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# Derby City Council · UK Public Procurement Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/derby-city-council-ons-e06000015). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Authority Summary:** Derby City Council is a Local authority based in East Midlands. Tracked in the Tenderline open procurement catalogue across 362 published procedures, with 2 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Information
- **Contracting Authority:** Derby City Council
- **Classification:** Local authority
- **Delivery Region:** East Midlands
- **Authority ID:** `GB-PPON-PQVM-1383-ZBXP` (Official UK PPON)
- **Live Open Tenders:** 2
- **Total Published Procedures:** 362
- **Published Award Value (24 months):** £128m (median award: £90k) across 163 of 163 eligible published values (VAT excluded; not actual spend)
- **Official Registers:** nhs-ods (DERBY CITY COUNCIL), ons-geography (Derby), rsh-social-housing (Derby City Council), nhs-ods (DERBY CITY COUNCIL)
- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/derby-city-council-ons-e06000015

## Competition & Bidding Profile
- **Typical Bids per Lot:** 4 bids (median of 31 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 15 comparable awards)

## Procurement Vehicles & Sourcing Routes
- **Commercial Tools (24m):** Contract: 210 (92%), Framework: 16 (7%), Dynamic purchasing system: 2 (1%)
- **Sourcing Procedures (24m):** Direct award: 127 (56%), Open: 49 (21%), Route not published: 22 (10%), Limited / restricted: 21 (9%), Selective: 9 (4%)

## Primary Procurement Sectors (CPV)
1. **[Health and social work services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/health-social-care-85000000) (CPV 85):** 16 notices, last 24 months (7% of this period)
2. **[Construction work](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/construction-civil-engineering-45000000) (CPV 45):** 13 notices, last 24 months (6% of this period)
3. **[Business services: law, marketing, consulting](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/business-services-consultancy-79000000) (CPV 79):** 10 notices, last 24 months (4% of this period)
4. **[Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/cleaning-environmental-services-90000000) (CPV 90):** 10 notices, last 24 months (4% of this period)
5. **[Repair and maintenance services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/repair-maintenance-50000000) (CPV 50):** 6 notices, last 24 months (3% of this period)

## Key Awarded Suppliers
1. **[SENAD COMMUNITY LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/senad-community-limited-coh-03646426):** 11 procedures
2. **[G2V RECRUITMENT GROUP LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/g2v-recruitment-group-limited-coh-08067630):** 7 procedures (8 awards)
3. **[Concept Elevators (UK) Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/concept-elevators-uk-ltd-coh-07779086):** 7 procedures
4. **[Engineered Learning](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/engineered-learning-coh-08766781):** 4 procedures
5. **[I Care (GB) Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/i-care-gb-ltd-coh-02905218):** 4 procedures (5 awards)

## Largest Public Contract Awards
Top public contracts awarded by this authority:
1. **[CRANSTOUN SERVICES LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/cranstoun-services-limited-coh-12313944):** £25m · [Drug and Alcohol Integrated Recovery-Oriented System of Care (Adults)](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/td2270-drug-alcohol-integrated-recovery-oriented-system-of-care-services-td2270-dn781873-ocds-h6vhtk-055e28)
2. **[Frontline Health Professionals](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/frontline-health-professionals-coh-12569845):** £23m · [TD2251 - D2 Two 2-Bed Collaborative Specialist Children's Homes Provision](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/td2251-d2-two-2-bed-collaborative-specialist-children-s-homes-provision-ocds-h6vhtk-051932) · Awarded: 25 Mar 2026
3. **[Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS Foundation Trust](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/derbyshire-community-health-services-nhs-foundation-trust-GB-FTS-95393):** £16m · [Provision and delivery of an Integrated Sexual Health Service](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-and-delivery-of-an-integrated-sexual-health-service-ocds-h6vhtk-04bd58)
4. **[RUSHCLIFFE SPECIALIST SCHOOLS MICKLEOVER LTD](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/rushcliffe-specialist-schools-mickleover-ltd-coh-06911368):** £9.6m · [Extensions of tribunal-ordered placements at an independent special school](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/extensions-of-tribunal-ordered-placements-at-an-independent-special-school-ocds-h6vhtk-05d295)
5. **[Action for Children Services Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/action-for-children-coh-02332388):** £6.7m · [For the Provision of an Emotional Health and Wellbeing Service for Children in Care](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/for-the-provision-of-an-emotional-health-and-wellbeing-service-for-children-in-care-ocds-h6vhtk-04e31f)

## Retender Radar & Upcoming Expiries
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 6 Months:** 46
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 18 Months:** 77
- **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 Derby City Council intelligence dossier on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/derby-city-council-ons-e06000015#spend-analytics)

## Provenance and Open Data
- **Data Source:** Official notices published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- **Canonical Profile:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/derby-city-council-ons-e06000015
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt