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# North Ayrshire Council · UK Public Procurement Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/north-ayrshire-council-ons-s12000021). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Authority Summary:** North Ayrshire Council is a Local authority based in Scotland. Tracked in the Tenderline open procurement catalogue across 179 published procedures, with 4 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Information
- **Contracting Authority:** North Ayrshire Council
- **Classification:** Local authority
- **Delivery Region:** Scotland
- **Authority ID:** `GB-FTS-1083` (Find a Tender organisation id)
- **Live Open Tenders:** 4
- **Total Published Procedures:** 179
- **Published Award Value (24 months):** £58m (median award: £287k) across 27 of 27 eligible published values (VAT excluded; not actual spend)
- **Official Registers:** ons-geography (North Ayrshire)
- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/north-ayrshire-council-ons-s12000021

## Competition & Bidding Profile
- **Typical Bids per Lot:** 5 bids (median of 21 published per-lot bid counts on contested contract notices)
- **Single-Bid Lots:** 10% of lots drew only 1 bidder


## Procurement Vehicles & Sourcing Routes
- **Commercial Tools (24m):** Contract: 43 (83%), Framework: 9 (17%)
- **Sourcing Procedures (24m):** Open: 30 (58%), Route not published: 17 (33%), Limited / restricted: 5 (10%)

## Primary Procurement Sectors (CPV)
1. **[Health and social work services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/health-social-care-85000000) (CPV 85):** 17 notices, last 24 months (33% of this period)
2. **[Construction work](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/construction-civil-engineering-45000000) (CPV 45):** 11 notices, last 24 months (21% of this period)
3. **[Repair and maintenance services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/repair-maintenance-50000000) (CPV 50):** 11 notices, last 24 months (21% of this period)
4. **[Other community, social and personal services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/community-cultural-services-98000000) (CPV 98):** 9 notices, last 24 months (17% of this period)
5. **[Education and training services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/education-training-80000000) (CPV 80):** 8 notices, last 24 months (15% of this period)

## Key Awarded Suppliers
1. **[Sodexo Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/sodexo-limited-coh-00842846):** 8 procedures
2. **[Key Housing Association Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/key-housing-association-limited-coh-sp1938rs):** 4 procedures
3. **[The Richmond Fellowship Scotland Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/the-richmond-fellowship-scotland-limited-coh-sp2450rs):** 4 procedures
4. **[CHAP Group](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/chap-group-coh-06138291):** 4 procedures
5. **[Acatch Environmental & Property Services Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/acatch-environmental-property-services-ltd-coh-sc559492):** 3 procedures

## Largest Public Contract Awards
Top public contracts awarded by this authority:
1. **[Wills Bros Civil Engineering Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/wills-bros-civil-engineering-ltd-coh-07253083):** £23m · [B714 Upgrading Construction](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/b714-upgrading-construction-ocds-h6vhtk-04fcf7)
2. **[McTear Contracts Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/mctear-contracts-ltd-coh-sc309568):** £9.1m · [Measured Term Contract for Replacement Central Heating and Electrical Re-Wiring Programme](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/measured-term-contract-for-replacement-central-heating-and-electrical-re-wiring-programme-ocds-h6vhtk-04c925)
3. **[Key Housing Association Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/key-housing-association-limited-coh-sp1938rs):** £7.8m · [Lot 2: Castlecraigs Court, Glasgow Street, Ardrossan](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-a-supported-living-service-within-supported-accommodation-ocds-h6vhtk-055829)
4. **[Cornerstone Community Care](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/cornerstone-community-care-coh-sc070762):** £7.5m · [Bessie Dunlop Court, Dalry](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-a-supported-living-service-within-supported-accommodation-ocds-h6vhtk-055829)
5. **[Blue Triangle (Glasgow) Housing Association](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/blue-triangle-glasgow-housing-association-coh-sp1835rs):** £2.1m · [Provision of a Transitional Supported Living Service for Young People](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-a-transitional-supported-living-service-for-young-people-ocds-h6vhtk-05959f)

## Retender Radar & Upcoming Expiries
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 6 Months:** 8
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 18 Months:** 24
- **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 North Ayrshire Council intelligence dossier on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/north-ayrshire-council-ons-s12000021#spend-analytics)

## Provenance and Open Data
- **Data Source:** Official notices published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- **Canonical Profile:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/north-ayrshire-council-ons-s12000021
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt