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# East Suffolk Council · UK Public Procurement Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/east-suffolk-council-ons-e07000244). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Authority Summary:** East Suffolk Council is a Local authority based in East of England. Tracked in the Tenderline open procurement catalogue across 155 published procedures, with 2 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Information
- **Contracting Authority:** East Suffolk Council
- **Classification:** Local authority
- **Delivery Region:** East of England
- **Authority ID:** `GB-PPON-PLPP-1174-BHLX` (Official UK PPON)
- **Live Open Tenders:** 2
- **Total Published Procedures:** 155
- **Published Award Value (24 months):** £22m (median award: £85k) across 81 of 93 eligible published values (VAT excluded; not actual spend)
- **Official Registers:** nhs-ods (EAST SUFFOLK COUNCIL), ons-geography (East Suffolk), rsh-social-housing (East Suffolk Council)
- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/east-suffolk-council-ons-e07000244

## Competition & Bidding Profile
- **Typical Bids per Lot:** 3 bids (median of 39 published per-lot bid counts on contested contract notices)
- **Single-Bid Lots:** 23% of lots drew only 1 bidder
- **Median Price Movement:** 2% below the published estimate (median of 21 comparable awards)

## Procurement Vehicles & Sourcing Routes
- **Commercial Tools (24m):** Contract: 98 (93%), Framework: 7 (7%)
- **Sourcing Procedures (24m):** Limited / restricted: 35 (33%), Open: 31 (30%), Direct award: 18 (17%), Route not published: 17 (16%), Selective: 4 (4%)

## Primary Procurement Sectors (CPV)
1. **[Construction work](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/construction-civil-engineering-45000000) (CPV 45):** 23 notices, last 24 months (22% of this period)
2. **[Architectural, construction, engineering](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/architecture-engineering-71000000) (CPV 71):** 18 notices, last 24 months (17% of this period)
3. **[Business services: law, marketing, consulting](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/business-services-consultancy-79000000) (CPV 79):** 15 notices, last 24 months (14% of this period)
4. **[IT services: consulting, software, internet](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/it-services-software-72000000) (CPV 72):** 8 notices, last 24 months (8% of this period)
5. **[Construction structures and materials](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/construction-materials-prefab-44000000) (CPV 44):** 6 notices, last 24 months (6% of this period)

## Key Awarded Suppliers
1. **[Anglia Care Trust](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/anglia-care-trust-coh-02223103):** 4 procedures (5 awards)
2. **[Greyfriars Project Management Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/greyfriars-project-management-limited-coh-11548185):** 4 procedures
3. **[P. J. Spillings (Builders) Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/p-j-spillings-builders-ltd-coh-03385011):** 4 procedures
4. **[Bytes Software Services Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/bytes-software-services-ltd-coh-01616977):** 3 procedures
5. **[Canham Consulting Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/canham-consulting-ltd-coh-02710417):** 3 procedures

## Largest Public Contract Awards
Top public contracts awarded by this authority:
1. **[Hampshire County Council](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/hampshire-county-council-GB-FTS-186209):** £5.5m · [Procurement of Laboratory Testing Services for the Suffolk Coastal Port Health Authority](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/procurement-of-laboratory-testing-services-for-the-suffolk-coastal-port-health-authority-ocds-h6vhtk-04c950)
2. **[Edmundson Electrical Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/edmundson-electrical-limited-coh-02667012):** £2.5m · [Electrical Materials Supplier](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/electrical-materials-supplier-ocds-h6vhtk-051385) · Awarded: 2 Jul 2025
3. **[P. J. Spillings (Builders) Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/p-j-spillings-builders-ltd-coh-03385011):** £1.9m · [Refurbishment and conversion of Avenue Mansions, Lowestoft](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/refurbishment-and-conversion-of-avenue-mansions-lowestoft-ocds-h6vhtk-078423)
4. **[H. SMITH & SONS (HONINGHAM) LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/h-smith-sons-honingham-limited-coh-00758857):** £1.8m · [Construction of dwellings at Halesworth Road, Ilketshall](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/construction-of-dwellings-at-halesworth-road-ilketshall-ocds-h6vhtk-05d230) · Awarded: 22 Oct 2025
5. **[Inspire  Suffolk Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/inspire-suffolk-ltd-GB-FTS-147946):** £705k · [Youth Employment and Enhanced Service](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/youth-employment-and-enhanced-service-ocds-h6vhtk-04d3d9)

## Retender Radar & Upcoming Expiries
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 6 Months:** 7
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 18 Months:** 24
- **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 Suffolk Council intelligence dossier on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/east-suffolk-council-ons-e07000244#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-suffolk-council-ons-e07000244
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt