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# Bolton Council · UK Public Procurement Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/bolton-council-ons-e08000001). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Authority Summary:** Bolton Council is a Local authority based in North West England. Tracked in the Tenderline open procurement catalogue across 110 published procedures, with 3 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Information
- **Contracting Authority:** Bolton Council
- **Classification:** Local authority
- **Delivery Region:** North West England
- **Authority ID:** `GB-FTS-58168` (Find a Tender organisation id)
- **Live Open Tenders:** 3
- **Total Published Procedures:** 110
- **Published Award Value (24 months):** £48m (median award: £315k) across 20 of 20 eligible published values (VAT excluded; not actual spend)
- **Official Registers:** nhs-ods (BOLTON METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL), ons-geography (Bolton)
- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/bolton-council-ons-e08000001

## Competition & Bidding Profile
- **Typical Bids per Lot:** 9 bids (median of 19 published per-lot bid counts on contested contract notices)
- **Single-Bid Lots:** 0% of lots drew only 1 bidder
- **Median Price Movement:** 20% below the published estimate (median of 8 comparable awards)

## Procurement Vehicles & Sourcing Routes
- **Commercial Tools (24m):** Contract: 48 (83%), Framework: 9 (16%), Dynamic purchasing system: 1 (2%)
- **Sourcing Procedures (24m):** Open: 42 (72%), Limited / restricted: 7 (12%), Route not published: 5 (9%), Direct award: 3 (5%), Selective: 1 (2%)

## Primary Procurement Sectors (CPV)
1. **[Health and social work services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/health-social-care-85000000) (CPV 85):** 17 notices, last 24 months (29% of this period)
2. **[Repair and maintenance services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/repair-maintenance-50000000) (CPV 50):** 10 notices, last 24 months (17% of this period)
3. **[Business services: law, marketing, consulting](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/business-services-consultancy-79000000) (CPV 79):** 6 notices, last 24 months (10% of this period)
4. **[Other community, social and personal services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/community-cultural-services-98000000) (CPV 98):** 5 notices, last 24 months (9% of this period)
5. **[Architectural, construction, engineering](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/architecture-engineering-71000000) (CPV 71):** 4 notices, last 24 months (7% of this period)

## Key Awarded Suppliers
1. **[Bolton NHS Foundation Trust](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/bolton-nhs-foundation-trust-GB-FTS-113972):** 4 procedures
2. **[Jewel Home Support Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/jewel-home-support-ltd-coh-08106043):** 4 procedures
3. **[ABL Health Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/abl-health-ltd-coh-07074944):** 4 procedures
4. **[Premier Care Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/premier-care-ltd-coh-05213770):** 3 procedures (4 awards)
5. **[Seva Line Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/seva-line-ltd-coh-05858247):** 3 procedures

## Largest Public Contract Awards
Top public contracts awarded by this authority:
1. **[FEDERATED HERMES LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/federated-hermes-limited-coh-01661776):** £20m · [Crompton Place - Development Partner Procurement](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/crompton-place-development-partner-procurement-ocds-h6vhtk-054e8d) · Awarded: 19 Jan 2026
2. **[Humankind Charity](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/waythrough-coh-01820492):** £13m · [TC229 - Drug and Alcohol Integrated Prevention, Treatment and Recovery Service - Adults](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/drug-and-alcohol-integrated-prevention-treatment-and-recovery-service-adults-ocds-h6vhtk-051826) · Awarded: 23 Sept 2025
3. **[THE BOLTON IMPACT TRUST](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/the-bolton-impact-trust-coh-09971348):** £4.0m · [Section 19](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/section-19-ocds-h6vhtk-06cfbf) · Awarded: 27 Jul 2026
4. **[ICE Creates Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/ice-creates-ltd-coh-03881965):** £3.9m · [Integrated Wellness Support Service](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/integrated-wellness-support-service-ocds-h6vhtk-05f55d)
5. **[Humankind Charity](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/waythrough-coh-01820492):** £2.0m · [Drug and Alcohol Treatment and Recovery Grant (DATRIG)](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/drug-and-alcohol-treatment-and-recovery-grant-datrig-ocds-h6vhtk-078bde)

## Retender Radar & Upcoming Expiries
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 6 Months:** 0
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 18 Months:** 2
- **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 Bolton Council intelligence dossier on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/bolton-council-ons-e08000001#spend-analytics)

## Provenance and Open Data
- **Data Source:** Official notices published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- **Canonical Profile:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/bolton-council-ons-e08000001
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt