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# Falkirk Council · UK Public Procurement Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/falkirk-council-ons-s12000014). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Authority Summary:** Falkirk Council is a Local authority based in Scotland. Tracked in the Tenderline open procurement catalogue across 130 published procedures, with 7 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Information
- **Contracting Authority:** Falkirk Council
- **Classification:** Local authority
- **Delivery Region:** Scotland
- **Authority ID:** `GB-FTS-116376` (Find a Tender organisation id)
- **Live Open Tenders:** 7
- **Total Published Procedures:** 130
- **Published Award Value (24 months):** £83m (median award: £8.5m) across 6 of 6 eligible published values (VAT excluded; not actual spend)
- **Official Registers:** ons-geography (Falkirk)
- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/falkirk-council-ons-s12000014

## Competition & Bidding Profile
- **Typical Bids per Lot:** 8 bids (median of 6 published per-lot bid counts on contested contract notices)
- **Single-Bid Lots:** 0% of lots drew only 1 bidder


## Procurement Vehicles & Sourcing Routes
- **Commercial Tools (24m):** Framework: 24 (73%), Contract: 9 (27%)
- **Sourcing Procedures (24m):** Open: 29 (88%), Route not published: 4 (12%)

## Primary Procurement Sectors (CPV)
1. **[Construction work](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/construction-civil-engineering-45000000) (CPV 45):** 13 notices, last 24 months (39% of this period)
2. **[Construction structures and materials](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/construction-materials-prefab-44000000) (CPV 44):** 7 notices, last 24 months (21% of this period)
3. **[Health and social work services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/health-social-care-85000000) (CPV 85):** 5 notices, last 24 months (15% of this period)
4. **[Transport equipment and products](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/transport-equipment-vehicles-34000000) (CPV 34):** 5 notices, last 24 months (15% of this period)
5. **[Repair and maintenance services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/repair-maintenance-50000000) (CPV 50):** 5 notices, last 24 months (15% of this period)

## Key Awarded Suppliers
1. **[Aberlour Child Care Trust](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/aberlour-child-care-trust-coh-sc312912):** 5 procedures (6 awards)
2. **[BELL GROUP LTD](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/bell-group-ltd-coh-sc114142):** 5 procedures
3. **[Express Taxis](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/express-taxis-coh-sc298680):** 5 procedures (67 awards)
4. **[Markon Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/markon-limited-coh-sc076319):** 4 procedures (6 awards)
5. **[Gas Call Services Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/sureserve-compliance-north-limited-coh-sc163066):** 4 procedures

## Largest Public Contract Awards
Top public contracts awarded by this authority:
1. **[DCL Joinery and Contractors](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/dcl-joinery-and-contractors-GB-FTS-122964):** £35m · [Central (Main Settlements - Bainsford, Camelon, Falkirk, Hallglen, Langlees and Westquarter)](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/window-door-replacements-phase-2-falkirk-council-area-ocds-h6vhtk-05dfcf)
2. **[Sidey Solutions Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/sidey-solutions-limited-coh-09613925):** £30m · [East (Main Settlements - Bo'ness, Grangemouth, Maddiston and Redding)](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/window-door-replacements-phase-2-falkirk-council-area-ocds-h6vhtk-05dfcf)
3. **[Sidey Solutions Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/sidey-solutions-limited-coh-09613925):** £16m · [West (Main Settlements - Denny, Dunipace and Larbert)](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/window-door-replacements-phase-2-falkirk-council-area-ocds-h6vhtk-05dfcf)
4. **[BMES (Scotland) Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/bmes-scotland-ltd-coh-sc392702):** £555k · [Term Maintenance Contract for Electrical Repairs (Lot 1 - East)](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/term-maintenance-contract-for-electrical-repairs-to-non-housing-properties-ocds-h6vhtk-060f3c)
5. **[Valley Group Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/valley-group-limited-coh-sc486700):** £541k · [Term Maintenance Contract for Electrical Repairs (Lot 2 - West)](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/term-maintenance-contract-for-electrical-repairs-to-non-housing-properties-ocds-h6vhtk-060f3c)

## Retender Radar & Upcoming Expiries
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 6 Months:** 13
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 18 Months:** 200
- **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 Falkirk Council intelligence dossier on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/falkirk-council-ons-s12000014#spend-analytics)

## Provenance and Open Data
- **Data Source:** Official notices published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- **Canonical Profile:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/falkirk-council-ons-s12000014
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt