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# Competition and Markets Authority · UK Public Procurement Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/competition-and-markets-authority-gov-d550). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Authority Summary:** Competition and Markets Authority is a Central government based in Greater London. Tracked in the Tenderline open procurement catalogue across 27 published procedures, with 1 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Information
- **Contracting Authority:** Competition and Markets Authority
- **Classification:** Central government
- **Delivery Region:** Greater London
- **Authority ID:** `GB-PPON-PXGD-3659-GWZT` (Official UK PPON)
- **Live Open Tenders:** 1
- **Total Published Procedures:** 27
- **Published Award Value (24 months):** £650k (median award: £29k) across 13 of 13 eligible published values (VAT excluded; not actual spend)
- **Official Registers:** govuk-organisations (Competition and Markets Authority)
- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/competition-and-markets-authority-gov-d550

## Procurement Vehicles & Sourcing Routes
- **Commercial Tools (24m):** Contract: 17 (94%), Framework: 1 (6%)
- **Sourcing Procedures (24m):** Direct award: 10 (56%), Route not published: 4 (22%), Limited / restricted: 3 (17%), Open: 1 (6%)

## Primary Procurement Sectors (CPV)
1. **[IT services: consulting, software, internet](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/it-services-software-72000000) (CPV 72):** 2 notices, last 24 months (11% of this period)
2. **[Software package and information systems](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/software-packages-erp-48000000) (CPV 48):** 1 notices, last 24 months (6% of this period)
3. **[Architectural, construction, engineering](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/architecture-engineering-71000000) (CPV 71):** 1 notices, last 24 months (6% of this period)

## Key Awarded Suppliers
1. **[NLA Media Access Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/nla-media-access-limited-coh-03003569):** 2 procedures
2. **[Berkeley Research Group (UK) Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/berkeley-research-group-uk-ltd-coh-07245710):** 2 procedures
3. **[GRANICUS-FIRMSTEP LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/granicus-firmstep-limited-coh-04283951):** 1 procedures
4. **[ENDERS ANALYSIS LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/enders-analysis-limited-coh-sc170417):** 1 procedures
5. **[LITTLE FISH (UK) LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/little-fish-uk-limited-coh-04700876):** 1 procedures

## Largest Public Contract Awards
Top public contracts awarded by this authority:
1. **[LITTLE FISH (UK) LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/little-fish-uk-limited-coh-04700876):** £175k · [Provision of an Outsourced Security Operation Centre Service](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-an-outsourced-security-operation-centre-service-ocds-h6vhtk-052b46)
2. **[Refinitiv Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/refinitiv-limited-coh-00145516):** £88k · [Refinitiv Workspace Financial Data and Research Platform](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/refinitiv-workspace-financial-data-and-research-platform-ocds-h6vhtk-06f171)
3. **[LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/linkedin-ireland-unlimited-company-GB-FTS-171175):** £81k · [LinkedIn Licence](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/linkedin-licence-ocds-h6vhtk-060818)
4. **[Moody's Analytics UK Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/moody-s-analytics-uk-ltd-coh-03743494):** £80k · [Companies Database Subscription Services](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/companies-database-subscription-services-ocds-h6vhtk-06806a)
5. **[The Financial Times Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/the-financial-times-limited-GB-FTS-182911):** £51k · [Financial Times (FT) subscription renewal](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/financial-times-ft-subscription-renewal-ocds-h6vhtk-05fee1)

## Retender Radar & Upcoming Expiries
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 6 Months:** 4
- **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 Competition and Markets Authority intelligence dossier on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/competition-and-markets-authority-gov-d550#spend-analytics)

## Provenance and Open Data
- **Data Source:** Official notices published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- **Canonical Profile:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/competition-and-markets-authority-gov-d550
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt