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# Carmarthenshire County Council · UK Public Procurement Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/carmarthenshire-county-council-ons-w06000010). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Authority Summary:** Carmarthenshire County Council is a Local authority based in Wales (Cymru). Tracked in the Tenderline open procurement catalogue across 207 published procedures, with 3 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Information
- **Contracting Authority:** Carmarthenshire County Council
- **Classification:** Local authority
- **Delivery Region:** Wales (Cymru)
- **Authority ID:** `GB-PPON-PTVL-7854-TMRZ` (Official UK PPON)
- **Live Open Tenders:** 3
- **Total Published Procedures:** 207
- **Published Award Value (24 months):** £20m (median award: £60k) across 63 of 63 eligible published values (VAT excluded; not actual spend)
- **Official Registers:** ons-geography (Carmarthenshire), nhs-ods (CARMARTHENSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL)
- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/carmarthenshire-county-council-ons-w06000010

## Competition & Bidding Profile
- **Typical Bids per Lot:** 3 bids (median of 11 published per-lot bid counts on contested contract notices)
- **Single-Bid Lots:** 9% 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: 81 (62%), Framework: 32 (25%), Dynamic purchasing system: 17 (13%)
- **Sourcing Procedures (24m):** Open: 40 (31%), Route not published: 32 (25%), Direct award: 30 (23%), Selective: 24 (18%), Limited / restricted: 4 (3%)

## Primary Procurement Sectors (CPV)
1. **[Architectural, construction, engineering](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/architecture-engineering-71000000) (CPV 71):** 20 notices, last 24 months (15% of this period)
2. **[Business services: law, marketing, consulting](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/business-services-consultancy-79000000) (CPV 79):** 17 notices, last 24 months (13% of this period)
3. **[Repair and maintenance services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/repair-maintenance-50000000) (CPV 50):** 15 notices, last 24 months (12% of this period)
4. **[Health and social work services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/health-social-care-85000000) (CPV 85):** 13 notices, last 24 months (10% of this period)
5. **[Construction work](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/construction-civil-engineering-45000000) (CPV 45):** 11 notices, last 24 months (8% of this period)

## Key Awarded Suppliers
1. **[DTS TREE SERVICES LTD.](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/dts-tree-services-ltd-coh-13228388):** 9 procedures (10 awards)
2. **[DAVIES COACHES LTD](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/davies-coaches-ltd-coh-05719721):** 5 procedures (20 awards)
3. **[Chris Cars](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/chris-cars-coh-04802250):** 4 procedures (27 awards)
4. **[Call a Cab](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/call-a-cab-GB-FTS-129103):** 4 procedures (19 awards)
5. **[Castle Garage Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/castle-garage-ltd-GB-FTS-129104):** 4 procedures (19 awards)

## Largest Public Contract Awards
Top public contracts awarded by this authority:
1. **[BT PLC Services](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/bt-plc-services-coh-02216369):** £9.9m · [Swansea Bay City Deal Digital Infrastructure Programme Better Broadband Infill Project](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/swansea-bay-city-deal-digital-infrastructure-programme-better-broadband-infill-project-ocds-h6vhtk-04ce75)
2. **[EYST](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/eyst-GB-PPON-PHBB-1384-DBDH):** £1.1m · [Resettlement Support](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/resettlement-support-services-ocds-h6vhtk-05d390) · Awarded: 9 Jan 2026
3. **[Action Deafness](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/action-deafness-coh-06706042):** £920k · [Specialist Community Support for the Deaf Community](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/specialist-community-support-for-the-deaf-community-ocds-h6vhtk-059ff9)
4. **[Action for Children](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/action-for-children-coh-02332388):** £764k · [Reflect project](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/contract-details-reflect-project-ocds-h6vhtk-05ab99) · Awarded: 6 Feb 2026
5. **[CARERS TRUST CROSSROADS WEST WALES LTD](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/carers-trust-crossroads-west-wales-ltd-coh-06199277):** £627k · [Financial Wellbeing- Welfare Benefits and Income Maximisation](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/award-of-carmarthenshire-financial-wellbeing-support-service-ocds-h6vhtk-04d49d)

## Retender Radar & Upcoming Expiries
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 6 Months:** 56
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 18 Months:** 103
- **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 Carmarthenshire County Council intelligence dossier on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/carmarthenshire-county-council-ons-w06000010#spend-analytics)

## Provenance and Open Data
- **Data Source:** Official notices published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- **Canonical Profile:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/carmarthenshire-county-council-ons-w06000010
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt