Quick answer — Bishops Stortford Town CouncilLast refreshed 03 Dec 2024

At a glance

Bishops Stortford Town Council has awarded £487k across 10 suppliers, with 5 live contracts.

Why: Top supplier share 21% · 5 open notices now · 0 awards in last 90 d (£0) · SME share 82% (Cabinet Office target 33%) · 0 modifications in last 90 d.

Decision signals
Top-supplier concentration21%
Modifications · 90 d0
SME spend share82%
Pipeline · open now5
Awards · 90 d0

About this buyer

Mission, scope and statutory context.

Bishops Stortford Town Council is a contracting authority, based in UKH23. Tracks 32 published notices and 27 awards on PublicSupply.

32
Notices published
27
Awards
10
Suppliers engaged
2022
First award on file

Spend profile

Award value by month — rolling 24 months. Line shows 12-month moving average.

£0
12 m spend
£79k
Prior 12 m
-100%
YoY change
£48k
Median award
Awards (£m)12m moving avg
Bishops Stortford Town Council — monthly award value, rolling 24 months£0m£0m£1m£1m£1mJulOctJanAprJulOctJanApr

Contract pipeline

Forward flow — planned notices through to completed awards in the last 90 days.

Planned

0

Pipeline notices

Open (bidding)

5

Live tenders

Awarded (90d)

0

£0

Frameworks open

0

Framework / DPS routes

Procurement mix

How this buyer procures — by procedure, instrument, and publication source.

Contract type

Unspecified27 · £322k
goods1 · £265k
services3 · £130k
works1 · £35k

Instrument type

contract25 · £430k
call off7 · £322k
Source:Contracts Finder: 23Find a Tender: 9

Awarded contracts · 5 live

All contracts with a published award notice where Bishops Stortford Town Council is the contracting authority.

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TitleSupplierCPVValueAwardedStatus
Bishop's Stortford Christmas Lights 2026/27-2029/30HIGH LEVEL ELECTRICS LTD£85kest.active
Sworders Field Heavy Duty Vehicle TrackIBBCO CIVIL ENGINEERING LTD£35kest.active
Tree Work in Bishop's StortfordMaskalls Tree Surgeryactive
Bishop's Stortford Town Council Insurance April 2025 - March 2028ZURICH INSURANCE COMPANY LTD£45kest.active
Bishop's Stortford Town Council Splash Pool Upgrade45000000£0active
Bishop's Stortford Town Council Cemetery Path Surface ReplacementLSL Surfacing Ltd45000000£33k02 Dec 2024active
Bishop's Stortford Town Council Adventure Playground UpgradesWicksteed Leisure Limited37535200£46k03 Dec 2024active
Bishop's Stortford North Cycle Route Design & Build45000000£0active
Thorley Street Allotments Fit OutBroadmead Leisure Limited45000000£49k18 Jul 2023active
Replacement of Cemetery GaragesCountry & City Construction Ltd45000000£48k01 Dec 2022active
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Top suppliers · by total award value

Ranked by cumulative awarded value. YoY = last 12 months vs prior 12 months.

1
BL
2 contracts · SME · 05 Sept18 Jul
£101k
21% of total
2
HL
1 contract · SME
£85kest.
17% of total
3
AE
1 contract · SME · 09 Jun
£59k
12% of total
4
CC
1 contract · SME · 01 Dec
£48k
10% of total
5
WL
1 contract · SME · 03 Dec
£46k
9% of total
▼ 100%
6
ZI
£45kest.
9% of total
7
ZI
£35k
7% of total
8
IC
£35kest.
7% of total
910
···
2 other suppliers
long tail · 2 SMEs
£33k
7% of total
various

Category spend breakdown

By CPV division · lifetime awards

Other
5 contracts
£430k
57%
Construction works
13 contracts
£130k
17%
Musical instruments, sport
3 contracts
£98k
13%
Electrical machinery
2 contracts
£59k
8%
Financial, insurance
2 contracts
£35k
5%

Activity heatmap

Award volume by CPV division × month. Darker = more £ awarded.

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Other
Construction works
Musical instruments, sport
Electrical machinery
Financial, insurance
LessMore (£m awarded)

Commercial & procurement leadership

Who signs off contracts, owns frameworks and runs SME engagement.

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Curated leadership roster

Chief commercial officer, framework owners, SME lead and clinical sign-offs per buyer. Top-50 contracting authorities first, rolling out by sector.

Modifications · 0 in 90 d

Variations logged under Procurement Act 2023 s.74. Above-tolerance modifications attract a flag.

Total mods
0
Above tolerance
0
Total value
£0
Novations
0

No modifications recorded in the last 90 days.

Bishops Stortford Town Council has not filed a modification notice in the selected window.

Compliance & transparency

FOIA performance, statutory disclosures & prompt payment.

Coming Q4 2026

FOIA & prompt-payment ingestion

Notice timeliness and modification flags are derivable today. FOIA refusal rate, prompt-payment %, KPI reporting and net-zero plans need new data sources — work scoped, ingestion next quarter.

SME & social value

Performance against Cabinet Office targets & PPN 06/20.

82%
SME supplier share
target 33%
9
SME award rows
0
VCSE award rows
10
Distinct suppliers

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Statutory & accountability

Legal status, identifiers & accountable officers.

Identifiers & contact

Type
Contracting authority
Region
UKH23
Contact
James Parker
Email
tenders@bishopsstortfordtc.gov.uk

Board & accountable officers

Coming Q3 2026

Accountable officer + board roster

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