Argyll and Bute Council: Contract Register & Procurement Profile
ONS register: Local-authority-district·Local authority·Scotland·Lochgilphead·Central purchasing body on 15 of 51 notices
Find a Tender organisation id3190Websiteargyll-bute.gov.uk ↗
Typical bids per lot153.8% single-bid · median of 39 lots
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Based on 39 lots from this buyer’s competitions, last 24 months.
Top-3 supplier share18%of 61 awarded procedures · 126 suppliers
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61 awarded tenders, 126 different suppliers.
Open notices
4 live · deadline in the future or not published · as of page build
| Notice | Deadline | Days left | Published value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Provision for Public Service Obligation Air Services | 15 Jan 2027 | 61d | £1,977,796 |
| Capital Building Works Projects DPS | 16 Dec 2027 | 396d | — |
| Surface Dressing Works Dynamic Purchasing System 2024 - 2034 | 28 Feb 2034 | 2,662d | — |
| Building Consultancy Services Dynamic Purchasing System | 20 May 2036 | 3,474d | £2,255,835 |
What they buyi
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Last 24 months · CPV divisions on published procedures · a notice with several divisions counts in each
60 Transport services (except waste transport)15 procedures · 29% · 1 open85 Health and social work services11 procedures · 22%71 Architectural, construction, engineering7 procedures · 14% · 1 open79 Business services: law, marketing, consulting6 procedures · 12%50 Repair and maintenance services5 procedures · 10%45 Construction work4 procedures · 8%90 Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental3 procedures · 6% · 1 open44 Construction structures and materials3 procedures · 6%How they buyi
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Last 24 months · 51 notices · commercial tool and route as published on the notice, not a legal-regime claim
Commercial tool
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Contract82%(42 notices)
42 of 51 notices are Contract (82%).Framework16%(8 notices)
8 of 51 notices are Framework (16%).Dynamic purchasing system2%(1 notice)
1 of 51 notices is Dynamic purchasing system (2%).
Procedure route
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Open75%(38 notices)
38 of 51 notices are Open (75%).Route not published14%(7 notices)
7 of 51 notices are Route not published (14%).Limited / restricted10%(5 notices)
5 of 51 notices are Limited / restricted (10%).Selective2%(1 notice)
1 of 51 notices is Selective (2%).
Typical bids per lot
1robust · n=3953.8% of lots drew a single bidi
Based on 39 lots from this buyer’s competitions, last 24 months.
Notice amendments
132 of 51 notices amendedi
Based on 51 notices across all categories, last 24 months.
Who wins herei
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All published awards naming a supplier · ranked by distinct procedures, not pounds · panel and call-off entries inflate award records
| Supplier | Procedures | Share | Last 24m | Award records | Last activity |
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| Carr Gomm | 4 | 6.6% | 3 | 18 | — |
| Craig of Campbeltown Ltd | 4 | 6.6% | 2 | 8 | — |
| McFadyens Contractors (Campbeltown) Ltd | 3 | 4.9% | 1 | 9 | — |
| Scottish Autism | 2 | 3.3% | 2 | 4 | — |
| Affinity Trust | 2 | 3.3% | 2 | 4 | — |
| Mariner Support Associates Ltd | 2 | 3.3% | 2 | 4 | — |
| Doherty & Lafferty Ltd | 2 | 3.3% | 2 | 3 | — |
| ENABLE Scotland (leading the Way) | 2 | 3.3% | 2 | 3 | — |
The three most frequent suppliers are named on 18% of 61 awarded procedures (each procedure counted once, so a panel shared by several of them is not double-counted); 126 distinct suppliers hold at least one. Descriptive concentration of published awards, not a statement of preference.
Published award value (24m)
£35mSum of published VAT-exclusive values on 41 of 41 published single-supplier values; the five largest make 51%.i
Typical single-supplier award (24m)
£491k middle valuerobust · n=41Middle half £175k–£922k.i
Largest published awards i | Supplier | Awarded | Term | Published value |
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| Provision of School & Local Transport Services, Oban & Lorn | Craig of Campbeltown Ltd | — | — | £7,276,444 † |
| Waste Management Services following expiry of the Council’s Public Private Partnership (PPP) Arrangements | Biffa Waste Services Ltd | — | — | £5,608,359 † |
| Cowal | John Brown (Strone) Ltd | — | — | £1,800,000 † |
| Oban & Lorn and Mull | Oban Electrical Services (Ltd) | — | — | £1,750,000 † |
| Helensburgh & Lomond | DCF Joiners & Building Services Ltd | — | — | £1,550,000 † |
Contracts endingi
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126 of 167 contracts carry an end date, 116 estimated from the duration · not a retender forecast
Soonest 10 of 29 contracts ending within 18 months.
Recent procedures
Latest 50 of 99 procedures where this authority buys, is the authority the work is for, or runs the procurement
| Procedure | Status | Published | Published value |
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| Supported Living ServicesSocial work and related services | Awarded / complete | 11 Nov 2026 | — |
| Supported Living ServicesSocial work and related services | Awarded / complete | 11 Nov 2026 | — |
| Provision of School Transport Services – Lorn (1314G)Transport services (excl. Waste transport) | Awarded / complete | 10 Nov 2026 | — |
| Biomass Heating Systems - Supply of Fuel PelletsElectricity | Awarded / complete | 28 Oct 2026 | — |
| Provision of School Transport Services - Lorn (1340F)Transport services (excl. Waste transport) | Unsuccessful | 12 Oct 2026 | — |
| Provision of Election Night Flight ServicesHire of helicopters with crew | Awarded / complete | 12 Oct 2026 | — |
| Lochgilphead Roads Depot – Modernisation WorksBuilding construction work | Planned | 5 Oct 2026 | — |
| Adaptations and Telecare InstallationsFencing | Planned | 1 Oct 2026 | — |
| Traffic Management Services Framework 2027-2031Traffic control services | Planned | 18 Sept 2026 | — |
| Waste Management Services following expiry of the Council’s Public Private Partnership (PPP) ArrangementsNon-hazardous refuse and waste treatment and disposal services | Awarded / complete | 15 Sept 2026 | — |
| Tarbert Heritage Scheme – Design Team FrameworkArchitectural design services | Awarded / complete | 10 Sept 2026 | — |
| A816 Bealach Mor Permanent Solution Business CaseCivil engineering consultancy services | Open | 4 Sept 2026 | — |
| Post Diagnostic Support - Dementia Link WorkersHealth and social work services | Open | 3 Sept 2026 | £1,299,264 |
| Provision of School Transport Services, Ulva & Mull (1148L)Transport services (excl. Waste transport) | Awarded / complete | 27 Aug 2026 | — |
| Provision of Advertising Agent ServicesAdvertising services | Awarded / complete | 27 Aug 2026 | £900,000 |
| Provision of School & Local Transport Services, Oban & LornTransport services (excl. Waste transport) | Awarded / complete | 27 Aug 2026 | — |
| Biomass Heating Systems - Maintenance ServicesBoilers | Open | 21 Jul 2026 | — |
| Independent Advocacy for AdultsSocial work and related services | Awarded / complete | 2 Jul 2026 | £723,520 |
| Consultancy Services - Care at Home ECM ReadinessGeneral management consultancy services | Open | 1 Jul 2026 | — |
| Provision of Public Space CCTV: Cameras and Management SoftwareRepair and maintenance services of security equipment | Awarded / complete | 1 Apr 2026 | £328,408 |
About this data
- One profile per authority. Different spellings and registration numbers of the same body are merged into this profile. It includes tenders the authority ran for other bodies and tenders run on its behalf; spend is credited to the body that pays.
- Values are published values. Award values are what the authority published, excluding VAT and framework ceilings. They are not a budget or total spend.
- Contract end dates. 126 of 167 published contracts have an end date; 116 of those are estimated as the signature (or publication) date plus the published duration and are marked “estimated”. They feed “Contracts ending”, the same rule as the retender radar. Published values in that list come from either source; Contracts Finder figures are shown as published and stay out of this profile’s money totals.
- Source. Official UK public procurement notices (Find a Tender and Contracts Finder), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0, updated through the day and rebuilt nightly. Not every figure uses both feeds, and each one shows how many records it rests on: see the methodology. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.