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# Glasgow City Council · UK Public Procurement Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/glasgow-city-council-ons-s12000049). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Authority Summary:** Glasgow City Council is a Local authority based in Scotland. Tracked in the Tenderline open procurement catalogue across 189 published procedures, with 3 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Information
- **Contracting Authority:** Glasgow City Council
- **Classification:** Local authority
- **Delivery Region:** Scotland
- **Authority ID:** `GB-FTS-73933` (Find a Tender organisation id)
- **Live Open Tenders:** 3
- **Total Published Procedures:** 189
- **Published Award Value (24 months):** £90m (median award: £1.0m) across 15 of 15 eligible published values (VAT excluded; not actual spend)
- **Official Registers:** ons-geography (Glasgow City)
- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/glasgow-city-council-ons-s12000049

## Competition & Bidding Profile
- **Typical Bids per Lot:** 3 bids (median of 14 published per-lot bid counts on contested contract notices)
- **Single-Bid Lots:** 21% of lots drew only 1 bidder


## Procurement Vehicles & Sourcing Routes
- **Commercial Tools (24m):** Contract: 33 (63%), Framework: 19 (37%)
- **Sourcing Procedures (24m):** Open: 29 (56%), Route not published: 17 (33%), Selective: 5 (10%), Limited / restricted: 1 (2%)

## Primary Procurement Sectors (CPV)
1. **[Construction work](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/construction-civil-engineering-45000000) (CPV 45):** 14 notices, last 24 months (27% of this period)
2. **[Business services: law, marketing, consulting](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/business-services-consultancy-79000000) (CPV 79):** 11 notices, last 24 months (21% of this period)
3. **[Architectural, construction, engineering](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/architecture-engineering-71000000) (CPV 71):** 10 notices, last 24 months (19% of this period)
4. **[IT services: consulting, software, internet](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/it-services-software-72000000) (CPV 72):** 9 notices, last 24 months (17% of this period)
5. **[Repair and maintenance services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/repair-maintenance-50000000) (CPV 50):** 7 notices, last 24 months (13% of this period)

## Key Awarded Suppliers
1. **[Quarriers](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/quarriers-coh-sc014361):** 7 procedures (10 awards)
2. **[ACTION FOR CHILDREN](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/action-for-children-coh-04764232):** 5 procedures (8 awards)
3. **[CrossReach](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/crossreach-coh-cs004334):** 4 procedures (7 awards)
4. **[SAMH](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/samh-GB-FTS-38829):** 3 procedures (5 awards)
5. **[Penumbra](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/penumbra-coh-sc091542):** 3 procedures

## Largest Public Contract Awards
Top public contracts awarded by this authority:
1. **[DataVita Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/datavita-limited-coh-sc467509):** £45m · [GCC006191CPU – The Provision of Compute and Storage Services](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/gcc006191cpu-the-provision-of-compute-and-storage-services-ocds-h6vhtk-0529b4)
2. **[We Are With You](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/we-are-with-you-coh-02580377):** £17m · [Community Recovery Hubs including Support, Treatment And Recovery Services (STARS)](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/community-alcohol-and-drug-recovery-services-support-to-families-affected-by-others-drug-a-ocds-h6vhtk-05e9ca)
3. **[Lightways Contractors Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/lightways-contractors-limited-coh-sc064413):** £12m · [Lighting Network Renewal Works](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/lighting-network-renewal-works-ocds-h6vhtk-065bcd)
4. **[Riverside Truck Rental Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/riverside-truck-rental-ltd-coh-03190863):** £7.6m · [The Provision of Preventative Planned Maintenance & Repair of Vehicles over 7.5 Tonnes (to include: Refuse Collection Vehicles, Gritters, Articulated Units, Ejection Trailers and Hook lifts)](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/the-provision-of-preventative-planned-maintenance-repair-of-vehicles-over-7-5-tonnes-to-in-ocds-h6vhtk-06709c)
5. **[Glasgow Council on Alcohol](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/glasgow-council-on-alcohol-coh-sc097505):** £2.5m · [Alcohol and Drug Counselling Service](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/community-alcohol-and-drug-recovery-services-support-to-families-affected-by-others-drug-a-ocds-h6vhtk-05e9ca)

## Retender Radar & Upcoming Expiries
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 6 Months:** 15
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 18 Months:** 49
- **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 Glasgow City Council intelligence dossier on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/glasgow-city-council-ons-s12000049#spend-analytics)

## Provenance and Open Data
- **Data Source:** Official notices published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- **Canonical Profile:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/glasgow-city-council-ons-s12000049
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt