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# City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council · UK Public Procurement Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/bradford-metropolitan-district-council-ons-e08000032). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Authority Summary:** City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council is a Local authority based in Yorkshire and the Humber. Tracked in the Tenderline open procurement catalogue across 696 published procedures, with 8 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Information
- **Contracting Authority:** City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council
- **Classification:** Local authority
- **Delivery Region:** Yorkshire and the Humber
- **Authority ID:** `GB-PPON-PBWW-4714-TBHN` (Official UK PPON)
- **Live Open Tenders:** 8
- **Total Published Procedures:** 696
- **Published Award Value (24 months):** £233m (median award: £75k) across 340 of 340 eligible published values (VAT excluded; not actual spend)
- **Official Registers:** nhs-ods (CITY OF BRADFORD METROPOLITAN DISTRICT COUNCIL), ons-geography (Bradford), rsh-social-housing (City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council), nhs-ods (CITY OF BRADFORD METROPOLITAN DISTRICT COUNCIL)
- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/bradford-metropolitan-district-council-ons-e08000032

## Competition & Bidding Profile
- **Typical Bids per Lot:** 2.5 bids (median of 50 published per-lot bid counts on contested contract notices)
- **Single-Bid Lots:** 46% of lots drew only 1 bidder
- **Median Price Movement:** at the published estimate (median of 38 comparable awards)

## Procurement Vehicles & Sourcing Routes
- **Commercial Tools (24m):** Contract: 469 (94%), Framework: 27 (5%), Dynamic purchasing system: 4 (1%)
- **Sourcing Procedures (24m):** Direct award: 243 (49%), Route not published: 107 (21%), Open: 86 (17%), Limited / restricted: 49 (10%), Selective: 15 (3%)

## Primary Procurement Sectors (CPV)
1. **[Health and social work services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/health-social-care-85000000) (CPV 85):** 73 notices, last 24 months (15% of this period)
2. **[Construction work](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/construction-civil-engineering-45000000) (CPV 45):** 37 notices, last 24 months (7% of this period)
3. **[IT services: consulting, software, internet](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/it-services-software-72000000) (CPV 72):** 22 notices, last 24 months (4% of this period)
4. **[Business services: law, marketing, consulting](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/business-services-consultancy-79000000) (CPV 79):** 22 notices, last 24 months (4% of this period)
5. **[Repair and maintenance services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/repair-maintenance-50000000) (CPV 50):** 18 notices, last 24 months (4% of this period)

## Key Awarded Suppliers
1. **[Horton Housing Support Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/horton-housing-association-coh-05353586):** 9 procedures (15 awards)
2. **[Humankind Charity](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/waythrough-coh-01820492):** 7 procedures
3. **[CARE 24-7 LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/care-24-7-limited-coh-04161417):** 7 procedures
4. **[Phoenix Software Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/phoenix-software-ltd-coh-02548628):** 6 procedures
5. **[Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/bradford-district-care-nhs-foundation-trust-GB-NHS-TAD):** 5 procedures (6 awards)

## Largest Public Contract Awards
Top public contracts awarded by this authority:
1. **[Bradford College](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/bradford-college-GB-FTS-89362):** £30m · [Interim Education places for pupils excluded from school Key stage 4 for 2025-26 academic year](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/interim-education-places-for-pupils-excluded-from-school-key-stage-4-for-2025-26-academic--ocds-h6vhtk-06091c) · Awarded: 19 Jan 2026
2. **[Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/bradford-district-care-nhs-foundation-trust-GB-NHS-TAD):** £28m · [Public Health Nursing Service](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/public-health-nursing-service-ocds-h6vhtk-04de59)
3. **[Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/bradford-district-care-nhs-foundation-trust-GB-NHS-TAD):** £24m · [Public Health Nursing Service](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/public-health-nursing-service-ocds-h6vhtk-04de59)
4. **[TOTAL HARDWARE LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/total-hardware-limited-coh-05105543):** £11m · [Doors and Windows Hardware - Locks](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/doors-and-windows-hardware-locks-ocds-h6vhtk-06e108)
5. **[Horton Housing Support Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/horton-housing-association-coh-05353586):** £10m · [Lot 1: Short term accommodation with support to independence](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/bradford-district-wide-housing-related-support-multiple-disadvantage-services-ocds-h6vhtk-066a8a) · Awarded: 1 Jun 2026

## Retender Radar & Upcoming Expiries
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 6 Months:** 55
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 18 Months:** 132
- **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 City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council intelligence dossier on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/bradford-metropolitan-district-council-ons-e08000032#spend-analytics)

## Provenance and Open Data
- **Data Source:** Official notices published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- **Canonical Profile:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/bradford-metropolitan-district-council-ons-e08000032
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt