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# Braintree District Council · UK Public Procurement Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/braintree-district-council-ons-e07000067). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Authority Summary:** Braintree District Council is a Local authority based in East of England. Tracked in the Tenderline open procurement catalogue across 93 published procedures, with 0 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Information
- **Contracting Authority:** Braintree District Council
- **Classification:** Local authority
- **Delivery Region:** East of England
- **Authority ID:** `GB-PPON-PGBP-7262-MJTR` (Official UK PPON)
- **Live Open Tenders:** 0
- **Total Published Procedures:** 93
- **Published Award Value (24 months):** £38m (median award: £44k) across 47 of 47 eligible published values (VAT excluded; not actual spend)
- **Official Registers:** nhs-ods (BRAINTREE DISTRICT COUNCIL), ons-geography (Braintree), nhs-ods (BRAINTREE DISTRICT COUNCIL)
- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/braintree-district-council-ons-e07000067

## Competition & Bidding Profile
- **Typical Bids per Lot:** 4.5 bids (median of 14 published per-lot bid counts on contested contract notices)
- **Single-Bid Lots:** 7% of lots drew only 1 bidder
- **Median Price Movement:** 11% below the published estimate (median of 9 comparable awards)

## Procurement Vehicles & Sourcing Routes
- **Commercial Tools (24m):** Contract: 61 (94%), Framework: 4 (6%)
- **Sourcing Procedures (24m):** Open: 22 (34%), Limited / restricted: 20 (31%), Route not published: 14 (22%), Direct award: 8 (12%), Selective: 1 (2%)

## Primary Procurement Sectors (CPV)
1. **[Construction work](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/construction-civil-engineering-45000000) (CPV 45):** 11 notices, last 24 months (17% of this period)
2. **[Business services: law, marketing, consulting](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/business-services-consultancy-79000000) (CPV 79):** 10 notices, last 24 months (15% of this period)
3. **[Repair and maintenance services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/repair-maintenance-50000000) (CPV 50):** 4 notices, last 24 months (6% of this period)
4. **[Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/cleaning-environmental-services-90000000) (CPV 90):** 4 notices, last 24 months (6% of this period)
5. **[Transport equipment and products](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/transport-equipment-vehicles-34000000) (CPV 34):** 3 notices, last 24 months (5% of this period)

## Key Awarded Suppliers
1. **[Happe Contracts](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/happe-contracts-coh-08837665):** 3 procedures
2. **[Gala Lights LTD](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/gala-lights-ltd-coh-06612708):** 2 procedures (3 awards)
3. **[HAGS SMP Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/hags-smp-ltd-coh-00908021):** 2 procedures (3 awards)
4. **[THE CONSORTIUM (EAST) LTD](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/the-consortium-east-ltd-coh-15628809):** 2 procedures
5. **[Softcat Plc](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/softcat-plc-coh-02174990):** 2 procedures

## Largest Public Contract Awards
Top public contracts awarded by this authority:
1. **[Wealden Leisure Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/wealden-leisure-limited-t-a-freedom-leisure-coh-ip29336r):** £29m · [BDC Leisure Centres Management - Interim Provision](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/bdc-leisure-centres-management-interim-provision-ocds-h6vhtk-04d72e)
2. **[First Call Contract Services Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/first-call-contract-services-limited-coh-03296899):** £3.9m · [EPP0151](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/temporary-workers-ocds-h6vhtk-05e283) · Awarded: 27 Jan 2026
3. **[CIVICA UK LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/civica-uk-limited-coh-01628868):** £656k · [EPP0010](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/epp0010-open-revenues-ocds-h6vhtk-068ace)
4. **[Skippers Ground Maintenance](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/skippers-ground-maintenance-coh-09728481):** £532k · [Highway Verges & Visibility Cutting Services](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/highway-verges-visibility-cutting-services-ocds-h6vhtk-050e59) · Awarded: 22 Sept 2025
5. **[HAGS SMP Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/hags-smp-ltd-coh-00908021):** £360k · [Play Area Improvements 2025](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/play-area-improvements-2025-ocds-h6vhtk-06a7b3)

## Retender Radar & Upcoming Expiries
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 6 Months:** 10
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 18 Months:** 19
- **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 Braintree District Council intelligence dossier on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/braintree-district-council-ons-e07000067#spend-analytics)

## Provenance and Open Data
- **Data Source:** Official notices published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- **Canonical Profile:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/braintree-district-council-ons-e07000067
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt