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# Leicestershire County Council · UK Public Procurement Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/leicestershire-county-council-ons-e10000018). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Authority Summary:** Leicestershire County Council is a Local authority based in East Midlands. Tracked in the Tenderline open procurement catalogue across 401 published procedures, with 11 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Information
- **Contracting Authority:** Leicestershire County Council
- **Classification:** Local authority
- **Delivery Region:** East Midlands
- **Authority ID:** `GB-PPON-PNHT-9235-VXDV` (Official UK PPON)
- **Live Open Tenders:** 11
- **Total Published Procedures:** 401
- **Published Award Value (24 months):** £99m (median award: £73k) across 196 of 209 eligible published values (VAT excluded; not actual spend)
- **Official Registers:** nhs-ods (LEICESTERSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL), ons-geography (Leicestershire), nhs-ods (LEICESTERSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL)
- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/leicestershire-county-council-ons-e10000018

## Competition & Bidding Profile
- **Typical Bids per Lot:** 4.5 bids (median of 34 published per-lot bid counts on contested contract notices)
- **Single-Bid Lots:** 12% of lots drew only 1 bidder
- **Median Price Movement:** at the published estimate (median of 22 comparable awards)

## Procurement Vehicles & Sourcing Routes
- **Commercial Tools (24m):** Contract: 236 (89%), Framework: 24 (9%), Dynamic purchasing system: 5 (2%)
- **Sourcing Procedures (24m):** Direct award: 92 (35%), Open: 77 (29%), Route not published: 65 (25%), Limited / restricted: 17 (6%), Selective: 14 (5%)

## Primary Procurement Sectors (CPV)
1. **[Health and social work services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/health-social-care-85000000) (CPV 85):** 41 notices, last 24 months (15% of this period)
2. **[Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/cleaning-environmental-services-90000000) (CPV 90):** 14 notices, last 24 months (5% of this period)
3. **[Business services: law, marketing, consulting](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/business-services-consultancy-79000000) (CPV 79):** 13 notices, last 24 months (5% of this period)
4. **[Education and training services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/education-training-80000000) (CPV 80):** 12 notices, last 24 months (5% of this period)
5. **[Transport services (except waste transport)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/transport-passenger-services-60000000) (CPV 60):** 11 notices, last 24 months (4% of this period)

## Key Awarded Suppliers
1. **[Centrebus Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/centrebus-limited-coh-03872099):** 6 procedures (17 awards)
2. **[Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/leicestershire-partnership-nhs-trust-GB-FTS-117109):** 6 procedures
3. **[ARRIVA MIDLANDS LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/arriva-midlands-limited-coh-02141078):** 5 procedures (18 awards)
4. **[Kinchbus Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/kinchbus-ltd-coh-02116469):** 4 procedures (5 awards)
5. **[Freeva](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/freeva-coh-05733540):** 4 procedures (5 awards)

## Largest Public Contract Awards
Top public contracts awarded by this authority:
1. **[Turning Point](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/turning-point-services-ltd-coh-00793558):** £29m · [Substance Misuse Treatment Services (Leicestershire and Rutland)](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/substance-misuse-treatment-services-leicestershire-and-rutland-ocds-h6vhtk-06959a)
2. **[Smith Bros (Caer Conan) Wholesale Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/smith-bros-caerconan-wholesale-limited-coh-00267023):** £7.5m · [Street Lighting and Signage Supplies_2026](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/street-lighting-and-signage-supplies-2026-ocds-h6vhtk-0515b9) · Awarded: 27 May 2026
3. **[Comfort Call Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/comfort-call-ltd-coh-05763279):** £7.0m · [Lot 1 - North: Loughborough/Melton Mowbray (Connaught House, Waterside Court and Gretton Court)](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/care-and-support-in-extra-care-housing-ocds-h6vhtk-052171) · Awarded: 21 Sept 2026
4. **[Fosse Healthcare Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/fosse-healthcare-ltd-coh-04361464):** £7.0m · [Lot 2 - South: Blaby/Lutterworth (Birch Court, Oak Court and St. Mary's House)](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/care-and-support-in-extra-care-housing-ocds-h6vhtk-052171) · Awarded: 21 Sept 2026
5. **[Shakespeare Martineau LLP](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/shakespeare-martineau-llp-coh-oc319029):** £4.6m · [New Lubbesthorpe Primary School Extension](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/new-lubbesthorpe-primary-school-extension-ocds-h6vhtk-05ae40)

## Retender Radar & Upcoming Expiries
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 6 Months:** 87
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 18 Months:** 238
- **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 Leicestershire County Council intelligence dossier on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/leicestershire-county-council-ons-e10000018#spend-analytics)

## Provenance and Open Data
- **Data Source:** Official notices published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- **Canonical Profile:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/leicestershire-county-council-ons-e10000018
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt