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# Rochdale Borough Council · UK Public Procurement Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/rochdale-borough-council-ons-e08000005). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Authority Summary:** Rochdale Borough Council is a Local authority based in North West England. Tracked in the Tenderline open procurement catalogue across 133 published procedures, with 1 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Information
- **Contracting Authority:** Rochdale Borough Council
- **Classification:** Local authority
- **Delivery Region:** North West England
- **Authority ID:** `GB-PPON-PXXD-6682-MDRX` (Official UK PPON)
- **Live Open Tenders:** 1
- **Total Published Procedures:** 133
- **Published Award Value (24 months):** £44m (median award: £240k) across 55 of 55 eligible published values (VAT excluded; not actual spend)
- **Official Registers:** nhs-ods (ROCHDALE METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL), ons-geography (Rochdale)
- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/rochdale-borough-council-ons-e08000005

## Competition & Bidding Profile
- **Typical Bids per Lot:** 4 bids (median of 10 published per-lot bid counts on contested contract notices)
- **Single-Bid Lots:** 10% of lots drew only 1 bidder
- **Median Price Movement:** 17% below the published estimate (median of 4 comparable awards)

## Procurement Vehicles & Sourcing Routes
- **Commercial Tools (24m):** Contract: 85 (89%), Framework: 10 (11%)
- **Sourcing Procedures (24m):** Limited / restricted: 38 (40%), Open: 30 (32%), Route not published: 15 (16%), Direct award: 9 (9%), Selective: 3 (3%)

## Primary Procurement Sectors (CPV)
1. **[Health and social work services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/health-social-care-85000000) (CPV 85):** 23 notices, last 24 months (24% of this period)
2. **[Construction work](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/construction-civil-engineering-45000000) (CPV 45):** 17 notices, last 24 months (18% of this period)
3. **[IT services: consulting, software, internet](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/it-services-software-72000000) (CPV 72):** 7 notices, last 24 months (7% of this period)
4. **[Real estate services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/real-estate-services-70000000) (CPV 70):** 4 notices, last 24 months (4% of this period)
5. **[Musical instruments, sport, games](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/musical-instruments-sport-goods-games-toys-handicraft-art-ma-37000000) (CPV 37):** 4 notices, last 24 months (4% of this period)

## Key Awarded Suppliers
1. **[H. BELL & SONS (ROCHDALE) LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/h-bell-sons-rochdale-limited-coh-01557160):** 7 procedures
2. **[F.S.Moult & Son](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/f-s-moult-son-coh-14138306):** 4 procedures
3. **[F.W. SHERRATT LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/f-w-sherratt-limited-coh-00457427):** 3 procedures
4. **[Thomas Kershaw Builders Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/thomas-kershaw-builders-ltd-coh-01809894):** 3 procedures
5. **[EUROPEAN ELECTRONIQUE LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/european-electronique-limited-coh-01704440):** 2 procedures

## Largest Public Contract Awards
Top public contracts awarded by this authority:
1. **[SYNTAX CONTROLS LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/syntax-controls-limited-coh-04722984):** £9.4m · [Servicing Maintenance to BMS Controls within Public, Schools and SLA Buildings (2026-2028)](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/servicing-maintenance-to-bms-controls-within-public-schools-and-sla-buildings-2026-2028-ocds-h6vhtk-078314)
2. **[TIC Mobile](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/tic-mobile-coh-12470489):** £3.7m · [Cross Sectional Post Mortem Imaging Services - Rochdale Council](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/cross-sectional-post-mortem-imaging-services-rochdale-council-ocds-h6vhtk-0505f5)
3. **[Schofield & Sons](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/schofield-sons-coh-02459259):** £2.6m · [Touchstones - Zone 2 Roof and First Floor Works](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/touchstones-zone-2-roof-and-first-floor-works-ocds-h6vhtk-06e281)
4. **[N-Compass Towards A Brighter Future Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/n-compass-towards-a-brighter-future-ltd-coh-06845210):** £2.5m · [Rochdale Carers Service](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/rochdale-carers-service-ocds-h6vhtk-05ae32) · Awarded: 10 Dec 2025
5. **[H. BELL & SONS (ROCHDALE) LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/h-bell-sons-rochdale-limited-coh-01557160):** £2.2m · [Leopold Court Refurbishment & Reconfiguration](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/leopold-court-refurbishment-reconfiguration-ocds-h6vhtk-06ac83)

## Retender Radar & Upcoming Expiries
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 6 Months:** 12
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 18 Months:** 25
- **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 Rochdale Borough Council intelligence dossier on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/rochdale-borough-council-ons-e08000005#spend-analytics)

## Provenance and Open Data
- **Data Source:** Official notices published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- **Canonical Profile:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/rochdale-borough-council-ons-e08000005
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt