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# Devon County Council · UK Public Procurement Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/devon-county-council-ons-e10000008). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Authority Summary:** Devon County Council is a Local authority based in South West England. Tracked in the Tenderline open procurement catalogue across 284 published procedures, with 6 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Information
- **Contracting Authority:** Devon County Council
- **Classification:** Local authority
- **Delivery Region:** South West England
- **Authority ID:** `GB-PPON-PJRC-4623-RJBH` (Official UK PPON)
- **Live Open Tenders:** 6
- **Total Published Procedures:** 284
- **Published Award Value (24 months):** £1.0bn (median award: £134k) across 94 of 94 eligible published values (VAT excluded; not actual spend)
- **Official Registers:** nhs-ods (DEVON COUNTY COUNCIL), ons-geography (Devon), nhs-ods (DEVON COUNTY COUNCIL)
- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/devon-county-council-ons-e10000008

## Competition & Bidding Profile
- **Typical Bids per Lot:** 4 bids (median of 33 published per-lot bid counts on contested contract notices)
- **Single-Bid Lots:** 12% of lots drew only 1 bidder
- **Median Price Movement:** 7% below the published estimate (median of 21 comparable awards)

## Procurement Vehicles & Sourcing Routes
- **Commercial Tools (24m):** Contract: 121 (86%), Framework: 18 (13%), Dynamic purchasing system: 1 (1%)
- **Sourcing Procedures (24m):** Open: 45 (32%), Limited / restricted: 26 (19%), Selective: 26 (19%), Route not published: 24 (17%), Direct award: 19 (14%)

## Primary Procurement Sectors (CPV)
1. **[Health and social work services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/health-social-care-85000000) (CPV 85):** 33 notices, last 24 months (24% of this period)
2. **[Construction work](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/construction-civil-engineering-45000000) (CPV 45):** 17 notices, last 24 months (12% of this period)
3. **[Other community, social and personal services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/community-cultural-services-98000000) (CPV 98):** 12 notices, last 24 months (9% of this period)
4. **[Education and training services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/education-training-80000000) (CPV 80):** 11 notices, last 24 months (8% of this period)
5. **[Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/cleaning-environmental-services-90000000) (CPV 90):** 8 notices, last 24 months (6% of this period)

## Key Awarded Suppliers
1. **[Kennford Tarmacadam Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/kennford-tarmacadam-ltd-coh-06957841):** 14 procedures (20 awards)
2. **[Cormac Contracting Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/cormac-contracting-ltd-coh-07737521):** 8 procedures (12 awards)
3. **[Taw and Torridge Coaches Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/taw-and-torridge-coaches-ltd-coh-01247327):** 7 procedures (20 awards)
4. **[209 Contract (Torbay) Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/209-contract-torbay-ltd-coh-12568636):** 7 procedures (20 awards)
5. **[E & J W Glendinning Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/e-j-w-glendinning-limited-coh-00614968):** 6 procedures (7 awards)

## Largest Public Contract Awards
Top public contracts awarded by this authority:
1. **[Milestone Infrastructure limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/milestone-infrastructure-limited-coh-13007933):** £656m · [CP1044-15 Lot 1 Devon County Council Highway Termed Maintenance Services](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/cp1044-15-lot-1-devon-county-council-highway-termed-maintenance-services-ocds-h6vhtk-05f8c5)
2. **[Catch22 Charity Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/catch22-charity-limited-coh-06577534):** £156m · [CP2706-25 Growing Futures Strategic Partner](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/cp2706-25-growing-futures-strategic-partner-ocds-h6vhtk-055d92) · Awarded: 10 Jun 2026
3. **[Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/royal-devon-university-healthcare-nhs-foundation-trust-GB-NHS-RH8):** £120m · [CP2395-23 - Sexual Health & Reproductive Health Service](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/cp2395-23-sexual-health-reproductive-health-service-ocds-h6vhtk-04cd74)
4. **[Waythrough Drug & Alcohol Services](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/waythrough-drug-alcohol-services-GB-FTS-152927):** £38m · [CP1421-17 Complex Lives Substance Misuse Service](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/cp1421-17-complex-lives-substance-misuse-service-ocds-h6vhtk-0555fe)
5. **[Humankind Charity](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/waythrough-coh-01820492):** £22m · [CP2720-25 - Specialist Community Substance Use Treatment and Recovery Service](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/cp2720-25-specialist-community-substance-use-treatment-and-recovery-service-ocds-h6vhtk-0667d6)

## Retender Radar & Upcoming Expiries
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 6 Months:** 56
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 18 Months:** 108
- **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 Devon County Council intelligence dossier on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/devon-county-council-ons-e10000008#spend-analytics)

## Provenance and Open Data
- **Data Source:** Official notices published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- **Canonical Profile:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/devon-county-council-ons-e10000008
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt