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# Cambridge City Council · UK Public Procurement Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/cambridge-city-council-ons-e07000008). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Authority Summary:** Cambridge City Council is a Local authority based in East of England. Tracked in the Tenderline open procurement catalogue across 137 published procedures, with 3 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Information
- **Contracting Authority:** Cambridge City Council
- **Classification:** Local authority
- **Delivery Region:** East of England
- **Authority ID:** `GB-PPON-PCBT-6819-NDPJ` (Official UK PPON)
- **Live Open Tenders:** 3
- **Total Published Procedures:** 137
- **Published Award Value (24 months):** £24m (median award: £83k) across 24 of 24 eligible published values (VAT excluded; not actual spend)
- **Official Registers:** nhs-ods (CAMBRIDGE CITY COUNCIL), ons-geography (Cambridge), rsh-social-housing (Cambridge City Council), nhs-ods (CAMBRIDGE CITY COUNCIL)
- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/cambridge-city-council-ons-e07000008

## Competition & Bidding Profile
- **Typical Bids per Lot:** 5 bids (median of 23 published per-lot bid counts on contested contract notices)
- **Single-Bid Lots:** 4% of lots drew only 1 bidder
- **Median Price Movement:** at the published estimate (median of 12 comparable awards)

## Procurement Vehicles & Sourcing Routes
- **Commercial Tools (24m):** Contract: 89 (95%), Framework: 5 (5%)
- **Sourcing Procedures (24m):** Open: 75 (80%), Direct award: 8 (9%), Route not published: 8 (9%), Selective: 2 (2%), Limited / restricted: 1 (1%)

## Primary Procurement Sectors (CPV)
1. **[Construction work](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/construction-civil-engineering-45000000) (CPV 45):** 29 notices, last 24 months (31% of this period)
2. **[Business services: law, marketing, consulting](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/business-services-consultancy-79000000) (CPV 79):** 12 notices, last 24 months (13% of this period)
3. **[Architectural, construction, engineering](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/architecture-engineering-71000000) (CPV 71):** 12 notices, last 24 months (13% of this period)
4. **[Repair and maintenance services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/repair-maintenance-50000000) (CPV 50):** 9 notices, last 24 months (10% of this period)
5. **[Other community, social and personal services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/community-cultural-services-98000000) (CPV 98):** 6 notices, last 24 months (6% of this period)

## Key Awarded Suppliers
1. **[TSG Building Services plc](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/t-s-g-building-services-plc-coh-03908728):** 3 procedures
2. **[Foster Building Services LTD](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/foster-building-services-ltd-coh-07581435):** 2 procedures
3. **[BSG PROPERTY SERVICES](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/bsg-property-services-coh-02501499):** 2 procedures
4. **[Pennington Choices Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/pennington-choices-limited-coh-03945920):** 1 procedures (2 awards)
5. **[Potter Raper Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/potter-raper-ltd-coh-11729518):** 1 procedures (2 awards)

## Largest Public Contract Awards
Top public contracts awarded by this authority:
1. **[Greenwich Leisure Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/greenwich-leisure-limited-coh-ip27793r):** £20m · [Leisure Estate Management](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/cambridge-city-counce-leisure-estate-management-ocds-h6vhtk-050998) · Awarded: 12 Aug 2026
2. **[NEC Software Solutions LTD](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/nec-software-solutions-ltd-coh-00968498):** £986k · [Revenues and Benefits Solution](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/revenues-and-benefits-software-system-ocds-h6vhtk-05cc81)
3. **[Pennington Choices Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/pennington-choices-limited-coh-03945920):** £708k · [Stock Condition Survey](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/stock-condition-survey-ocds-h6vhtk-058749) · Awarded: 30 Mar 2026
4. **[Everon UK Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/everon-uk-limited-coh-06955874):** £464k · [Sheltered Housing Analogue Alarm Upgrade Project](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/sheltered-housing-analogue-alarm-upgrade-project-ocds-h6vhtk-05ed57)
5. **[Sterling Hydrotech ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/sterling-hydrotech-ltd-coh-02275897):** £424k · [Pool & Rain Water Recovery System](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/pool-rain-water-recovery-system-ocds-h6vhtk-065ea8) · Awarded: 27 Feb 2026

## Retender Radar & Upcoming Expiries
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 6 Months:** 13
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 18 Months:** 15
- **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 Cambridge City Council intelligence dossier on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/cambridge-city-council-ons-e07000008#spend-analytics)

## Provenance and Open Data
- **Data Source:** Official notices published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- **Canonical Profile:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/cambridge-city-council-ons-e07000008
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt