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# Derbyshire County Council · UK Public Procurement Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/derbyshire-county-council-ons-e10000007). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Authority Summary:** Derbyshire County Council is a Local authority based in East Midlands. Tracked in the Tenderline open procurement catalogue across 651 published procedures, with 3 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Information
- **Contracting Authority:** Derbyshire County Council
- **Classification:** Local authority
- **Delivery Region:** East Midlands
- **Authority ID:** `GB-PPON-PWZQ-2162-JJQL` (Official UK PPON)
- **Live Open Tenders:** 3
- **Total Published Procedures:** 651
- **Published Award Value (24 months):** £785m (median award: £50k) across 215 of 247 eligible published values (VAT excluded; not actual spend)
- **Official Registers:** nhs-ods (DERBYSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL), ons-geography (Derbyshire), nhs-ods (DERBYSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL)
- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/derbyshire-county-council-ons-e10000007

## Competition & Bidding Profile
- **Typical Bids per Lot:** 4 bids (median of 49 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 24 comparable awards)

## Procurement Vehicles & Sourcing Routes
- **Commercial Tools (24m):** Contract: 377 (93%), Framework: 30 (7%)
- **Sourcing Procedures (24m):** Route not published: 236 (58%), Open: 92 (23%), Direct award: 42 (10%), Limited / restricted: 30 (7%), Selective: 7 (2%)

## Primary Procurement Sectors (CPV)
1. **[Health and social work services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/health-social-care-85000000) (CPV 85):** 69 notices, last 24 months (17% of this period)
2. **[Construction work](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/construction-civil-engineering-45000000) (CPV 45):** 58 notices, last 24 months (14% of this period)
3. **[Architectural, construction, engineering](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/architecture-engineering-71000000) (CPV 71):** 21 notices, last 24 months (5% of this period)
4. **[Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/cleaning-environmental-services-90000000) (CPV 90):** 21 notices, last 24 months (5% of this period)
5. **[Repair and maintenance services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/repair-maintenance-50000000) (CPV 50):** 19 notices, last 24 months (5% of this period)

## Key Awarded Suppliers
1. **[Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS Foundation Trust](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/derbyshire-community-health-services-nhs-foundation-trust-GB-FTS-95393):** 17 procedures
2. **[Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/derbyshire-healthcare-nhs-foundation-trust-GB-FTS-138864):** 15 procedures (17 awards)
3. **[J C Balls & Sons Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/j-c-balls-sons-ltd-coh-04429834):** 8 procedures (17 awards)
4. **[Joule Brady Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/joule-brady-limited-coh-03769250):** 8 procedures (20 awards)
5. **[Peter Byard Plant Hire Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/peter-byard-plant-hire-ltd-coh-04835079):** 8 procedures (27 awards)

## Largest Public Contract Awards
Top public contracts awarded by this authority:
1. **[Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/derbyshire-healthcare-nhs-foundation-trust-GB-FTS-138864):** £60m · [CPH083 Provision of Adult Integrated Drug and Alcohol Treatment and Recovery Service](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/cph083-provision-of-adult-integrated-drug-and-alcohol-treatment-and-recovery-service-ocds-h6vhtk-06f760)
2. **[Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/derbyshire-healthcare-nhs-foundation-trust-GB-FTS-138864):** £58m · [CPH083 Provision of Adult Integrated Drug and Alcohol Treatment and Recovery Service](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/cph083-provision-of-adult-integrated-drug-and-alcohol-treatment-and-recovery-service-ocds-h6vhtk-05e4f0)
3. **[Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/derbyshire-healthcare-nhs-foundation-trust-GB-FTS-138864):** £58m · [CPH083 Provision of Adult Integrated Drug and Alcohol Treatment and Recovery Service](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/cph083-provision-of-adult-integrated-drug-and-alcohol-treatment-and-recovery-service-ocds-h6vhtk-0591b7)
4. **[Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/derbyshire-healthcare-nhs-foundation-trust-GB-FTS-138864):** £57m · [CPH083 Provision of Adult Integrated Drug and Alcohol Treatment and Recovery Service](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/cph083-provision-of-adult-integrated-drug-and-alcohol-treatment-and-recovery-service-ocds-h6vhtk-0569a6)
5. **[Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/derbyshire-healthcare-nhs-foundation-trust-GB-FTS-138864):** £56m · [CPH083 Provision of Adult Integrated Drug and Alcohol Treatment and Recovery Service](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/cph083-provision-of-adult-integrated-drug-and-alcohol-treatment-and-recovery-service-ocds-h6vhtk-051a5a)

## Retender Radar & Upcoming Expiries
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 6 Months:** 47
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 18 Months:** 130
- **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 Derbyshire County Council intelligence dossier on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/derbyshire-county-council-ons-e10000007#spend-analytics)

## Provenance and Open Data
- **Data Source:** Official notices published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- **Canonical Profile:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/derbyshire-county-council-ons-e10000007
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt