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# Hertfordshire County Council · UK Public Procurement Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/hertfordshire-county-council-ons-e10000015). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Authority Summary:** Hertfordshire County Council is a Local authority based in East of England. Tracked in the Tenderline open procurement catalogue across 423 published procedures, with 3 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Information
- **Contracting Authority:** Hertfordshire County Council
- **Classification:** Local authority
- **Delivery Region:** East of England
- **Authority ID:** `GB-PPON-PWJT-5264-WYMY` (Official UK PPON)
- **Live Open Tenders:** 3
- **Total Published Procedures:** 423
- **Published Award Value (24 months):** £186m (median award: £400k) across 40 of 40 eligible published values (VAT excluded; not actual spend)
- **Official Registers:** nhs-ods (HERTFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL), ons-geography (Hertfordshire), nhs-ods (HERTFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL)
- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/hertfordshire-county-council-ons-e10000015

## Competition & Bidding Profile
- **Typical Bids per Lot:** 5 bids (median of 31 published per-lot bid counts on contested contract notices)
- **Single-Bid Lots:** 39% of lots drew only 1 bidder
- **Median Price Movement:** at the published estimate (median of 15 comparable awards)

## Procurement Vehicles & Sourcing Routes
- **Commercial Tools (24m):** Contract: 170 (84%), Framework: 32 (16%)
- **Sourcing Procedures (24m):** Route not published: 68 (34%), Limited / restricted: 48 (24%), Direct award: 44 (22%), Open: 38 (19%), Selective: 4 (2%)

## Primary Procurement Sectors (CPV)
1. **[Health and social work services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/health-social-care-85000000) (CPV 85):** 71 notices, last 24 months (35% of this period)
2. **[Business services: law, marketing, consulting](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/business-services-consultancy-79000000) (CPV 79):** 13 notices, last 24 months (6% of this period)
3. **[Construction work](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/construction-civil-engineering-45000000) (CPV 45):** 8 notices, last 24 months (4% of this period)
4. **[Software package and information systems](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/software-packages-erp-48000000) (CPV 48):** 7 notices, last 24 months (3% of this period)
5. **[Repair and maintenance services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/repair-maintenance-50000000) (CPV 50):** 7 notices, last 24 months (3% of this period)

## Key Awarded Suppliers
1. **[Herts Mind Network](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/herts-mind-network-coh-05532977):** 9 procedures (10 awards)
2. **[One YMCA](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/one-ymca-coh-04430743):** 6 procedures (7 awards)
3. **[Care By Us Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/care-by-us-limited-coh-04664433):** 6 procedures (20 awards)
4. **[KINECT SERVICES LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/kinect-services-limited-coh-08369578):** 5 procedures
5. **[Guideposts Trust Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/guideposts-trust-limited-coh-01282361):** 5 procedures

## Largest Public Contract Awards
Top public contracts awarded by this authority:
1. **[Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/hertfordshire-community-nhs-trust-GB-NHS-400022):** £92m · [HCC - 04/25 - The Provision of Family Centre Service - Public Health Nursing](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/hcc-04-25-the-provision-of-family-centre-service-public-health-nursing-ocds-h6vhtk-04d75b)
2. **[Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust (HCT)](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/hertfordshire-community-nhs-trust-hct-GB-NHS-RY4):** £21m · [The Provision of a Mental Health Service for Children and Young People (CYP) with Learning Disability and/or Autism, including Mental Health Support Teams (MHST) Supporting CYP with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND)](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/the-provision-of-a-mental-health-service-for-children-and-young-people-cyp-with-learning-d-ocds-h6vhtk-061315)
3. **[Refuge](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/refuge-coh-01412276):** £13m · [HCC - 12/25 - Provision of County Wide Advocacy Service and One Stop Shops for Victims and Survivors of Violence against Women and Girls](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/hcc-12-25-provision-of-county-wide-advocacy-service-and-one-stop-shops-for-victims-and-sur-ocds-h6vhtk-04fbc7) · Awarded: 10 Mar 2026
4. **[1st Class Support and Housing Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/1st-class-support-and-housing-ltd-coh-12747460):** £9.2m · [Lot 1 - Clothall](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/hcc-oct-25-the-provision-of-residential-placements-for-children-and-young-people-aged-7-ye-ocds-h6vhtk-052218) · Awarded: 10 Aug 2026
5. **[Hertfordshire Mind Network](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/hertfordshire-mind-network-GB-CHC-1112487):** £9.0m · [Contract for the Provision of a Diverse Range of Services to Support Positive Mental Health and Wellbeing for Adults across Hertfordshire](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/contract-for-the-provision-of-a-diverse-range-of-services-to-support-positive-mental-healt-ocds-h6vhtk-05fc02)

## Retender Radar & Upcoming Expiries
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 6 Months:** 56
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 18 Months:** 117
- **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 Hertfordshire County Council intelligence dossier on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/hertfordshire-county-council-ons-e10000015#spend-analytics)

## Provenance and Open Data
- **Data Source:** Official notices published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- **Canonical Profile:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/hertfordshire-county-council-ons-e10000015
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt