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# North Somerset Council · UK Public Procurement Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/north-somerset-council-ons-e06000024). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Authority Summary:** North Somerset Council is a Local authority based in South West England. Tracked in the Tenderline open procurement catalogue across 175 published procedures, with 1 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Information
- **Contracting Authority:** North Somerset Council
- **Classification:** Local authority
- **Delivery Region:** South West England
- **Authority ID:** `GB-PPON-PVVX-9588-WCMV` (Official UK PPON)
- **Live Open Tenders:** 1
- **Total Published Procedures:** 175
- **Published Award Value (24 months):** £78m (median award: £88k) across 141 of 144 eligible published values (VAT excluded; not actual spend)
- **Official Registers:** nhs-ods (NORTH SOMERSET COUNCIL), ons-geography (North Somerset), rsh-social-housing (North Somerset Council)
- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/north-somerset-council-ons-e06000024

## Competition & Bidding Profile
- **Typical Bids per Lot:** 4.5 bids (median of 10 published per-lot bid counts on contested contract notices)
- **Single-Bid Lots:** 0% of lots drew only 1 bidder
- **Median Price Movement:** 1% below the published estimate (median of 6 comparable awards)

## Procurement Vehicles & Sourcing Routes
- **Commercial Tools (24m):** Contract: 135 (96%), Framework: 5 (4%)
- **Sourcing Procedures (24m):** Limited / restricted: 55 (39%), Direct award: 53 (38%), Open: 15 (11%), Route not published: 12 (9%), Selective: 5 (4%)

## Primary Procurement Sectors (CPV)
1. **[Health and social work services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/health-social-care-85000000) (CPV 85):** 15 notices, last 24 months (11% of this period)
2. **[Construction work](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/construction-civil-engineering-45000000) (CPV 45):** 11 notices, last 24 months (8% of this period)
3. **[Business services: law, marketing, consulting](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/business-services-consultancy-79000000) (CPV 79):** 6 notices, last 24 months (4% of this period)
4. **[Architectural, construction, engineering](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/architecture-engineering-71000000) (CPV 71):** 3 notices, last 24 months (2% of this period)
5. **[Transport equipment and products](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/transport-equipment-vehicles-34000000) (CPV 34):** 2 notices, last 24 months (1% of this period)

## Key Awarded Suppliers
1. **[Access Your Care Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/access-your-care-limited-coh-07597266):** 6 procedures
2. **[First West of England Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/first-west-of-england-ltd-coh-00025088):** 3 procedures
3. **[John West (Contractors) Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/john-west-contractors-limited-coh-00672256):** 3 procedures
4. **[QA Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/qa-limited-coh-02413137):** 2 procedures (3 awards)
5. **[E.J.MCGRATH CONSTRUCTION LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/e-j-mcgrath-construction-limited-coh-06353023):** 2 procedures

## Largest Public Contract Awards
Top public contracts awarded by this authority:
1. **[JT Mackley & Co Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/jt-mackley-co-ltd-GB-FTS-168329):** £20m · [Birnbeck Pier Reinstatement works](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/birnbeck-pier-reinstatement-works-ocds-h6vhtk-04d785)
2. **[Comensura limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/comensura-limited-coh-04085767):** £16m · [Direct Award for Temporary Agency Staff](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/direct-award-for-temporary-agency-staff-ocds-h6vhtk-060a57)
3. **[Romaquip Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/romaquip-ltd-coh-fc029368):** £6.2m · [Refuse Collection Vehicles](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/refuse-collection-vehicles-ocds-h6vhtk-04c934)
4. **[John West (Contractors) Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/john-west-contractors-limited-coh-00672256):** £6.0m · [Reactive and Planned Maintenance and Minor Works](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/reactive-and-planned-maintenance-and-minor-works-ocds-h6vhtk-04cf84)
5. **[CRANSTOUN](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/cranstoun-coh-03306337):** £2.6m · [Lot 1 - Specialist Domestic Abuse Support & Advocacy](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/north-somerset-specialist-domestic-abuse-services-ocds-h6vhtk-050b42) · Awarded: 11 Dec 2025

## Retender Radar & Upcoming Expiries
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 6 Months:** 18
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 18 Months:** 53
- **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 Somerset Council intelligence dossier on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/north-somerset-council-ons-e06000024#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-somerset-council-ons-e06000024
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt