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# Luton Borough Council · UK Public Procurement Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/luton-borough-council-ons-e06000032). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Authority Summary:** Luton Borough Council is a Local authority based in East of England. Tracked in the Tenderline open procurement catalogue across 237 published procedures, with 1 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Information
- **Contracting Authority:** Luton Borough Council
- **Classification:** Local authority
- **Delivery Region:** East of England
- **Authority ID:** `GB-FTS-48668` (Find a Tender organisation id)
- **Live Open Tenders:** 1
- **Total Published Procedures:** 237
- **Published Award Value (24 months):** £84m (median award: £152k) across 72 of 72 eligible published values (VAT excluded; not actual spend)
- **Official Registers:** nhs-ods (LUTON BOROUGH COUNCIL), ons-geography (Luton), rsh-social-housing (Luton Borough Council), nhs-ods (LUTON BOROUGH COUNCIL)
- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/luton-borough-council-ons-e06000032

## Competition & Bidding Profile
- **Typical Bids per Lot:** 7.5 bids (median of 26 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 11 comparable awards)

## Procurement Vehicles & Sourcing Routes
- **Commercial Tools (24m):** Contract: 142 (94%), Framework: 9 (6%)
- **Sourcing Procedures (24m):** Open: 72 (48%), Route not published: 34 (23%), Limited / restricted: 33 (22%), Direct award: 7 (5%), Selective: 5 (3%)

## Primary Procurement Sectors (CPV)
1. **[Construction work](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/construction-civil-engineering-45000000) (CPV 45):** 24 notices, last 24 months (16% of this period)
2. **[Health and social work services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/health-social-care-85000000) (CPV 85):** 19 notices, last 24 months (13% of this period)
3. **[Repair and maintenance services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/repair-maintenance-50000000) (CPV 50):** 13 notices, last 24 months (9% of this period)
4. **[Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/cleaning-environmental-services-90000000) (CPV 90):** 8 notices, last 24 months (5% of this period)
5. **[Education and training services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/education-training-80000000) (CPV 80):** 7 notices, last 24 months (5% of this period)

## Key Awarded Suppliers
1. **[MARY SEACOLE HOUSING ASSOCIATION](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/mary-seacole-housing-association-coh-ip28380r):** 5 procedures
2. **[Change, Grow, Live](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/change-grow-live-coh-03861209):** 3 procedures (4 awards)
3. **[SWARCO UK & Ireland](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/swarco-uk-ireland-coh-01490333):** 3 procedures
4. **[The Seeds of Change UK Limited T/A Stable and Wild](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/stable-wild-limited-coh-06454512):** 3 procedures (5 awards)
5. **[Evolve Learning Centre](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/evolve-learning-centre-coh-08945942):** 3 procedures (5 awards)

## Largest Public Contract Awards
Top public contracts awarded by this authority:
1. **[Change, Grow, Live](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/change-grow-live-coh-03861209):** £32m · [AT1365 Drug & Alcohol Treatment (Clinical, Care & Recovery)](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/at1365-drug-alcohol-treatment-clinical-care-recovery-ocds-h6vhtk-054351) · Awarded: 28 Nov 2025
2. **[C F SUPPORT SERVICES LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/c-f-support-services-limited-GB-PPON-PBDG-4264-QNCZ):** £9.8m · [AT1456 Children's Residential Home](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/at1456-children-s-residential-home-ocds-h6vhtk-05ced0) · Awarded: 24 Mar 2026
3. **[Active Luton](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/active-luton-coh-05458934):** £5.0m · [AT1467 Holiday Activity Food Progre](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/at1467-holiday-activity-food-programme-for-children-ocds-h6vhtk-06083a) · Awarded: 14 Aug 2026
4. **[Parrott Construction Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/parrott-construction-ltd-coh-00940816):** £4.8m · [AT1377 Principal Contractor for New Builds at Sylam & Waulud](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/at1377-principal-contractor-for-new-builds-at-sylam-waulud-ocds-h6vhtk-0566f6)
5. **[Change, Grow, Live](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/change-grow-live-coh-03861209):** £3.6m · [AT1391 Drug & Alcohol Treatment and Support - DA](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/at1391-drug-alcohol-treatment-and-support-da-ocds-h6vhtk-04e98d)

## Retender Radar & Upcoming Expiries
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 6 Months:** 16
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 18 Months:** 43
- **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 Luton Borough Council intelligence dossier on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/luton-borough-council-ons-e06000032#spend-analytics)

## Provenance and Open Data
- **Data Source:** Official notices published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- **Canonical Profile:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/luton-borough-council-ons-e06000032
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt