Mar 1, 2017 - Expiring Services Contracts by Top 10 Sectors Table ... Avg. Monthly Framework Volume ... Tenders - Top 10
March 2017 Monthly Barometer of UK Public Procurement Activity
Data as at: 13 June 2017
All data derived by Tussell from underlying procurement notices licensed from Contracts Finder and Tenders Electronic Daily under the Open Government Licence v2.0.
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Expiring Services Contracts by Top 10 Sectors Award Value £33M
600
600
£200M £400M £600M
500
£799M
400
400
300
300
200
200
100
100
Financial services
Environmental services
Transport
Construction
Community and social services
Healthcare
Public Administration and Defence Services
Education and training services
IT
0 Business Services
0
Award Volume
Award Volume
500
Tussell has identified 600 Business Services contracts with an aggregate value of £799M that expire in the next 12 months - creating opportunities for buyers to re-tender and for suppliers to challenge incumbents.
Expiring Services Contracts by Top 10 Sectors Table Award Volume
SME Award Value
Business Services
600
£799M
IT
580
£702M
Education and training services
541
£581M
86
£406M
548
£285M
Public Administration and Defence Services Healthcare
64
£167M
Construction
500
£162M
Transport
207
£83M
Environmental services
101
£34M
87
£33M
Community and social services
Financial services
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Tenders
Macro Trends - Tender Volume and Value Tender Volume Mar Tender Value (High)
£30B
Tender Value (High) 2000
1500
£20B
£15B 1000
Tender Volume
Tender Value (High)
£25B
£10B
500 £5B
March 2017
February 2017
January 2017
December 2016
November 2016
October 2016
September 2016
August 2016
July 2016
June 2016
May 2016
April 2016
March 2016
February 2016
January 2016
December 2015
November 2015
October 2015
September 2015
August 2015
July 2015
June 2015
May 2015
April 2015
0 March 2015
£0B
In March there were 2,341 tenders with an aggregate value of £24Bn. This is the highest volume of tenders published since the start of our coverage in March 2014. The volume of tenders was 27% higher than the same month last year while the value of tenders was 23% lower.
Summary of Tenders March 2017
Tenders Trailing 6 Months from 28/02/2017
Date Published 2017
2016
Total Tender Volume
2,341
1,841
Total Tender Value (Low)
£3.3B
£6.3B
Total Tender Value (High)
£23.9B
£31.2B
Avg. Size of Tender (High)
£10M
£17M
Total Framework Volume
326
Framework as % of Total Volume Total Framework Value Framework as % of Total Value
Avg. Monthly Tender Volume
2,045
Avg. Monthly Tender Value (Low)
£3.1B
Avg. Monthly Tender Value (High)
£24.6B
Avg. Size of Tender (High)
£12M
333
Avg. Monthly Framework Volume
295
Framework as % of Total Volume
14.4%
13.9%
18.1%
£13.4B
£22.4B
Avg. Monthly Framework Value
£16.2B
56.0%
71.6%
Framework as % of Total Value
66.0%
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Tenders - Top 10 Buyers Chart March 2017 Crown Commercial Service NHS Shared Business Services Ministry of Defence Ark Housing Consultancy LLP Genesis Housing Association Fareham Borough Council Office of Gas & Electricity Markets Commercial Medicines Unit Department of Health Dorset County Council £0B
£1B
£2B
£3B
£4B
£5B 0
10
Tender Value (High)
20
30
Tender Volume
Top 10 Tenders March 2017 Contracting Authority
Contract Title
Framework ..
Crown Commercial Service
Technology Services 2
Y
NHS Shared Business Services
Provision of Apprenticeship Training Services across England
Y
Ministry of Defence
Overseas Prime Contract
N
Ark Housing Consultancy LLP
Manufacturing and On-Site Construction of Volumetric Housing
N
Genesis Housing Association
Dynamic Purchasing System for Supplies of Water Gas and Electricity
N
Crown Commercial Service
Contact Centre Services
Y
Fareham Borough Council
Welborne Garden Village
N
Office of Gas & Electricity Markets
Tender Round 5 (TR5) for the grant of offshore transmission licences
N
Department of Health
NHS National Framework Agreement for the Supply of Immunoglobulin.
Y
Commercial Medicines Unit
National Framework Agreement for the Supply of Immunoglobulin
Y £1B
£2B £3B
Tender Value (High)
Tenders By Contracting Authority Region 3% 1%
Contracting Authority Region East Midlands
1% 3%
8%
East of England
10%
London North East
6% 1%
North West Northern Ireland
2%
Scotland South East 38%
South West Wales West Midlands
26%
Yorkshire and the Humber 1%
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Contracting Authority Other
Tenders by Contracting Authority
Housing Association £30B
NHS Local Government Central Government
Tender Value (High)
£25B
£20B
£15B
£10B
£5B
March 2017
February 2017
January 2017
December 2016
November 2016
October 2016
September 2016
August 2016
July 2016
June 2016
May 2016
April 2016
March 2016
February 2016
January 2016
December 2015
November 2015
October 2015
September 2015
August 2015
July 2015
June 2015
May 2015
April 2015
March 2015
£0B
In March Central Government accounted for 40% of total tender value vs the trailing 12-month average of 28%. This was driven by 2 frameworks worth a total of £4Bn from the Crown Commercial Service.
Tenders by Sector £30B
Sector Other Energy
Tender Value (High)
£25B
IT Business services Healthcare
£20B
Construction £15B
£10B
£5B
March 2017
February 2017
January 2017
December 2016
November 2016
October 2016
September 2016
August 2016
July 2016
June 2016
May 2016
April 2016
March 2016
February 2016
January 2016
December 2015
November 2015
October 2015
September 2015
August 2015
July 2015
June 2015
May 2015
April 2015
March 2015
£0B
In March Healthcare was the largest sector by value with £5Bn worth of tenders. The Healthcare sector’s share of overall tender value has increased from an average of 16% between April-Sep 2016 to an average of 25% over the last 6 months.
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Supplier Awards
Macro Trends - Award Volume and Value £25B
Award Volume Mar Award Value
6K
Award Value £20B
£15B
Award Volume
Award Value
5K
4K
3K £10B 2K £5B 1K
March 2017
February 2017
January 2017
December 2016
November 2016
October 2016
September 2016
August 2016
July 2016
June 2016
May 2016
April 2016
March 2016
February 2016
January 2016
December 2015
November 2015
October 2015
September 2015
August 2015
July 2015
June 2015
May 2015
April 2015
0K March 2015
£0B
In March award volume reached the second highest total since March 2014, second only to March 2016. This was driven by contracting authorities spending the last of their budgets before the government's financial year end on 31st March. The value of awards was down 24% and the volume of awards was down 14% over the same month last year. Awards Summary March 2017 & 2016
Awards Trailing Six Months from 28/02/2017
Date Awarded 2017
2016
5,592
6,500
Total Award Value
£12.9B
£16.6B
Avg. Monthly Award Value
£12.2B
Avg. Size of Award
£2.3M
£2.6M
Avg. Size of Award
£2.9M
Number of Distinct Suppliers
3,512
3,784
Avg. Monthly Number of Distinct Suppliers
2,007
Total Framework Volume
2,470
1,350
Avg. Monthly Framework Volume
1,644
Framework as % of Total Volume
44.2%
20.8%
Framework as % of Total Volume
38.6%
Total Award Volume
Avg. Monthly Award Volume
4,254
Total Framework Value
£8.4B
£5.8B
Avg. Monthly Framework Value
£6.4B
Framework as % of Total Value
65.0%
35.0%
Framework as % of Total Value
52.7%
Total SME Volume
2,912
3,098
Avg. Monthly SME Volume
2,158
SMEs as % of Total Volume
52.1%
47.7%
SMEs as % of Total Volume
50.7%
Total SME Value
£4.3B
£4.7B
Avg. Monthly SME Value
£2.8B
SMEs as % of Total Value
33.1%
28.5%
SMEs as % of Total Value
23.3%
Total Non-profit Volume
420
362
Avg. Monthly Non-profit Volume
244
Non-profits as % of Total Volume
7.5%
5.6%
Non-profits as % of Total Volume
5.7%
£446M
£537M
Avg. Monthly Non-profit Value
£398M
3.5%
3.2%
Non-profits as % of Total Value
3.3%
Total Non-profit Value Non-profits as % of Total Value
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Awards - Top 10 Buyers Chart March 2017 Transport for London Crown Commercial Service Ministry of Defence Ministry of Justice Efficiency North Limited Surrey & Borders Partnership NHS Foundatio.. Essex County Council Norfolk County Council Highways England Scotland Excel £0B
£1B
£2B
£3B
£4B 0
50
Award Value
100
150
Award Volume
Awards - Top 10 Suppliers Chart March 2017 Anglian Water Business (National) Limited BFS Group Limited Virgin Care Services Limited General Dynamics United Kingdom Limited Ringway Infrastructure Services Limited Galliford Try Partnerships Limited Lovell Partnerships Limited Wates Construction Limited Affinity Sutton Homes Ardmore First Base Partnership Limited £0M
£200M
£400M
£600M
£800M
Award Value
0
1
2
3
Award Volume
Top 10 Contracts March 2017 Contracting Authority Transport for London Crown Commercial Service Ministry of Justice Surrey & Borders Partnership NHS Founda.. Efficiency North Limited Essex County Council Ministry of Defence Norfolk County Council Highways England Eastern Shires Purchasing Organisation
Contract Title London Development Panel. Supply of Water, Waste Water & Ancillary Services Prisoner & Non-Prisoner Food Supply NHS Collaborative Procurement Partnershiop Clinical Consumables .. EN Procure Heating, Electrical and Roofing Framework Agreement Integrated Pre Birth — 19 Health, Wellbeing and Family Support. MORPHEUS Evolve to Open Framework Agreement for LAC and SEN Education and/or Residenti.. South West Asset Delivery - Maintenance and Response Contract 664_17 Consultancy Services
Framework .. Y Y N Y Y N N Y N Y £1B £2B £3B Award Value
Awards By Contracting Authority Region March 2017 1%
3%
5%
Contracting Authority Region East Midlands
8% 4%
East of England
15%
London 17%
North East North West Northern Ireland Scotland
1%
South East South West Wales
22% 20% 3%
West Midlands Yorkshire and the Humber
1% Monthly Barometer
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£25B
Awards by Contracting Authority
Contracting Authority Other Housing Association NHS Local Government
Award Value
£20B
Central Government
£15B
£10B
£5B
March 2017
February 2017
January 2017
December 2016
November 2016
October 2016
September 2016
August 2016
July 2016
June 2016
May 2016
April 2016
March 2016
February 2016
January 2016
December 2015
November 2015
October 2015
September 2015
August 2015
July 2015
June 2015
May 2015
April 2015
March 2015
£0B
In March Local Government was the biggest public sector category with £7Bn of awards, accounting for 57% of total award value. This increase was driven by awards issued in the Construction and Healthcare sectors.
Awards by Sector
Top 5 Sectors Other
£25B
Energy IT £20B
Business Services Healthcare
Award Value
Construction £15B
£10B
£5B
March 2017
February 2017
January 2017
December 2016
November 2016
October 2016
September 2016
August 2016
July 2016
June 2016
May 2016
April 2016
March 2016
February 2016
January 2016
December 2015
November 2015
October 2015
September 2015
August 2015
July 2015
June 2015
May 2015
April 2015
March 2015
£0B
In March Construction was the largest sector by value with £6Bn of awards. This was driven by 2 frameworks from Transport for London and Efficiency North worth a total of £4.4Bn. Monthly Barometer
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SME Award Volume & Value
SME Award Value SME Award Volume
Date Awarded
3000
2500
2000
£3B
1500 £2B
SME Award Volume
Award Value
£4B
1000 £1B 500
March 2017
February 2017
January 2017
December 2016
November 2016
October 2016
September 2016
August 2016
July 2016
June 2016
May 2016
April 2016
March 2016
February 2016
January 2016
December 2015
November 2015
October 2015
September 2015
August 2015
July 2015
June 2015
May 2015
April 2015
0 March 2015
£0B
In March 2,912 awards with a total value of £4.3Bn were issued to SMEs. This is the second highest volume of awards to SMEs on record. 33% of contract value was awarded directly to SMEs - ahead of the UK government's target for 2020.
SME N
SMEs as % of Total Award Value by Region (Previous 12 Months)
Y
East Midlands Northern Ireland Yorkshire and the Humber East of England Wales South East North East Scotland West Midlands South West North West London
Gov SME target (2020) 0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
% of Total Award Value
Over the last 12 months contracting authroties in East Midlands have issued 53% of their award value directly to SMEs vs 13% for London.
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