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# Ards and North Down Borough Council · UK Public Procurement Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/ards-and-north-down-borough-council-ons-n09000011). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Authority Summary:** Ards and North Down Borough Council is a Local authority based in Northern Ireland. Tracked in the Tenderline open procurement catalogue across 72 published procedures, with 2 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Information
- **Contracting Authority:** Ards and North Down Borough Council
- **Classification:** Local authority
- **Delivery Region:** Northern Ireland
- **Authority ID:** `GB-PPON-PTTZ-3295-PYCW` (Official UK PPON)
- **Live Open Tenders:** 2
- **Total Published Procedures:** 72
- **Published Award Value (24 months):** £10.0m (median award: £22k) across 36 of 36 eligible published values (VAT excluded; not actual spend)
- **Official Registers:** ons-geography (Ards and North Down)
- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/ards-and-north-down-borough-council-ons-n09000011

## Competition & Bidding Profile
- **Typical Bids per Lot:** 2 bids (median of 37 published per-lot bid counts on contested contract notices)
- **Single-Bid Lots:** 43% of lots drew only 1 bidder
- **Median Price Movement:** at the published estimate (median of 13 comparable awards)

## Procurement Vehicles & Sourcing Routes
- **Commercial Tools (24m):** Contract: 28 (97%), Framework: 1 (3%)
- **Sourcing Procedures (24m):** Open: 15 (52%), Route not published: 7 (24%), Selective: 4 (14%), Direct award: 2 (7%), Limited / restricted: 1 (3%)

## Primary Procurement Sectors (CPV)
1. **[Business services: law, marketing, consulting](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/business-services-consultancy-79000000) (CPV 79):** 9 notices, last 24 months (31% of this period)
2. **[Other community, social and personal services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/community-cultural-services-98000000) (CPV 98):** 7 notices, last 24 months (24% of this period)
3. **[Construction work](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/construction-civil-engineering-45000000) (CPV 45):** 6 notices, last 24 months (21% of this period)
4. **[Architectural, construction, engineering](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/architecture-engineering-71000000) (CPV 71):** 4 notices, last 24 months (14% of this period)
5. **[Administration, defence and social security](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/administration-defence-and-social-security-services-75000000) (CPV 75):** 4 notices, last 24 months (14% of this period)

## Key Awarded Suppliers
1. **[R. HEATRICK LTD](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/r-heatrick-ltd-coh-ni040851):** 4 procedures (9 awards)
2. **[COMMUNITY ADVICE ARDS AND NORTH DOWN LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/community-advice-ards-and-north-down-limited-coh-ni033560):** 3 procedures (4 awards)
3. **[John McQuillan Contracts Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/john-mcquillan-contracts-ltd-coh-ni003255):** 3 procedures
4. **[KID RAPT LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/kid-rapt-limited-coh-02736307):** 2 procedures (21 awards)
5. **[NORTHSIDE GRAPHICS LTD](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/northside-graphics-ltd-coh-ni021265):** 2 procedures (4 awards)

## Largest Public Contract Awards
Top public contracts awarded by this authority:
1. **[John McQuillan Contracts Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/john-mcquillan-contracts-ltd-coh-ni003255):** £2.3m · [ANDBC Pre-Qualification Questionnaire - Works Contract for Redevelopment of Ward Park, Bangor](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/andbc-pre-qualification-questionnaire-works-contract-for-redevelopment-of-ward-park-bangor-ocds-h6vhtk-04b08a)
2. **[Play and Leisure Services Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/play-and-leisure-services-ltd-coh-ni049929):** £2.3m · [Lot 2 - Southern](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/tender-for-play-area-works-within-the-borough-of-ards-and-north-down-ocds-h6vhtk-05e0d8) · Awarded: 19 Mar 2026
3. **[COMMUNITY ADVICE ARDS AND NORTH DOWN LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/community-advice-ards-and-north-down-limited-coh-ni033560):** £1.5m · [ANDBC Tender for the Provision of Advice Services](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/andbc-tender-for-the-provision-of-advice-services-ocds-h6vhtk-05e50f) · Awarded: 12 Mar 2026
4. **[AECOM LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/aecom-limited-coh-01846493):** £1.3m · [Contract](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/andbc-pre-qualification-questionnaire-provision-of-integrated-consultancy-services-for-urb-ocds-h6vhtk-04b3a9)
5. **[ANDERSON SPRATT GROUP LTD](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/anderson-spratt-group-ltd-coh-ni026707):** £463k · [ANDBC Tender for the Provision of Council Advertising Services (Recruitment, Public Notices and Tenders)](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/andbc-tender-for-the-provision-of-council-advertising-services-recruitment-public-notices--ocds-h6vhtk-05565f) · Awarded: 24 Oct 2025

## Retender Radar & Upcoming Expiries
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 6 Months:** 8
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 18 Months:** 12
- **Catalogue Retender Radar:** [Track upcoming UK contract expiries](https://tenderline.uk/retenders)

## Award Values & Counterparties
> **Complete Contracting Authority Dossier:** Published award values over 24 months, supplier rosters, contract expiry dates, and direct award breakdowns are available in the interactive dossier on Tenderline:
> [Explore full Ards and North Down Borough Council intelligence dossier on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/ards-and-north-down-borough-council-ons-n09000011#spend-analytics)

## Provenance and Open Data
- **Data Source:** Official notices published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- **Canonical Profile:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/ards-and-north-down-borough-council-ons-n09000011
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt