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# Gateshead Council · UK Public Procurement Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/gateshead-council-ons-e08000037). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Authority Summary:** Gateshead Council is a Local authority based in North East England. Tracked in the Tenderline open procurement catalogue across 204 published procedures, with 3 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Information
- **Contracting Authority:** Gateshead Council
- **Classification:** Local authority
- **Delivery Region:** North East England
- **Authority ID:** `GB-PPON-PPPD-6566-XHMN` (Official UK PPON)
- **Live Open Tenders:** 3
- **Total Published Procedures:** 204
- **Published Award Value (24 months):** £98m (median award: £81k) across 74 of 74 eligible published values (VAT excluded; not actual spend)
- **Official Registers:** nhs-ods (GATESHEAD METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL), ons-geography (Gateshead), rsh-social-housing (Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council), nhs-ods (GATESHEAD METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL)
- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/gateshead-council-ons-e08000037

## Competition & Bidding Profile
- **Typical Bids per Lot:** 2.5 bids (median of 24 published per-lot bid counts on contested contract notices)
- **Single-Bid Lots:** 33% of lots drew only 1 bidder
- **Median Price Movement:** 1% below the published estimate (median of 16 comparable awards)

## Procurement Vehicles & Sourcing Routes
- **Commercial Tools (24m):** Contract: 111 (89%), Framework: 12 (10%), Dynamic purchasing system: 2 (2%)
- **Sourcing Procedures (24m):** Direct award: 40 (32%), Open: 37 (30%), Limited / restricted: 26 (21%), Route not published: 21 (17%), Selective: 1 (1%)

## Primary Procurement Sectors (CPV)
1. **[Software package and information systems](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/software-packages-erp-48000000) (CPV 48):** 16 notices, last 24 months (13% of this period)
2. **[Health and social work services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/health-social-care-85000000) (CPV 85):** 15 notices, last 24 months (12% of this period)
3. **[Construction work](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/construction-civil-engineering-45000000) (CPV 45):** 9 notices, last 24 months (7% of this period)
4. **[Construction structures and materials](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/construction-materials-prefab-44000000) (CPV 44):** 4 notices, last 24 months (3% of this period)
5. **[Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/cleaning-environmental-services-90000000) (CPV 90):** 4 notices, last 24 months (3% of this period)

## Key Awarded Suppliers
1. **[Tarmac Trading Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/tarmac-trading-limited-coh-00453791):** 4 procedures
2. **[BUILDING SURVEYORS LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/building-surveyors-limited-coh-04643420):** 3 procedures
3. **[Bloom Procurement Services Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/bloom-procurement-services-ltd-coh-08045123):** 3 procedures
4. **[GAP Group Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/gap-group-limited-coh-00198823):** 2 procedures (6 awards)
5. **[Waterman Infrastructure & Environment Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/waterman-infrastructure-environment-ltd-coh-03269195):** 2 procedures

## Largest Public Contract Awards
Top public contracts awarded by this authority:
1. **[Change, Grow, Live](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/change-grow-live-coh-03861209):** £23m · [Contract for the Gateshead Recovery Partnership, Integrated Drug and Alcohol Service for Adults](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/contract-for-the-gateshead-recovery-partnership-integrated-drug-and-alcohol-service-for-ad-ocds-h6vhtk-0786eb)
2. **[Equans Regeneration Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/equans-regeneration-ltd-coh-01738371):** £13m · [Warm Homes: Local Grant](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/warm-homes-local-grant-private-domestic-ocds-h6vhtk-06973d)
3. **[South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/south-tyneside-and-sunderland-nhs-foundation-trust-GB-COH-130166):** £8.8m · [Integrated Sexual Health Service(s)](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/integrated-sexual-health-service-s-ocds-h6vhtk-04eff1)
4. **[Hales Group Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/hales-group-ltd-coh-03756814):** £8.3m · [Contract for the Provision of Care and Support for Extra Care Services (Angel and Callendar Court)](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/contract-for-the-provision-of-care-and-support-for-extra-care-services-angel-and-callendar-ocds-h6vhtk-0500db) · Awarded: 28 Apr 2026
5. **[SUEZ Recycling and Recovery UK Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/suez-recycling-and-recovery-uk-ltd-coh-02291198):** £6.5m · [Gateshead - Management and Operation of Household Waste Recycling Centres (HWRC)](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/management-and-operation-of-household-waste-recycling-centres-hwrc-ocds-h6vhtk-0504ae) · Awarded: 17 Oct 2025

## Retender Radar & Upcoming Expiries
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 6 Months:** 7
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 18 Months:** 21
- **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 Gateshead Council intelligence dossier on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/gateshead-council-ons-e08000037#spend-analytics)

## Provenance and Open Data
- **Data Source:** Official notices published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- **Canonical Profile:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/gateshead-council-ons-e08000037
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt