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# Cherwell District Council · UK Public Procurement Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/cherwell-district-council-ons-e07000177). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Authority Summary:** Cherwell District Council is a Local authority based in South East England. Tracked in the Tenderline open procurement catalogue across 24 published procedures, with 0 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Information
- **Contracting Authority:** Cherwell District Council
- **Classification:** Local authority
- **Delivery Region:** South East England
- **Authority ID:** `GB-PPON-PVTW-9323-DRNP` (Official UK PPON)
- **Live Open Tenders:** 0
- **Total Published Procedures:** 24
- **Published Award Value (24 months):** £50m (median award: £58k) across 10 of 10 eligible published values (VAT excluded; not actual spend)
- **Official Registers:** nhs-ods (CHERWELL DISTRICT COUNCIL), ons-geography (Cherwell), rsh-social-housing (Cherwell District Council), nhs-ods (CHERWELL DISTRICT COUNCIL)
- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/cherwell-district-council-ons-e07000177

## Competition & Bidding Profile
- **Typical Bids per Lot:** 6.5 bids (median of 2 published per-lot bid counts on contested contract notices)
- **Single-Bid Lots:** 50% of lots drew only 1 bidder
- **Median Price Movement:** 54% below the published estimate (median of 1 comparable awards)

## Procurement Vehicles & Sourcing Routes
- **Commercial Tools (24m):** Contract: 19 (100%)
- **Sourcing Procedures (24m):** Route not published: 7 (37%), Open: 5 (26%), Limited / restricted: 4 (21%), Direct award: 2 (11%), Selective: 1 (5%)

## Primary Procurement Sectors (CPV)
1. **[Real estate services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/real-estate-services-70000000) (CPV 70):** 3 notices, last 24 months (16% of this period)
2. **[Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/cleaning-environmental-services-90000000) (CPV 90):** 3 notices, last 24 months (16% of this period)
3. **[Administration, defence and social security](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/administration-defence-and-social-security-services-75000000) (CPV 75):** 2 notices, last 24 months (11% of this period)
4. **[Health and social work services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/health-social-care-85000000) (CPV 85):** 2 notices, last 24 months (11% of this period)
5. **[Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/medical-devices-pharma-33000000) (CPV 33):** 1 notices, last 24 months (5% of this period)

## Key Awarded Suppliers
1. **[Parkwood Leisure Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/parkwood-leisure-limited-coh-03232979):** 2 procedures
2. **[OVE ARUP & PARTNERS LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/ove-arup-partners-limited-coh-01312453):** 2 procedures
3. **[LAMBERT SMITH HAMPTON GROUP LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/lambert-smith-hampton-group-limited-coh-02521225):** 1 procedures
4. **[HEMSTOCK DESIGN LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/hemstock-design-limited-coh-03227098):** 1 procedures
5. **[Cherwell Leisure Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/cherwell-leisure-limited-coh-04207126):** 1 procedures

## Largest Public Contract Awards
Top public contracts awarded by this authority:
1. **[Cherwell Leisure Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/cherwell-leisure-limited-coh-04207126):** £48m · [Leisure Centre Model Agency](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/leisure-centre-model-agency-ocds-h6vhtk-06e3a6)
2. **[Netcall Technology Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/netcall-technology-limited-coh-02831215):** £966k · [Netcall](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/netcall-ocds-h6vhtk-06edcf)
3. **[LAMBERT SMITH HAMPTON GROUP LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/lambert-smith-hampton-group-limited-coh-02521225):** £960k · [Property Management of Castle Quay](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/property-management-for-castle-quay-ocds-h6vhtk-068872) · Awarded: 8 Apr 2026
4. **[Phosters (FM) Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/phosters-fm-ltd-coh-08451685):** £259k · [Cleaning and Washroom Services](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/cleaning-and-washroom-services-cherwell-district-council-ocds-h6vhtk-060482) · Awarded: 13 Mar 2026
5. **[OVE ARUP & PARTNERS LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/ove-arup-partners-limited-coh-01312453):** £68k · [Heyford Planning Proposal](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/heyford-planning-proposal-ocds-h6vhtk-078049)

## Retender Radar & Upcoming Expiries
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 6 Months:** 5
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 18 Months:** 6
- **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 Cherwell District Council intelligence dossier on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/cherwell-district-council-ons-e07000177#spend-analytics)

## Provenance and Open Data
- **Data Source:** Official notices published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- **Canonical Profile:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/cherwell-district-council-ons-e07000177
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt