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# Cardiff Council · UK Public Procurement Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/cardiff-council-ons-w06000015). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Authority Summary:** Cardiff Council is a Central government based in Wales (Cymru). Tracked in the Tenderline open procurement catalogue across 882 published procedures, with 1 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Information
- **Contracting Authority:** Cardiff Council
- **Classification:** Central government
- **Delivery Region:** Wales (Cymru)
- **Authority ID:** `GB-PPON-PVHP-5769-YHRQ` (Official UK PPON)
- **Live Open Tenders:** 1
- **Total Published Procedures:** 882
- **Published Award Value (24 months):** £247m (median award: £1.4m) across 29 of 29 eligible published values (VAT excluded; not actual spend)
- **Official Registers:** ons-geography (Cardiff), nhs-ods (CARDIFF COUNCIL)
- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/cardiff-council-ons-w06000015

## Competition & Bidding Profile
- **Typical Bids per Lot:** 2.5 bids (median of 24 published per-lot bid counts on contested contract notices)
- **Single-Bid Lots:** 13% of lots drew only 1 bidder
- **Median Price Movement:** at the published estimate (median of 21 comparable awards)

## Procurement Vehicles & Sourcing Routes
- **Commercial Tools (24m):** Contract: 99 (78%), Framework: 25 (20%), Dynamic purchasing system: 3 (2%)
- **Sourcing Procedures (24m):** Route not published: 59 (46%), Open: 47 (37%), Direct award: 10 (8%), Selective: 7 (6%), Limited / restricted: 4 (3%)

## Primary Procurement Sectors (CPV)
1. **[Construction work](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/construction-civil-engineering-45000000) (CPV 45):** 38 notices, last 24 months (30% of this period)
2. **[Health and social work services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/health-social-care-85000000) (CPV 85):** 35 notices, last 24 months (28% of this period)
3. **[Architectural, construction, engineering](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/architecture-engineering-71000000) (CPV 71):** 23 notices, last 24 months (18% of this period)
4. **[Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/cleaning-environmental-services-90000000) (CPV 90):** 17 notices, last 24 months (13% of this period)
5. **[Repair and maintenance services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/repair-maintenance-50000000) (CPV 50):** 10 notices, last 24 months (8% of this period)

## Key Awarded Suppliers
1. **[IOS Care](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/ios-care-coh-12905316):** 43 procedures
2. **[primacy care limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/primacy-care-limited-coh-11646631):** 33 procedures
3. **[Safehaven South Wales Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/safehaven-south-wales-ltd-coh-10713326):** 32 procedures
4. **[Care Cymru (previously Sevacare)](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/care-cymru-previously-sevacare-GB-FTS-15106):** 32 procedures
5. **[Lynton community care](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/lynton-community-care-coh-04343566):** 29 procedures

## Largest Public Contract Awards
Top public contracts awarded by this authority:
1. **[Borley Engineering Services Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/borley-engineering-services-ltd-coh-02745902):** £89m · [Fairwater Community Campus](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/fairwater-community-campus-ocds-h6vhtk-04b6e3)
2. **[Borley Engineering Services Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/borley-engineering-services-ltd-coh-02745902):** £88m · [Fairwater Community Campus](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/fairwater-community-campus-ocds-h6vhtk-04b6e3)
3. **[Rainbow Therapeutic Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/rainbow-therapeutic-ltd-coh-08375309):** £8.1m · [Two Children Services Residential Homes](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/the-provision-of-two-children-s-care-homes-in-cardiff-ocds-h6vhtk-058c54) · Awarded: 12 Mar 2026
4. **[WATES CONSTRUCTION LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/wates-construction-limited-coh-01977948):** £6.8m · [Ty Ephraim modular build](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/ty-ephraim-modular-build-ocds-h6vhtk-04c04b)
5. **[Salvation Army Trustee Company(The)](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/salvation-army-trustee-company-the-coh-00259322):** £6.3m · [Floating Support Services Rank 1 Contract](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/floating-support-services-ocds-h6vhtk-058f1b) · Awarded: 17 Apr 2026

## Retender Radar & Upcoming Expiries
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 6 Months:** 6
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 18 Months:** 10
- **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 Cardiff Council intelligence dossier on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/cardiff-council-ons-w06000015#spend-analytics)

## Provenance and Open Data
- **Data Source:** Official notices published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- **Canonical Profile:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/cardiff-council-ons-w06000015
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt