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# London Borough of Southwark · UK Public Procurement Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/london-borough-of-southwark-ons-e09000028). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Authority Summary:** London Borough of Southwark is a Local authority based in Greater London. Tracked in the Tenderline open procurement catalogue across 248 published procedures, with 0 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Information
- **Contracting Authority:** London Borough of Southwark
- **Classification:** Local authority
- **Delivery Region:** Greater London
- **Authority ID:** `GB-PPON-PXTW-7647-VDLV` (Official UK PPON)
- **Live Open Tenders:** 0
- **Total Published Procedures:** 248
- **Published Award Value (24 months):** £354m (median award: £163k) across 57 of 57 eligible published values (VAT excluded; not actual spend)
- **Official Registers:** nhs-ods (LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK), ons-geography (Southwark), rsh-social-housing (Southwark Council)
- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/london-borough-of-southwark-ons-e09000028

## Competition & Bidding Profile
- **Typical Bids per Lot:** 5 bids (median of 17 published per-lot bid counts on contested contract notices)
- **Single-Bid Lots:** 6% of lots drew only 1 bidder
- **Median Price Movement:** 13% below the published estimate (median of 6 comparable awards)

## Procurement Vehicles & Sourcing Routes
- **Commercial Tools (24m):** Contract: 150 (94%), Framework: 8 (5%), Dynamic purchasing system: 2 (1%)
- **Sourcing Procedures (24m):** Route not published: 58 (36%), Limited / restricted: 42 (26%), Open: 33 (21%), Selective: 23 (14%), Direct award: 4 (3%)

## Primary Procurement Sectors (CPV)
1. **[Health and social work services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/health-social-care-85000000) (CPV 85):** 48 notices, last 24 months (30% of this period)
2. **[Construction work](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/construction-civil-engineering-45000000) (CPV 45):** 34 notices, last 24 months (21% of this period)
3. **[Other community, social and personal services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/community-cultural-services-98000000) (CPV 98):** 17 notices, last 24 months (11% of this period)
4. **[Business services: law, marketing, consulting](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/business-services-consultancy-79000000) (CPV 79):** 12 notices, last 24 months (8% of this period)
5. **[Petroleum, coal, oil and gas](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/petroleum-products-fuel-electricity-and-other-sources-of-ene-09000000) (CPV 09):** 7 notices, last 24 months (4% of this period)

## Key Awarded Suppliers
1. **[Arthur J. Gallagher (UK) Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/arthur-j-gallagher-uk-limited-coh-01193013):** 6 procedures
2. **[HATS Group Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/hats-group-ltd-coh-03135655):** 3 procedures
3. **[Preventx](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/preventx-coh-06603066):** 2 procedures
4. **[Everyone Health Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/everyone-health-limited-coh-04215584):** 2 procedures
5. **[PedalUK Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/pedaluk-ltd-coh-07998944):** 2 procedures

## Largest Public Contract Awards
Top public contracts awarded by this authority:
1. **[Veolia ES Southwark Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/veolia-es-southwark-limited-coh-06256521):** £268m · [Heat Supply Agreement relating to South East London Combined Heat and Power District Heating Network](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/heat-supply-agreement-relating-to-south-east-london-combined-heat-and-power-district-heati-ocds-h6vhtk-06064e)
2. **[Guy's and St Thomas's NHS Trust](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/guy-s-and-st-thomas-s-nhs-trust-GB-FTS-163860):** £12m · [Integrated sexual and reproductive health services](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/integrated-sexual-and-reproductive-health-services-ocds-h6vhtk-05ccbd)
3. **[Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/guy-s-and-st-thomas-nhs-foundation-trust-coh-09341980):** £12m · [Integrated sexual and reproductive health services](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/integrated-sexual-and-reproductive-health-services-ocds-h6vhtk-05fb0c)
4. **[Provide Equipment Hub](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/provide-equipment-hub-coh-15570896):** £11m · [Integrated Community Equipment](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/integrated-community-equipment-ocds-h6vhtk-0581eb) · Awarded: 1 Aug 2025
5. **[Thames Homecare Service Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/thames-homecare-service-ltd-coh-08973805):** £11m · [Provision of Care Services in Flexi Care Housing](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-care-services-in-flexi-care-housing-ocds-h6vhtk-04fe44)

## Retender Radar & Upcoming Expiries
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 6 Months:** 12
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 18 Months:** 30
- **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 London Borough of Southwark intelligence dossier on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/london-borough-of-southwark-ons-e09000028#spend-analytics)

## Provenance and Open Data
- **Data Source:** Official notices published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- **Canonical Profile:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/london-borough-of-southwark-ons-e09000028
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt