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# Buckinghamshire Council · UK Public Procurement Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/buckinghamshire-council-ons-e06000060). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Authority Summary:** Buckinghamshire Council is a Local authority based in South East England. Tracked in the Tenderline open procurement catalogue across 199 published procedures, with 3 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Information
- **Contracting Authority:** Buckinghamshire Council
- **Classification:** Local authority
- **Delivery Region:** South East England
- **Authority ID:** `GB-PPON-PCLJ-2677-YQXD` (Official UK PPON)
- **Live Open Tenders:** 3
- **Total Published Procedures:** 199
- **Published Award Value (24 months):** £229m (median award: £743k) across 30 of 30 eligible published values (VAT excluded; not actual spend)
- **Official Registers:** nhs-ods (BUCKINGHAMSHIRE COUNCIL), ons-geography (Buckinghamshire)
- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/buckinghamshire-council-ons-e06000060

## Competition & Bidding Profile
- **Typical Bids per Lot:** 3.5 bids (median of 18 published per-lot bid counts on contested contract notices)
- **Single-Bid Lots:** 22% of lots drew only 1 bidder
- **Median Price Movement:** at the published estimate (median of 7 comparable awards)

## Procurement Vehicles & Sourcing Routes
- **Commercial Tools (24m):** Contract: 102 (94%), Dynamic purchasing system: 3 (3%), Framework: 3 (3%)
- **Sourcing Procedures (24m):** Route not published: 41 (38%), Open: 30 (28%), Limited / restricted: 22 (20%), Direct award: 10 (9%), Selective: 5 (5%)

## Primary Procurement Sectors (CPV)
1. **[Health and social work services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/health-social-care-85000000) (CPV 85):** 38 notices, last 24 months (35% of this period)
2. **[Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/cleaning-environmental-services-90000000) (CPV 90):** 8 notices, last 24 months (7% of this period)
3. **[Education and training services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/education-training-80000000) (CPV 80):** 7 notices, last 24 months (6% of this period)
4. **[Other community, social and personal services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/community-cultural-services-98000000) (CPV 98):** 7 notices, last 24 months (6% of this period)
5. **[Architectural, construction, engineering](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/architecture-engineering-71000000) (CPV 71):** 6 notices, last 24 months (6% of this period)

## Key Awarded Suppliers
1. **[CME Heating Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/cme-heating-ltd-coh-05417805):** 4 procedures
2. **[Red Rose Travel Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/red-rose-travel-ltd-coh-02945744):** 3 procedures
3. **[Hightown Housing Association Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/hightown-housing-association-ltd-coh-ip18077r):** 3 procedures (6 awards)
4. **[Balfour Beatty Living Places Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/balfour-beatty-living-places-limited-coh-02067112):** 3 procedures (4 awards)
5. **[Corona Energy Retail 4 Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/corona-energy-retail-4-limited-coh-02798334):** 3 procedures

## Largest Public Contract Awards
Top public contracts awarded by this authority:
1. **[Agincare Homes Holdings Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/agincare-homes-holdings-ltd-coh-07199693):** £89m · [Block Residential, Nursing and Extra Care Services for Adults in Buckinghamshire](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/block-residential-nursing-and-extra-care-services-for-adults-in-buckinghamshire-ocds-h6vhtk-0507a9) · Awarded: 25 Jul 2025
2. **[MILLBROOK HEALTHCARE LTD (00833987)](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/millbrook-healthcare-ltd-00833987-GB-PPON-PXMQ-4279-NRYQ):** £50m · [Integrated Community Equipment Services](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/integrated-community-equipment-services-ocds-h6vhtk-056a1a) · Awarded: 31 Jul 2025
3. **[Nurture Landscapes Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/nurture-landscapes-ltd-coh-03523868):** £25m · [County Wide Grounds Maintenance Services](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/county-wide-grounds-maintenance-services-ocds-h6vhtk-060a60) · Awarded: 21 Sept 2026
4. **[Apcoa Parking (UK) Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/apcoa-parking-uk-limited-coh-02572947):** £21m · [Civil Parking Enforcement Services](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/civil-parking-enforcement-services-dn25-26-728-ocds-h6vhtk-05e9a1) · Awarded: 2 Feb 2026
5. **[EDF Energy Customers Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/edf-energy-customers-limited-coh-02228297):** £12m · [EDF Energy - Flexible Electricity Supplies](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/buckinghamshire-council-energy-procurement-services-oct-2024-ocds-h6vhtk-04b206)

## Retender Radar & Upcoming Expiries
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 6 Months:** 23
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 18 Months:** 41
- **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 Buckinghamshire Council intelligence dossier on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/buckinghamshire-council-ons-e06000060#spend-analytics)

## Provenance and Open Data
- **Data Source:** Official notices published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- **Canonical Profile:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/buckinghamshire-council-ons-e06000060
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt