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# Plymouth City Council · UK Public Procurement Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/plymouth-city-council-ons-e06000026). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Authority Summary:** Plymouth City Council is a Central government based in South West England. Tracked in the Tenderline open procurement catalogue across 177 published procedures, with 3 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Information
- **Contracting Authority:** Plymouth City Council
- **Classification:** Central government
- **Delivery Region:** South West England
- **Authority ID:** `GB-PPON-PBQP-8499-TLMP` (Official UK PPON)
- **Live Open Tenders:** 3
- **Total Published Procedures:** 177
- **Published Award Value (24 months):** £97m (median award: £75k) across 109 of 130 eligible published values (VAT excluded; not actual spend)
- **Official Registers:** nhs-ods (PLYMOUTH CITY COUNCIL), ons-geography (Plymouth), rsh-social-housing (Plymouth City Council), nhs-ods (PLYMOUTH CITY COUNCIL)
- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/plymouth-city-council-ons-e06000026

## Competition & Bidding Profile
- **Typical Bids per Lot:** 2 bids (median of 10 published per-lot bid counts on contested contract notices)
- **Single-Bid Lots:** 40% of lots drew only 1 bidder
- **Median Price Movement:** at the published estimate (median of 8 comparable awards)

## Procurement Vehicles & Sourcing Routes
- **Commercial Tools (24m):** Contract: 131 (95%), Framework: 6 (4%), Dynamic purchasing system: 1 (1%)
- **Sourcing Procedures (24m):** Direct award: 70 (51%), Route not published: 28 (20%), Limited / restricted: 21 (15%), Open: 13 (9%), Selective: 6 (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. **[Transport equipment and products](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/transport-equipment-vehicles-34000000) (CPV 34):** 6 notices, last 24 months (4% of this period)
4. **[Business services: law, marketing, consulting](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/business-services-consultancy-79000000) (CPV 79):** 4 notices, last 24 months (3% of this period)
5. **[Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/cleaning-environmental-services-90000000) (CPV 90):** 4 notices, last 24 months (3% of this period)

## Key Awarded Suppliers
1. **[Delt Shared Services Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/delt-shared-services-ltd-coh-09098450):** 25 procedures
2. **[WSP UK Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/wsp-uk-limited-coh-01383511):** 3 procedures
3. **[Millbrook Healthcare Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/millbrook-healthcare-limited-coh-00833987):** 2 procedures
4. **[Sam Gilpin Demolition Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/sam-gilpin-demolition-ltd-coh-03716740):** 2 procedures
5. **[Japanese Knotweed Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/japanese-knotweed-ltd-coh-07428170):** 2 procedures

## Largest Public Contract Awards
Top public contracts awarded by this authority:
1. **[Loc8 Developments (Plymouth 2) Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/loc8-developments-plymouth-2-limited-coh-08385353):** £13m · [Forward Funding Agreement relating to land at Princes Rock, Embankment Road, Plymouth PL4 9HX](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/forward-funding-agreement-relating-to-land-at-princes-rock-embankment-road-plymouth-pl4-9h-ocds-h6vhtk-050e8d)
2. **[Sage Care Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/sage-care-limited-coh-03288501):** £13m · [Extra Care Housing](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/extra-care-housing-ocds-h6vhtk-04fc41) · Awarded: 17 Dec 2025
3. **[Sage Care Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/sage-care-limited-coh-03288501):** £10m · [Extra Care Housing](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/extra-care-housing-ocds-h6vhtk-04fc41) · Awarded: 17 Dec 2025
4. **[Millbrook Healthcare Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/millbrook-healthcare-limited-coh-00833987):** £9.1m · [Plymouth Community Equipment Service](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/plymouth-community-equipment-service-ocds-h6vhtk-058c16) · Awarded: 26 Sept 2025
5. **[FORWARD OUTCOMES PARTNERSHIPS LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/forward-outcomes-partnerships-limited-coh-11820613):** £8.0m · [Plymouth Domestic Abuse Service and Behaviour Change](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/plymouth-domestic-abuse-service-and-behaviour-change-ocds-h6vhtk-05f434) · Awarded: 9 Dec 2025

## Retender Radar & Upcoming Expiries
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 6 Months:** 27
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 18 Months:** 47
- **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 Plymouth City Council intelligence dossier on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/plymouth-city-council-ons-e06000026#spend-analytics)

## Provenance and Open Data
- **Data Source:** Official notices published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- **Canonical Profile:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/plymouth-city-council-ons-e06000026
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt