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Buyer profile

Argyll and Bute Council

Find a Tender identifier: GB-FTS-3190 · Lochgilphead, UKM

Procurement processes50
Open opportunities3
Awarded procurements33
Signed contracts26
Avg. awarded suppliers3.3
Avg. reported bids12.8
Highest reported bids111
Bid-count coverage26 of 50

Value and contract picture

Published value (GBP)£4,576,500
Average published value (GBP)£1,144,125
Signed contract value (GBP)£64,159,435

GBP totals only, so values in another currency are never silently mixed into the total.

Procurement methods

Open procedure
36
Not published
11
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
2
Restricted procedure
1

Top categories

Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
11
Social work and related services
5
Design consultancy services
4
Architectural design services
2
Pre-school education services
2
Repair and maintenance services of security equipment
2
Coated roadstone
1
Civil engineering consultancy services
1
Fuels
1
Building consultancy services
1

Most competitive procurements

Ranked by the number of bids reported by the buyer; a multi-lot procurement can report one count per lot.

ProcurementBids reportedValueStatus
Structures Framework 2024111Value not publishedcomplete
Supply and Delivery of Uncoated Roadstone and Ready mix Concrete Framework70Value not publishedcomplete
Care at Home Services40Value not publishedcomplete
Traffic Management Services Framework 2025-202630Value not publishedcomplete
Argyll and Bute General Property Maintenance Term Contract19Value not publishedcomplete
Tenancy Support Services15Value not publishedcomplete
Supported Living Services7Value not publishedcomplete
Campbeltown Esplanade & Kinloch Park Active Travel: Developed & Technical Design6Value not publishedcomplete
Supply & Delivery of Coated Roadstone Framework 3rd Generation6Value not publishedcomplete
Provision of School Transport Services - Mid Argyll5Value not publishedcomplete

Most frequent awarded suppliers

SupplierProcurements wonPublished award value (GBP)
Carr Gomm3Value not published
McFadyens Contractors (Campbeltown) Ltd2Value not published
Connected Transport Planning2Value not published
Craig of Campbeltown Ltd2Value not published
Cairn Construction Ltd1Value not published
Geo-Rope LTD1Value not published
Scottish Autism1Value not published
ENABLE Scotland1Value not published
Geo-Structural Ltd1Value not published
DB Effusive Care LTD1Value not published

Recent and open procurements

ProcurementStatusDeadlineValue
A816 Bealach Mor Permanent Solution Business CaseOpen25 Sept 2026Value not published
Post Diagnostic Support - Dementia Link WorkersOpen5 Oct 2026£1,299,264
Building Consultancy Services Dynamic Purchasing SystemOpen20 May 2036Value not published
Provision of School Transport Services – Mull (1166C)complete12 Dec 2025Value not published
Craignure Pier – FBC Management & Design Consultancy ServicesClosed23 Jan 2026Value not published
Campbeltown Esplanade & Kinloch Park Active Travel: Developed & Technical Designcomplete3 Feb 2026Value not published
Rothesay Pavilion to Joint Campus Active Travel Network: Developed & Technical Designcomplete4 Feb 2026Value not published
Independent Advocacy for Adultscomplete9 Feb 2026Value not published
Provision of Public Space CCTV: Cameras and Management Softwarecomplete2 Mar 2026£328,408
Provision of Advertising Agent Servicescomplete14 May 2026£900,000
Tarbert Heritage Scheme – Design Team FrameworkClosed28 May 2026Value not published
Provision of School Transport Services – Lorn (1314G)Closed11 Jun 2026Value not published
Provision of School & Local Transport Services, Oban & Lorncomplete15 Jun 2026Value not published
Provision of Election Night Flight ServicesClosed17 Jul 2026Value not published
Provision of School Transport Services, Ulva & Mull (1148L)complete23 Jul 2026Value not published
Provision of School Transport Services - Lorn (1340F)Closed27 Jul 2026Value not published
Biomass Heating Systems - Maintenance ServicesClosed27 Jul 2026Value not published
Biomass Heating Systems - Supply of Fuel PelletsClosed30 Jul 2026Value not published
Consultancy Services - Care at Home ECM ReadinessClosed31 Jul 2026Value not published
Provision of Air ServicesplannedNot published£2,048,828

How to read these figures

Supplier count means distinct suppliers named in awards, not all bidders. Bid counts are published aggregate statistics, not a list of submitted bids. Award and contract data currently comes from the latest retained OCDS record for each procurement process.