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# Milton Keynes Council · UK Public Procurement Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/milton-keynes-council-ons-e06000042). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Authority Summary:** Milton Keynes Council is a Local authority based in South East England. Tracked in the Tenderline open procurement catalogue across 3,009 published procedures, with 7 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Information
- **Contracting Authority:** Milton Keynes Council
- **Classification:** Local authority
- **Delivery Region:** South East England
- **Authority ID:** `GB-FTS-289` (Find a Tender organisation id)
- **Live Open Tenders:** 7
- **Total Published Procedures:** 3,009
- **Published Award Value (24 months):** £791m (median award: £981) across 246 of 246 eligible published values (VAT excluded; not actual spend)
- **Official Registers:** nhs-ods (MILTON KEYNES COUNCIL), ons-geography (Milton Keynes), rsh-social-housing (Milton Keynes City Council), nhs-ods (MILTON KEYNES COUNCIL)
- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/milton-keynes-council-ons-e06000042

## Competition & Bidding Profile
- **Typical Bids per Lot:** 12 bids (median of 221 published per-lot bid counts on contested contract notices)
- **Single-Bid Lots:** 4% of lots drew only 1 bidder
- **Median Price Movement:** at the published estimate (median of 9 comparable awards)

## Procurement Vehicles & Sourcing Routes
- **Commercial Tools (24m):** Contract: 337 (98%), Framework: 7 (2%), Dynamic purchasing system: 1 (0%)
- **Sourcing Procedures (24m):** Open: 293 (85%), Route not published: 43 (12%), Direct award: 3 (1%), Limited / restricted: 3 (1%), Selective: 3 (1%)

## Primary Procurement Sectors (CPV)
1. **[Health and social work services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/health-social-care-85000000) (CPV 85):** 225 notices, last 24 months (65% of this period)
2. **[Construction work](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/construction-civil-engineering-45000000) (CPV 45):** 51 notices, last 24 months (15% of this period)
3. **[Architectural, construction, engineering](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/architecture-engineering-71000000) (CPV 71):** 24 notices, last 24 months (7% of this period)
4. **[Construction structures and materials](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/construction-materials-prefab-44000000) (CPV 44):** 16 notices, last 24 months (5% of this period)
5. **[Business services: law, marketing, consulting](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/business-services-consultancy-79000000) (CPV 79):** 13 notices, last 24 months (4% of this period)

## Key Awarded Suppliers
1. **[Chiltern Healthcare](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/chiltern-healthcare-GB-FTS-37563):** 445 procedures
2. **[Heritage Healthcare Milton Keynes](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/heritage-healthcare-milton-keynes-GB-FTS-42367):** 243 procedures
3. **[Emiran HealthCare](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/emiran-healthcare-GB-FTS-37567):** 228 procedures
4. **[Care MK Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/care-mk-ltd-coh-12275385):** 151 procedures
5. **[Bago care Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/bago-care-limited-coh-09429960):** 124 procedures

## Largest Public Contract Awards
Top public contracts awarded by this authority:
1. **[Mears Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/mears-limited-coh-02519234):** £351m · [RegenerationMK](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/regenerationmk-ocds-h6vhtk-04ed68)
2. **[SUEZ Recycling and Recovery UK Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/suez-recycling-and-recovery-uk-ltd-coh-02291198):** £314m · [Milton Keynes Waste Recovery Park Residual Waste Treatment Contract](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/milton-keynes-waste-recovery-park-residual-waste-treatment-contract-ocds-h6vhtk-04e419)
3. **[Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust (CNWL)](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/central-and-north-west-london-nhs-foundation-trust-cnwl-GB-PPON-PQNQ-2236-WRPR):** £43m · [Milton Keynes 0-19 Healthy Child Programme Service](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/milton-keynes-0-19-healthy-child-programme-service-ocds-h6vhtk-065b52)
4. **[Jigsaw Care Services Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/jigsaw-care-services-ltd-coh-15230891):** £18m · [Residential Children Home Services Phase 2](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/residential-children-home-services-phase-2-ocds-h6vhtk-0500e0) · Awarded: 10 Mar 2026
5. **[Serco Leisure Operating Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/serco-leisure-operating-limited-coh-04687478):** £15m · [Management of Leisure Facilities](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/milton-keynes-leisure-management-ocds-h6vhtk-04f909) · Awarded: 3 Dec 2025

## Retender Radar & Upcoming Expiries
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 6 Months:** 11
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 18 Months:** 38
- **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 Milton Keynes Council intelligence dossier on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/milton-keynes-council-ons-e06000042#spend-analytics)

## Provenance and Open Data
- **Data Source:** Official notices published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- **Canonical Profile:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/milton-keynes-council-ons-e06000042
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt