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# Cotswold District Council · UK Public Procurement Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/cotswold-district-council-ons-e07000079). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Authority Summary:** Cotswold District Council is a Local authority based in South West England. Tracked in the Tenderline open procurement catalogue across 28 published procedures, with 1 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Information
- **Contracting Authority:** Cotswold District Council
- **Classification:** Local authority
- **Delivery Region:** South West England
- **Authority ID:** `GB-PPON-PHLW-4319-NLMT` (Official UK PPON)
- **Live Open Tenders:** 1
- **Total Published Procedures:** 28
- **Published Award Value (24 months):** £1.9m (median award: £47k) across 15 of 15 eligible published values (VAT excluded; not actual spend)
- **Official Registers:** nhs-ods (COTSWOLD DISTRICT COUNCIL), ons-geography (Cotswold), nhs-ods (COTSWOLD DISTRICT COUNCIL)
- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/cotswold-district-council-ons-e07000079

## Competition & Bidding Profile
- **Typical Bids per Lot:** 4 bids (median of 1 published per-lot bid counts on contested contract notices)
- **Single-Bid Lots:** 0% of lots drew only 1 bidder


## Procurement Vehicles & Sourcing Routes
- **Commercial Tools (24m):** Contract: 22 (100%)
- **Sourcing Procedures (24m):** Limited / restricted: 7 (32%), Route not published: 7 (32%), Open: 6 (27%), Direct award: 2 (9%)

## Primary Procurement Sectors (CPV)
1. **[Construction work](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/construction-civil-engineering-45000000) (CPV 45):** 3 notices, last 24 months (14% of this period)
2. **[Architectural, construction, engineering](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/architecture-engineering-71000000) (CPV 71):** 3 notices, last 24 months (14% of this period)
3. **[Business services: law, marketing, consulting](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/business-services-consultancy-79000000) (CPV 79):** 3 notices, last 24 months (14% of this period)
4. **[Supporting and auxiliary transport; travel](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/supporting-and-auxiliary-transport-services-travel-agencies--63000000) (CPV 63):** 2 notices, last 24 months (9% of this period)
5. **[Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/cleaning-environmental-services-90000000) (CPV 90):** 2 notices, last 24 months (9% of this period)

## Key Awarded Suppliers
1. **[KPMG](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/kpmg-coh-oc301540):** 1 procedures
2. **[Bishop Fleming Audit Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/bishop-fleming-audit-limited-coh-07869428):** 1 procedures
3. **[Thamesdown Recycling Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/thamesdown-recycling-ltd-coh-14431501):** 1 procedures
4. **[ACEOM Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/aceom-ltd-GB-COH-1846493):** 1 procedures
5. **[JBA Consulting](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/jba-consulting-GB-COH-3246693):** 1 procedures

## Largest Public Contract Awards
Top public contracts awarded by this authority:
1. **[Flowbird Smart City UK Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/flowbird-smart-city-uk-limited-coh-04869035):** £519k · [LOT - 1 (Option A)](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/installation-of-pay-and-display-machines-and-any-associated-groundworks-ocds-h6vhtk-06571c) · Awarded: 16 Apr 2026
2. **[Thamesdown Recycling Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/thamesdown-recycling-ltd-coh-14431501):** £500k · [Recycling Services](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/recycling-services-ocds-h6vhtk-061448)
3. **[PayByPhone Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/paybyphone-limited-coh-05060103):** £202k · [Cashless Parking Solution](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/cashless-parking-solution-ocds-h6vhtk-0687dd)
4. **[CIVICA UK LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/civica-uk-limited-coh-01628868):** £194k · [CivicaPay](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/civicapay-ocds-h6vhtk-0614aa)
5. **[Bishop Fleming Audit Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/bishop-fleming-audit-limited-coh-07869428):** £156k · [External Audit 25/26](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/external-audit-25-26-ocds-h6vhtk-06bac5)

## Retender Radar & Upcoming Expiries
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 6 Months:** 0
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 18 Months:** 4
- **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 Cotswold District Council intelligence dossier on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/cotswold-district-council-ons-e07000079#spend-analytics)

## Provenance and Open Data
- **Data Source:** Official notices published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- **Canonical Profile:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/cotswold-district-council-ons-e07000079
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt