National Park Authority94%
    17 winning suppliers

Typical buyer: 57%

Fewest contracts to small firms

  1. London Bus Services Limited0%
    94 winning suppliers
  2. Transpennine Trains Limited0%
    16 winning suppliers
  3. Southern Gas Networks (SGN)0%
    13 winning suppliers
  4. National Grid Electricity Transmission plc12%
    17 winning suppliers
  5. Energia Group Ni Holdings Limited13%
    30 winning suppliers
  6. Dover Harbour Board15%
    20 winning suppliers
  7. Nuclear Waste Services Limited16%
    25 winning suppliers
  8. UK Biobank Limited18%
    17 winning suppliers
  9. DESNZ & DSIT Group Commercial18%
    11 winning suppliers
  10. Oasis Community Learning19%
    16 winning suppliers

Typical buyer: 57%