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# Chelmsford City Council · UK Public Procurement Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/chelmsford-city-council-ons-e07000070). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Authority Summary:** Chelmsford City Council is a Local authority based in East of England. Tracked in the Tenderline open procurement catalogue across 69 published procedures, with 1 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Information
- **Contracting Authority:** Chelmsford City Council
- **Classification:** Local authority
- **Delivery Region:** East of England
- **Authority ID:** `GB-PPON-PYRZ-1467-WNJW` (Official UK PPON)
- **Live Open Tenders:** 1
- **Total Published Procedures:** 69
- **Published Award Value (24 months):** £17m (median award: £250k) across 33 of 33 eligible published values (VAT excluded; not actual spend)
- **Official Registers:** nhs-ods (CHELMSFORD CITY COUNCIL), ons-geography (Chelmsford), rsh-social-housing (Chelmsford City Council)
- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/chelmsford-city-council-ons-e07000070

## Competition & Bidding Profile
- **Typical Bids per Lot:** 5 bids (median of 10 published per-lot bid counts on contested contract notices)
- **Single-Bid Lots:** 0% of lots drew only 1 bidder
- **Median Price Movement:** at the published estimate (median of 5 comparable awards)

## Procurement Vehicles & Sourcing Routes
- **Commercial Tools (24m):** Contract: 43 (90%), Framework: 4 (8%), Dynamic purchasing system: 1 (2%)
- **Sourcing Procedures (24m):** Open: 17 (35%), Limited / restricted: 16 (33%), Direct award: 13 (27%), Selective: 2 (4%)

## Primary Procurement Sectors (CPV)
1. **[Construction work](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/construction-civil-engineering-45000000) (CPV 45):** 7 notices, last 24 months (15% of this period)
2. **[Software package and information systems](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/software-packages-erp-48000000) (CPV 48):** 6 notices, last 24 months (13% of this period)
3. **[Financial and insurance services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/financial-and-insurance-services-66000000) (CPV 66):** 5 notices, last 24 months (10% of this period)
4. **[Real estate services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/real-estate-services-70000000) (CPV 70):** 3 notices, last 24 months (6% of this period)
5. **[Transport equipment and products](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/transport-equipment-vehicles-34000000) (CPV 34):** 3 notices, last 24 months (6% of this period)

## Key Awarded Suppliers
1. **[Housing Action Management Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/housing-action-management-ltd-coh-07559799):** 3 procedures (5 awards)
2. **[Phoenix Software Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/phoenix-software-ltd-coh-02548628):** 2 procedures
3. **[Grant Thornton UK LLP](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/grant-thornton-uk-llp-coh-oc307742):** 2 procedures
4. **[DAC Planning Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/dac-planning-ltd-coh-10094911):** 2 procedures
5. **[W&H Romac Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/w-h-romac-ltd-coh-06538140):** 2 procedures

## Largest Public Contract Awards
Top public contracts awarded by this authority:
1. **[Housing Action Management Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/housing-action-management-ltd-coh-07559799):** £7.5m · [Temporary Accommodation at Paragon House](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/temporary-accommodation-at-paragon-house-ocds-h6vhtk-078983)
2. **[CIVICA ELECTION SERVICES LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/civica-election-services-limited-coh-02263092):** £1.3m · [Election Printing and Electoral Registration Printing](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/election-printing-and-electoral-registration-printing-ocds-h6vhtk-054dd4) · Awarded: 15 Oct 2025
3. **[Certas Energy UK Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/certas-energy-uk-limited-coh-04168225):** £1.0m · [HVO Fuel Provision](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/hvo-fuel-provision-ocds-h6vhtk-0563c3)
4. **[Barclays](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/barclays-coh-00048839):** £800k · [Merchant Services](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/merchant-services-ocds-h6vhtk-0646cb) · Awarded: 6 May 2026
5. **[Softcat Plc](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/softcat-plc-coh-02174990):** £767k · [HR & Payroll System](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/hr-payroll-system-ocds-h6vhtk-05ec2d)

## Retender Radar & Upcoming Expiries
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 6 Months:** 8
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 18 Months:** 13
- **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 Chelmsford City Council intelligence dossier on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/chelmsford-city-council-ons-e07000070#spend-analytics)

## Provenance and Open Data
- **Data Source:** Official notices published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- **Canonical Profile:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/chelmsford-city-council-ons-e07000070
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt