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# East Lothian Council · UK Public Procurement Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/east-lothian-council-ons-s12000010). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Authority Summary:** East Lothian Council is a Local authority based in Scotland. Tracked in the Tenderline open procurement catalogue across 71 published procedures, with 2 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Information
- **Contracting Authority:** East Lothian Council
- **Classification:** Local authority
- **Delivery Region:** Scotland
- **Authority ID:** `GB-FTS-1747` (Find a Tender organisation id)
- **Live Open Tenders:** 2
- **Total Published Procedures:** 71
- **Published Award Value (24 months):** £36m (median award: £440k) across 24 of 24 eligible published values (VAT excluded; not actual spend)
- **Official Registers:** ons-geography (East Lothian)
- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/east-lothian-council-ons-s12000010

## Competition & Bidding Profile
- **Typical Bids per Lot:** 2 bids (median of 15 published per-lot bid counts on contested contract notices)
- **Single-Bid Lots:** 27% of lots drew only 1 bidder


## Procurement Vehicles & Sourcing Routes
- **Commercial Tools (24m):** Contract: 27 (90%), Framework: 2 (7%), Dynamic purchasing system: 1 (3%)
- **Sourcing Procedures (24m):** Open: 16 (53%), Limited / restricted: 10 (33%), Selective: 2 (7%), Route not published: 2 (7%)

## Primary Procurement Sectors (CPV)
1. **[Construction work](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/construction-civil-engineering-45000000) (CPV 45):** 8 notices, last 24 months (27% of this period)
2. **[Health and social work services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/health-social-care-85000000) (CPV 85):** 6 notices, last 24 months (20% of this period)
3. **[Transport services (except waste transport)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/transport-passenger-services-60000000) (CPV 60):** 5 notices, last 24 months (17% of this period)
4. **[Construction structures and materials](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/construction-materials-prefab-44000000) (CPV 44):** 4 notices, last 24 months (13% of this period)
5. **[Architectural, construction, engineering](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/architecture-engineering-71000000) (CPV 71):** 4 notices, last 24 months (13% of this period)

## Key Awarded Suppliers
1. **[Prentice Coaches Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/prentice-coaches-ltd-coh-sc357651):** 4 procedures (9 awards)
2. **[Eve Coaches Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/eve-coaches-ltd-coh-sc229701):** 3 procedures (5 awards)
3. **[Alba Taxis](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/alba-taxis-GB-FTS-113027):** 3 procedures (4 awards)
4. **[Penumbra](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/penumbra-coh-sc091542):** 3 procedures (4 awards)
5. **[AC Taxis](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/ac-taxis-GB-FTS-113026):** 2 procedures

## Largest Public Contract Awards
Top public contracts awarded by this authority:
1. **[CCG (Scotland) Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/ccg-scotland-ltd-coh-sc056810):** £15m · [Proposed Housing at the Former Wallyford PS Site, Wallyford](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/proposed-housing-at-the-former-wallyford-ps-site-wallyford-ocds-h6vhtk-068e6e)
2. **[Algo Design and Build](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/algo-design-and-build-GB-FTS-185686):** £5.4m · [Proposed Refurbishment at Loch Centre, Tranent](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/proposed-refurbishment-at-loch-centre-tranent-ocds-h6vhtk-05f6bb)
3. **[FCC Environment (UK) Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/fcc-environment-uk-limited-coh-02902416):** £4.2m · [Waste Transfer Station and Haulage Operations](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/waste-transfer-station-and-haulage-operations-ocds-h6vhtk-04e9e9)
4. **[East Lothian Advice Consortium](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/east-lothian-advice-consortium-coh-sc517628):** £1.8m · [Income maximisation, money, debt and energy advice service](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/income-maximisation-money-debt-and-energy-advice-service-ocds-h6vhtk-04c730)
5. **[MYPAS](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/mypas-GB-FTS-30473):** £1.4m · [Therapeutic Intervention Services](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/therapeutic-intervention-services-ocds-h6vhtk-050cbf)

## Retender Radar & Upcoming Expiries
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 6 Months:** 3
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 18 Months:** 13
- **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 East Lothian Council intelligence dossier on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/east-lothian-council-ons-s12000010#spend-analytics)

## Provenance and Open Data
- **Data Source:** Official notices published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- **Canonical Profile:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/east-lothian-council-ons-s12000010
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt