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# Bristol City Council · UK Public Procurement Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/bristol-city-council-ons-e06000023). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Authority Summary:** Bristol City Council is a Local authority based in South West England. Tracked in the Tenderline open procurement catalogue across 1,332 published procedures, with 6 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Information
- **Contracting Authority:** Bristol City Council
- **Classification:** Local authority
- **Delivery Region:** South West England
- **Authority ID:** `GB-PPON-PWXH-3837-PDTD` (Official UK PPON)
- **Live Open Tenders:** 6
- **Total Published Procedures:** 1,332
- **Published Award Value (24 months):** £64m (median award: £100k) across 142 of 145 eligible published values (VAT excluded; not actual spend)
- **Official Registers:** nhs-ods (BRISTOL CITY COUNCIL), ons-geography (Bristol, City of), rsh-social-housing (Bristol City Council), nhs-ods (BRISTOL CITY COUNCIL)
- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/bristol-city-council-ons-e06000023

## Competition & Bidding Profile
- **Typical Bids per Lot:** 3.5 bids (median of 16 published per-lot bid counts on contested contract notices)
- **Single-Bid Lots:** 19% of lots drew only 1 bidder
- **Median Price Movement:** 2% below the published estimate (median of 11 comparable awards)

## Procurement Vehicles & Sourcing Routes
- **Commercial Tools (24m):** Contract: 1,055 (98%), Framework: 21 (2%), Dynamic purchasing system: 1 (0%)
- **Sourcing Procedures (24m):** Direct award: 889 (83%), Route not published: 67 (6%), Open: 59 (5%), Limited / restricted: 57 (5%), Selective: 5 (0%)

## Primary Procurement Sectors (CPV)
1. **[Health and social work services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/health-social-care-85000000) (CPV 85):** 43 notices, last 24 months (4% of this period)
2. **[Construction work](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/construction-civil-engineering-45000000) (CPV 45):** 39 notices, last 24 months (4% of this period)
3. **[Software package and information systems](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/software-packages-erp-48000000) (CPV 48):** 12 notices, last 24 months (1% of this period)
4. **[Repair and maintenance services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/repair-maintenance-50000000) (CPV 50):** 9 notices, last 24 months (1% of this period)
5. **[Other community, social and personal services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/community-cultural-services-98000000) (CPV 98):** 9 notices, last 24 months (1% of this period)

## Key Awarded Suppliers
1. **[Aspris Children's Services Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/aspris-children-s-services-limited-coh-06244880):** 30 procedures
2. **[Ruskin Mill Trust Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/ruskin-mill-trust-limited-coh-07252866):** 22 procedures
3. **[METHODIST HOMES](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/methodist-homes-coh-04043124):** 20 procedures
4. **[Rosedale House Residential care home Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/rosedale-house-residential-care-home-ltd-coh-07817581):** 20 procedures
5. **[Phoenix Learning and Care](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/phoenix-learning-and-care-coh-07899184):** 19 procedures

## Largest Public Contract Awards
Top public contracts awarded by this authority:
1. **[Awarded Suppliers Outlined Above](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/awarded-suppliers-outlined-above-GB-FTS-147506):** £16m · [Bristol Primary Care Services](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/pep-ph-bristol-primary-care-services-ocds-h6vhtk-04eccc)
2. **[NEWTON CONSULTING LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/newton-consulting-limited-coh-04279175):** £7.2m · [Families First Strategic Delivery Partner](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/families-first-strategic-delivery-partner-ocds-h6vhtk-055816)
3. **[WE Care & Repair Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/we-care-repair-limited-GB-MPR-25479R):** £4.6m · [DN772241 - Home Improvement Agency](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/home-improvement-agency-ocds-h6vhtk-04eda3) · Awarded: 2 Oct 2025
4. **[Solutions 4 Health](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/solutions-4-health-coh-06475161):** £3.6m · [PEP PH Bristol Specialist Smoking Cessation Service](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/pep-ph-bristol-specialist-smoking-cessation-service-ocds-h6vhtk-04fda7)
5. **[St Mungo's](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/st-mungo-s-coh-08225808):** £1.8m · [Homelessness Pathways high support](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/homelessness-pathways-ocds-h6vhtk-05646e) · Awarded: 22 Dec 2025

## Retender Radar & Upcoming Expiries
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 6 Months:** 65
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 18 Months:** 123
- **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 Bristol City Council intelligence dossier on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/bristol-city-council-ons-e06000023#spend-analytics)

## Provenance and Open Data
- **Data Source:** Official notices published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- **Canonical Profile:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/bristol-city-council-ons-e06000023
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt