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# Argyll and Bute Council · UK Public Procurement Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/argyll-and-bute-council-ons-s12000035). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Authority Summary:** Argyll and Bute Council is a Local authority based in Scotland. Tracked in the Tenderline open procurement catalogue across 99 published procedures, with 3 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Information
- **Contracting Authority:** Argyll and Bute Council
- **Classification:** Local authority
- **Delivery Region:** Scotland
- **Authority ID:** `GB-FTS-3190` (Find a Tender organisation id)
- **Live Open Tenders:** 3
- **Total Published Procedures:** 99
- **Published Award Value (24 months):** £33m (median award: £521k) across 36 of 39 eligible published values (VAT excluded; not actual spend)
- **Official Registers:** ons-geography (Argyll and Bute)
- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/argyll-and-bute-council-ons-s12000035

## Competition & Bidding Profile
- **Typical Bids per Lot:** 1 bids (median of 37 published per-lot bid counts on contested contract notices)
- **Single-Bid Lots:** 57% of lots drew only 1 bidder


## Procurement Vehicles & Sourcing Routes
- **Commercial Tools (24m):** Contract: 42 (82%), Framework: 8 (16%), Dynamic purchasing system: 1 (2%)
- **Sourcing Procedures (24m):** Open: 37 (73%), Route not published: 8 (16%), Limited / restricted: 5 (10%), Selective: 1 (2%)

## Primary Procurement Sectors (CPV)
1. **[Transport services (except waste transport)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/transport-passenger-services-60000000) (CPV 60):** 15 notices, last 24 months (29% of this period)
2. **[Health and social work services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/health-social-care-85000000) (CPV 85):** 11 notices, last 24 months (22% of this period)
3. **[Architectural, construction, engineering](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/architecture-engineering-71000000) (CPV 71):** 7 notices, last 24 months (14% of this period)
4. **[Business services: law, marketing, consulting](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/business-services-consultancy-79000000) (CPV 79):** 6 notices, last 24 months (12% of this period)
5. **[Repair and maintenance services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/repair-maintenance-50000000) (CPV 50):** 5 notices, last 24 months (10% of this period)

## Key Awarded Suppliers
1. **[Carr Gomm](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/carr-gomm-coh-sc236436):** 4 procedures (17 awards)
2. **[Craig of Campbeltown Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/craig-of-campbeltown-ltd-coh-sc033868):** 4 procedures (8 awards)
3. **[McFadyens Contractors (Campbeltown) Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/mcfadyens-contractors-campbeltown-ltd-coh-sc059723):** 3 procedures (9 awards)
4. **[Scottish Autism](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/scottish-autism-coh-sc081123):** 2 procedures (3 awards)
5. **[Doherty & Lafferty Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/doherty-lafferty-ltd-coh-sc060293):** 2 procedures (3 awards)

## Largest Public Contract Awards
Top public contracts awarded by this authority:
1. **[Craig of Campbeltown Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/craig-of-campbeltown-ltd-coh-sc033868):** £7.3m · [Provision of School & Local Transport Services, Oban & Lorn](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-school-local-transport-services-oban-lorn-ocds-h6vhtk-069a01)
2. **[Biffa Waste Services Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/biffa-waste-services-ltd-coh-00946107):** £5.6m · [Waste Management Services following expiry of the Council’s Public Private Partnership (PPP) Arrangements](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/waste-management-services-following-expiry-of-the-council-s-public-private-partnership-ppp-ocds-h6vhtk-054672)
3. **[John Brown (Strone) Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/john-brown-strone-ltd-coh-sc029516):** £1.8m · [Cowal](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/argyll-and-bute-general-property-maintenance-term-contract-ocds-h6vhtk-04c587)
4. **[Oban Electrical Services (Ltd)](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/oban-electrical-services-ltd-coh-sc049141):** £1.8m · [Oban & Lorn and Mull](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/argyll-and-bute-general-property-maintenance-term-contract-ocds-h6vhtk-04c587)
5. **[DCF Joiners & Building Services Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/dcf-joiners-building-services-ltd-coh-sc109583):** £1.6m · [Helensburgh & Lomond](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/argyll-and-bute-general-property-maintenance-term-contract-ocds-h6vhtk-04c587)

## Retender Radar & Upcoming Expiries
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 6 Months:** 18
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 18 Months:** 28
- **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 Argyll and Bute Council intelligence dossier on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/argyll-and-bute-council-ons-s12000035#spend-analytics)

## Provenance and Open Data
- **Data Source:** Official notices published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- **Canonical Profile:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/argyll-and-bute-council-ons-s12000035
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt