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# Northumberland County Council · UK Public Procurement Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/northumberland-county-council-ons-e06000057). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Authority Summary:** Northumberland County Council is a Local authority based in North East England. Tracked in the Tenderline open procurement catalogue across 218 published procedures, with 6 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Information
- **Contracting Authority:** Northumberland County Council
- **Classification:** Local authority
- **Delivery Region:** North East England
- **Authority ID:** `GB-PPON-PJJX-1133-JRGV` (Official UK PPON)
- **Live Open Tenders:** 6
- **Total Published Procedures:** 218
- **Published Award Value (24 months):** £69m (median award: £170k) across 77 of 77 eligible published values (VAT excluded; not actual spend)
- **Official Registers:** nhs-ods (NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY COUNCIL), ons-geography (Northumberland), rsh-social-housing (Northumberland County Council), nhs-ods (NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY COUNCIL)
- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/northumberland-county-council-ons-e06000057

## Competition & Bidding Profile
- **Typical Bids per Lot:** 4 bids (median of 7 published per-lot bid counts on contested contract notices)
- **Single-Bid Lots:** 0% of lots drew only 1 bidder
- **Median Price Movement:** at the published estimate (median of 5 comparable awards)

## Procurement Vehicles & Sourcing Routes
- **Commercial Tools (24m):** Contract: 131 (92%), Framework: 10 (7%), Dynamic purchasing system: 1 (1%)
- **Sourcing Procedures (24m):** Open: 67 (47%), Direct award: 27 (19%), Limited / restricted: 23 (16%), Route not published: 19 (13%), Selective: 6 (4%)

## Primary Procurement Sectors (CPV)
1. **[Construction work](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/construction-civil-engineering-45000000) (CPV 45):** 45 notices, last 24 months (32% of this period)
2. **[Health and social work services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/health-social-care-85000000) (CPV 85):** 21 notices, last 24 months (15% of this period)
3. **[Construction structures and materials](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/construction-materials-prefab-44000000) (CPV 44):** 13 notices, last 24 months (9% of this period)
4. **[Business services: law, marketing, consulting](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/business-services-consultancy-79000000) (CPV 79):** 10 notices, last 24 months (7% of this period)
5. **[Transport equipment and products](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/transport-equipment-vehicles-34000000) (CPV 34):** 6 notices, last 24 months (4% of this period)

## Key Awarded Suppliers
1. **[Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/northumbria-healthcare-nhs-foundation-trust-GB-FTS-185822):** 7 procedures
2. **[Lookers PLC](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/lookers-plc-coh-00111876):** 3 procedures
3. **[Issac Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/issac-ltd-coh-11720067):** 3 procedures
4. **[W L Straughan & Son Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/w-l-straughan-son-ltd-coh-04608938):** 3 procedures (7 awards)
5. **[Citizens Advice Northumberland](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/citizens-advice-northumberland-coh-08669019):** 3 procedures

## Largest Public Contract Awards
Top public contracts awarded by this authority:
1. **[Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust (CNTWFT)](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/cumbria-northumberland-tyne-and-wear-nhs-foundation-trust-cn-GB-FTS-93467):** £26m · [NCC1075 Integrated Community Drug and Alcohol Service](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/ncc1075-integrated-community-drug-and-alcohol-service-ocds-h6vhtk-06f976)
2. **[Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/northumbria-healthcare-nhs-foundation-trust-GB-FTS-185822):** £16m · [NCC1722 Integrated Sexual Health Service](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/ncc1722-integrated-sexual-health-service-ocds-h6vhtk-06e8bc)
3. **[John Flowers Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/john-flowers-ltd-coh-01633007):** £3.4m · [NCC1690 Cramlington Area Re-Roofing 2025-2027](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/ncc1690-cramlington-area-re-roofing-2025-2027-ocds-h6vhtk-05d625)
4. **[UK Independent Medical Services Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/uk-independent-medical-services-ltd-coh-04530717):** £2.8m · [NCC1515 Occupational Health](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/ncc1515-occupational-health-ocds-h6vhtk-059891) · Awarded: 7 Jan 2026
5. **[Citizens Advice Northumberland](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/citizens-advice-northumberland-coh-08669019):** £2.3m · [The Contract will provide community welfare advice to support the Council's vision of closing the inequalities gap, so people are able to live a healthy and happy life for longer.](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-community-welfare-advice-services-in-northumberland-ocds-h6vhtk-068b3b) · Awarded: 23 Jun 2026

## Retender Radar & Upcoming Expiries
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 6 Months:** 9
- **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 Northumberland County Council intelligence dossier on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/northumberland-county-council-ons-e06000057#spend-analytics)

## Provenance and Open Data
- **Data Source:** Official notices published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- **Canonical Profile:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/northumberland-county-council-ons-e06000057
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt