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# Oldham Council · UK Public Procurement Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/oldham-council-ons-e08000004). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Authority Summary:** Oldham Council is a Local authority based in North West England. Tracked in the Tenderline open procurement catalogue across 205 published procedures, with 4 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Information
- **Contracting Authority:** Oldham Council
- **Classification:** Local authority
- **Delivery Region:** North West England
- **Authority ID:** `GB-FTS-176355` (Find a Tender organisation id)
- **Live Open Tenders:** 4
- **Total Published Procedures:** 205
- **Published Award Value (24 months):** £41m (median award: £124k) across 33 of 33 eligible published values (VAT excluded; not actual spend)
- **Official Registers:** nhs-ods (OLDHAM METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL), ons-geography (Oldham), rsh-social-housing (Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council)
- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/oldham-council-ons-e08000004

## Competition & Bidding Profile
- **Typical Bids per Lot:** 3 bids (median of 11 published per-lot bid counts on contested contract notices)
- **Single-Bid Lots:** 0% of lots drew only 1 bidder
- **Median Price Movement:** 2% below the published estimate (median of 10 comparable awards)

## Procurement Vehicles & Sourcing Routes
- **Commercial Tools (24m):** Contract: 104 (88%), Framework: 13 (11%), Dynamic purchasing system: 1 (1%)
- **Sourcing Procedures (24m):** Open: 45 (38%), Direct award: 37 (31%), Route not published: 24 (20%), Limited / restricted: 8 (7%), Selective: 4 (3%)

## Primary Procurement Sectors (CPV)
1. **[Construction work](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/construction-civil-engineering-45000000) (CPV 45):** 34 notices, last 24 months (29% of this period)
2. **[Health and social work services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/health-social-care-85000000) (CPV 85):** 27 notices, last 24 months (23% of this period)
3. **[Construction structures and materials](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/construction-materials-prefab-44000000) (CPV 44):** 10 notices, last 24 months (8% of this period)
4. **[Industrial machinery](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/industrial-machinery-42000000) (CPV 42):** 7 notices, last 24 months (6% of this period)
5. **[Repair and maintenance services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/repair-maintenance-50000000) (CPV 50):** 5 notices, last 24 months (4% of this period)

## Key Awarded Suppliers
1. **[FreeRun Private Services Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/freerun-private-services-ltd-coh-12907071):** 9 procedures (15 awards)
2. **[FLOURISH FOSTERING LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/flourish-fostering-limited-coh-12093401):** 5 procedures
3. **[Mossley Private Hire](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/mossley-private-hire-coh-06756364):** 5 procedures (7 awards)
4. **[Transportation Direct](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/transportation-direct-coh-11802526):** 4 procedures (11 awards)
5. **[SKYLINE PRIVATE HIRE LTD](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/skyline-private-hire-ltd-coh-12318078):** 4 procedures

## Largest Public Contract Awards
Top public contracts awarded by this authority:
1. **[Medequip Assistive Technology Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/medequip-assistive-technology-ltd-coh-04198824):** £28m · [Integrated Community Equipment Service](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/integrated-community-equipment-services-minor-adaptations-services-ocds-h6vhtk-068414) · Awarded: 12 Aug 2026
2. **[Action Together CIO](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/action-together-cio-coh-ce005376):** £3.9m · [Social Prescribing Service](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/social-prescribing-psr-direct-award-option-c-award-notice-ocds-h6vhtk-04b4da)
3. **[CITIZENS ADVICE SORT GROUP LTD](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/citizens-advice-sort-group-ltd-coh-08290395):** £2.1m · [Oldham Advice Services](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/oldham-advice-services-ocds-h6vhtk-0664bc)
4. **[HOME-START HOST LTD](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/home-start-host-ltd-coh-07203889):** £2.0m · [Best Start Family Hubs Outreach Service](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/best-start-family-hubs-outreach-service-ocds-h6vhtk-065eac) · Awarded: 25 Aug 2026
5. **[Buro Happold Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/buro-happold-ltd-coh-02049511):** £766k · [Call-off Contract Oldham Low Carbon Heat Network Commercialisation](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/call-off-contract-oldham-low-carbon-heat-network-commercialisation-ocds-h6vhtk-06b45c)

## Retender Radar & Upcoming Expiries
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 6 Months:** 12
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 18 Months:** 37
- **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 Oldham Council intelligence dossier on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/oldham-council-ons-e08000004#spend-analytics)

## Provenance and Open Data
- **Data Source:** Official notices published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- **Canonical Profile:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/oldham-council-ons-e08000004
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt