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# Manchester City Council · UK Public Procurement Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/manchester-city-council-ons-e08000003). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Authority Summary:** Manchester City Council is a Local authority based in North West England. Tracked in the Tenderline open procurement catalogue across 301 published procedures, with 4 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Information
- **Contracting Authority:** Manchester City Council
- **Classification:** Local authority
- **Delivery Region:** North West England
- **Authority ID:** `GB-PPON-PLNV-8798-LDMP` (Official UK PPON)
- **Live Open Tenders:** 4
- **Total Published Procedures:** 301
- **Published Award Value (24 months):** £227m (median award: £663k) across 77 of 77 eligible published values (VAT excluded; not actual spend)
- **Official Registers:** nhs-ods (MANCHESTER CITY COUNCIL), ons-geography (Manchester), rsh-social-housing (Manchester City Council), nhs-ods (MANCHESTER CITY COUNCIL)
- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/manchester-city-council-ons-e08000003

## Competition & Bidding Profile
- **Typical Bids per Lot:** 3 bids (median of 52 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 35 comparable awards)

## Procurement Vehicles & Sourcing Routes
- **Commercial Tools (24m):** Contract: 109 (86%), Framework: 18 (14%)
- **Sourcing Procedures (24m):** Open: 68 (54%), Route not published: 24 (19%), Limited / restricted: 18 (14%), Direct award: 14 (11%), Selective: 3 (2%)

## Primary Procurement Sectors (CPV)
1. **[Health and social work services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/health-social-care-85000000) (CPV 85):** 45 notices, last 24 months (35% of this period)
2. **[Business services: law, marketing, consulting](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/business-services-consultancy-79000000) (CPV 79):** 12 notices, last 24 months (9% of this period)
3. **[Construction work](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/construction-civil-engineering-45000000) (CPV 45):** 10 notices, last 24 months (8% of this period)
4. **[Software package and information systems](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/software-packages-erp-48000000) (CPV 48):** 10 notices, last 24 months (8% of this period)
5. **[Repair and maintenance services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/repair-maintenance-50000000) (CPV 50):** 9 notices, last 24 months (7% of this period)

## Key Awarded Suppliers
1. **[Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/manchester-university-nhs-foundation-trust-coh-oc388522):** 6 procedures
2. **[Rosgal Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/rosgal-limited-coh-03731189):** 6 procedures
3. **[Great Places Housing Group Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/great-places-housing-group-limited-GB-CHC-30045R):** 3 procedures
4. **[J. HOPKINS (CONTRACTORS) LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/j-hopkins-contractors-limited-coh-01112562):** 3 procedures (4 awards)
5. **[The Pankhurst Trust (incorporating Manchester Women's Aid)](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/the-pankhurst-trust-incorporating-manchester-women-s-aid-coh-06726553):** 3 procedures (4 awards)

## Largest Public Contract Awards
Top public contracts awarded by this authority:
1. **[Change Grow Live Services Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/change-grow-live-services-limited-coh-06228752):** £37m · [Integrated Drug & Alcohol Treatment & Support Service](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/integrated-drug-alcohol-treatment-support-service-ocds-h6vhtk-050281)
2. **[Phoenix Software Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/phoenix-software-ltd-coh-02548628):** £32m · [TC718 Microsoft Products and Services](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/tc718-microsoft-products-and-services-ocds-h6vhtk-068cf1)
3. **[Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/manchester-university-nhs-foundation-trust-coh-oc388522):** £25m · [Health Visitor Service](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/health-visitor-service-ocds-h6vhtk-066f34)
4. **[Equans Services Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/equans-services-limited-coh-00598379):** £18m · [Repairs and Maintenance for the Manchester City Council Estate](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/repairs-and-maintenance-for-the-manchester-city-council-estate-ocds-h6vhtk-078a93)
5. **[Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/manchester-university-nhs-foundation-trust-coh-oc388522):** £15m · [The Northern - Integrated Sexual and Reproductive Health Service](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/the-northern-integrated-sexual-and-reproductive-health-service-ocds-h6vhtk-066f39)

## Retender Radar & Upcoming Expiries
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 6 Months:** 41
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 18 Months:** 258
- **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 Manchester City Council intelligence dossier on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/manchester-city-council-ons-e08000003#spend-analytics)

## Provenance and Open Data
- **Data Source:** Official notices published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- **Canonical Profile:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/manchester-city-council-ons-e08000003
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt