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# Lancaster City Council · UK Public Procurement Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/lancaster-city-council-ons-e07000121). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Authority Summary:** Lancaster City Council is a Local authority based in North West England. Tracked in the Tenderline open procurement catalogue across 135 published procedures, with 2 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Information
- **Contracting Authority:** Lancaster City Council
- **Classification:** Local authority
- **Delivery Region:** North West England
- **Authority ID:** `GB-PPON-PTQG-8236-WVNZ` (Official UK PPON)
- **Live Open Tenders:** 2
- **Total Published Procedures:** 135
- **Published Award Value (24 months):** £16m (median award: £100k) across 38 of 38 eligible published values (VAT excluded; not actual spend)
- **Official Registers:** nhs-ods (LANCASTER CITY COUNCIL), ons-geography (Lancaster), rsh-social-housing (Lancaster City Council), nhs-ods (LANCASTER CITY COUNCIL)
- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/lancaster-city-council-ons-e07000121

## Competition & Bidding Profile
- **Typical Bids per Lot:** 3 bids (median of 10 published per-lot bid counts on contested contract notices)
- **Single-Bid Lots:** 10% of lots drew only 1 bidder


## Procurement Vehicles & Sourcing Routes
- **Commercial Tools (24m):** Contract: 110 (99%), Framework: 1 (1%)
- **Sourcing Procedures (24m):** Direct award: 44 (40%), Open: 40 (36%), Limited / restricted: 16 (14%), Route not published: 7 (6%), Selective: 4 (4%)

## Primary Procurement Sectors (CPV)
1. **[Construction work](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/construction-civil-engineering-45000000) (CPV 45):** 29 notices, last 24 months (26% of this period)
2. **[Architectural, construction, engineering](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/architecture-engineering-71000000) (CPV 71):** 7 notices, last 24 months (6% of this period)
3. **[Real estate services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/real-estate-services-70000000) (CPV 70):** 6 notices, last 24 months (5% of this period)
4. **[Research and development services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/research-development-r-d-73000000) (CPV 73):** 5 notices, last 24 months (5% of this period)
5. **[Musical instruments, sport, games](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/musical-instruments-sport-goods-games-toys-handicraft-art-ma-37000000) (CPV 37):** 4 notices, last 24 months (4% of this period)

## Key Awarded Suppliers
1. **[Stannah Lift Services Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/stannah-lift-services-limited-coh-01189799):** 3 procedures
2. **[Harrison Pitt Architects](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/harrison-pitt-architects-GB-FTS-176072):** 3 procedures
3. **[Trowers & Hamlins LLP](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/trowers-hamlins-llp-coh-oc337852):** 3 procedures
4. **[Dennis Eagle Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/dennis-eagle-ltd-coh-03794455):** 3 procedures
5. **[Multevo ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/multevo-ltd-coh-07308583):** 3 procedures (6 awards)

## Largest Public Contract Awards
Top public contracts awarded by this authority:
1. **[Octopus Energy Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/octopus-energy-limited-coh-09263424):** £3.4m · [Electricity Supply](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/electricity-supplier-ocds-h6vhtk-077cac) · Awarded: 6 Oct 2026
2. **[Alternative Heat Ltd.](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/alternative-heat-ltd-coh-ni054205):** £2.9m · [Building Decarbonisation Projects at Williamson Park, The Storey and City Lab](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/building-decarbonisation-projects-at-williamson-park-the-storey-and-city-lab-ocds-h6vhtk-04e7c4)
3. **[Alt-Solar Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/alt-solar-limited-coh-11867547):** £2.7m · [BURROW BECK AND GATEWAY SOLAR PV PROJECTS: SOLAR EPC CONTRACTOR WORKS](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/burrow-beck-and-gateway-solar-pv-projects-solar-epc-contractor-works-ocds-h6vhtk-04def0)
4. **[Dennis Eagle Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/dennis-eagle-ltd-coh-03794455):** £1.2m · [Lot 2 - Purchase and Lease of Refuse Collection Vehicles 18T and Over](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/lot-2-purchase-and-lease-of-refuse-collection-vehicles-18t-and-over-ocds-h6vhtk-067013)
5. **[Phoenix Software Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/phoenix-software-ltd-coh-02548628):** £966k · [Microsoft Enterprise Agreement 2025](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/microsoft-enterprise-agreement-2025-ocds-h6vhtk-04fc8d)

## Retender Radar & Upcoming Expiries
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 6 Months:** 24
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 18 Months:** 61
- **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 Lancaster City Council intelligence dossier on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/lancaster-city-council-ons-e07000121#spend-analytics)

## Provenance and Open Data
- **Data Source:** Official notices published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- **Canonical Profile:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/lancaster-city-council-ons-e07000121
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt