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# Cornwall Council · UK Public Procurement Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/cornwall-council-ons-e06000052). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Authority Summary:** Cornwall Council is a Local authority based in South West England. Tracked in the Tenderline open procurement catalogue across 346 published procedures, with 3 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Information
- **Contracting Authority:** Cornwall Council
- **Classification:** Local authority
- **Delivery Region:** South West England
- **Authority ID:** `GB-PPON-PYRH-9827-DWLP` (Official UK PPON)
- **Live Open Tenders:** 3
- **Total Published Procedures:** 346
- **Published Award Value (24 months):** £212m (median award: £162k) across 97 of 246 eligible published values (VAT excluded; not actual spend)
- **Official Registers:** nhs-ods (CORNWALL COUNCIL), ons-geography (Cornwall), rsh-social-housing (Cornwall Council), nhs-ods (CORNWALL COUNCIL)
- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/cornwall-council-ons-e06000052

## Competition & Bidding Profile
- **Typical Bids per Lot:** 3 bids (median of 45 published per-lot bid counts on contested contract notices)
- **Single-Bid Lots:** 16% of lots drew only 1 bidder
- **Median Price Movement:** at the published estimate (median of 32 comparable awards)

## Procurement Vehicles & Sourcing Routes
- **Commercial Tools (24m):** Contract: 185 (93%), Framework: 13 (7%), Dynamic purchasing system: 2 (1%)
- **Sourcing Procedures (24m):** Route not published: 84 (42%), Open: 61 (31%), Direct award: 34 (17%), Limited / restricted: 15 (8%), Selective: 6 (3%)

## Primary Procurement Sectors (CPV)
1. **[Health and social work services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/health-social-care-85000000) (CPV 85):** 52 notices, last 24 months (26% of this period)
2. **[Education and training services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/education-training-80000000) (CPV 80):** 22 notices, last 24 months (11% of this period)
3. **[Other community, social and personal services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/community-cultural-services-98000000) (CPV 98):** 17 notices, last 24 months (9% of this period)
4. **[Software package and information systems](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/software-packages-erp-48000000) (CPV 48):** 15 notices, last 24 months (8% of this period)
5. **[Construction work](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/construction-civil-engineering-45000000) (CPV 45):** 12 notices, last 24 months (6% of this period)

## Key Awarded Suppliers
1. **[Coastline Housing Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/coastline-housing-limited-coh-03284666):** 5 procedures (6 awards)
2. **[Livewest Homes Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/livewest-homes-ltd-coh-rs007724):** 5 procedures (6 awards)
3. **[Cosgarne Hall Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/cosgarne-hall-limited-coh-06725642):** 5 procedures (8 awards)
4. **[Home-Start Kernow](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/home-start-kernow-coh-09335452):** 4 procedures
5. **[Urban Biodiversity](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/urban-biodiversity-coh-09150541):** 4 procedures

## Largest Public Contract Awards
Top public contracts awarded by this authority:
1. **[Stayathome Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/stayathome-cornwall-coh-05471922):** £57m · [Regulated Reablement Services](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/regulated-reablement-ocds-h6vhtk-06754f) · Awarded: 22 May 2026
2. **[Coastline Housing Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/coastline-housing-limited-coh-03284666):** £27m · [Extra Care Services Miners Court](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/extra-care-services-miners-court-ocds-h6vhtk-06dd38) · Awarded: 5 Aug 2026
3. **[Brook Young People T/a Brook](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/brook-young-people-t-a-brook-coh-02466940):** £23m · [Lot 1 Sexual and Reproductive Health Clinical Services](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/sexual-health-services-ocds-h6vhtk-0514f6) · Awarded: 18 Mar 2026
4. **[Laser Energy](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/laser-energy-GB-FTS-111345):** £22m · [Provision of a Public Buying Organisation (PBO) for the Supply of Energy (Gas and Electricity)](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-a-public-buying-organisation-pbo-for-the-supply-of-energy-gas-and-electricity-ocds-h6vhtk-059e44) · Awarded: 5 Feb 2026
5. **[Livewest Homes Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/livewest-homes-ltd-coh-rs007724):** £13m · [Supported Accommodation for young people including care leavers, young parents and young families](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/supported-accommodation-for-young-people-including-care-leavers-young-parents-and-young-fa-ocds-h6vhtk-04efaa) · Awarded: 5 Mar 2025

## Retender Radar & Upcoming Expiries
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 6 Months:** 25
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 18 Months:** 41
- **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 Cornwall Council intelligence dossier on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/cornwall-council-ons-e06000052#spend-analytics)

## Provenance and Open Data
- **Data Source:** Official notices published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- **Canonical Profile:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/cornwall-council-ons-e06000052
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt