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# Renfrewshire Council · UK Public Procurement Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/renfrewshire-council-ons-s12000038). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Authority Summary:** Renfrewshire Council is a Local authority based in Scotland. Tracked in the Tenderline open procurement catalogue across 187 published procedures, with 2 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Information
- **Contracting Authority:** Renfrewshire Council
- **Classification:** Local authority
- **Delivery Region:** Scotland
- **Authority ID:** `GB-FTS-1038` (Find a Tender organisation id)
- **Live Open Tenders:** 2
- **Total Published Procedures:** 187
- **Published Award Value (24 months):** £86m (median award: £729k) across 30 of 30 eligible published values (VAT excluded; not actual spend)
- **Official Registers:** ons-geography (Renfrewshire)
- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/renfrewshire-council-ons-s12000038

## Competition & Bidding Profile
- **Typical Bids per Lot:** 4 bids (median of 19 published per-lot bid counts on contested contract notices)
- **Single-Bid Lots:** 11% of lots drew only 1 bidder


## Procurement Vehicles & Sourcing Routes
- **Commercial Tools (24m):** Contract: 52 (85%), Framework: 9 (15%)
- **Sourcing Procedures (24m):** Open: 37 (61%), Route not published: 14 (23%), Limited / restricted: 9 (15%), Selective: 1 (2%)

## Primary Procurement Sectors (CPV)
1. **[Construction work](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/construction-civil-engineering-45000000) (CPV 45):** 17 notices, last 24 months (28% of this period)
2. **[Health and social work services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/health-social-care-85000000) (CPV 85):** 16 notices, last 24 months (26% of this period)
3. **[Repair and maintenance services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/repair-maintenance-50000000) (CPV 50):** 12 notices, last 24 months (20% of this period)
4. **[Transport equipment and products](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/transport-equipment-vehicles-34000000) (CPV 34):** 6 notices, last 24 months (10% of this period)
5. **[Architectural, construction, engineering](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/architecture-engineering-71000000) (CPV 71):** 6 notices, last 24 months (10% of this period)

## Key Awarded Suppliers
1. **[John McGeady Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/john-mcgeady-ltd-coh-sc080553):** 4 procedures (11 awards)
2. **[Bridgewater Housing Association](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/bridgewater-housing-association-coh-ip002525):** 4 procedures (7 awards)
3. **[City Gate Construction Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/city-gate-construction-limited-GB-FTS-51746):** 3 procedures (15 awards)
4. **[Heather Murphy t/a Carriagehill Nursery](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/heather-murphy-t-a-carriagehill-nursery-GB-FTS-183157):** 3 procedures
5. **[Galliford Try Construction Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/galliford-try-construction-limited-coh-02472080):** 3 procedures (4 awards)

## Largest Public Contract Awards
Top public contracts awarded by this authority:
1. **[City Gate Construction Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/city-gate-construction-limited-GB-FTS-51746):** £28m · [Maintenance and Refurbishment of Tenanted Properties](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/maintenance-and-refurbishment-of-tenanted-properties-ocds-h6vhtk-0508a2)
2. **[McTear Contracts Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/mctear-contracts-ltd-coh-sc309568):** £18m · [Replacement of Boilers and Full Gas Heating Systems - Tenanted Properties](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/replacement-of-boilers-and-full-gas-heating-systems-tenanted-properties-ocds-h6vhtk-066da9)
3. **[City Gate Construction (Scotland) Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/city-gate-construction-scotland-limited-coh-sc244614):** £15m · [Maintenance and Refurbishment Works - Void Properties](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/maintenance-and-refurbishment-works-void-properties-ocds-h6vhtk-067266)
4. **[John McGeady Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/john-mcgeady-ltd-coh-sc080553):** £8.0m · [Vehicle and Plant Hire with Operatives](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/vehicle-and-plant-hire-with-operatives-ocds-h6vhtk-0559af)
5. **[Caledonian Maintenance Services Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/caledonian-maintenance-services-ltd-coh-sc084888):** £1.6m · [Specialist Cleaning, Clearances and Adhoc Services](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/specialist-cleaning-clearances-and-adhoc-services-ocds-h6vhtk-05dad6)

## Retender Radar & Upcoming Expiries
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 6 Months:** 6
- **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 Renfrewshire Council intelligence dossier on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/renfrewshire-council-ons-s12000038#spend-analytics)

## Provenance and Open Data
- **Data Source:** Official notices published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- **Canonical Profile:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/renfrewshire-council-ons-s12000038
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt