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# Sefton Council · UK Public Procurement Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/sefton-council-ons-e08000014). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Authority Summary:** Sefton Council is a Local authority based in North West England. Tracked in the Tenderline open procurement catalogue across 159 published procedures, with 1 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Information
- **Contracting Authority:** Sefton Council
- **Classification:** Local authority
- **Delivery Region:** North West England
- **Authority ID:** `GB-FTS-5701` (Find a Tender organisation id)
- **Live Open Tenders:** 1
- **Total Published Procedures:** 159
- **Published Award Value (24 months):** £192m (median award: £90k) across 69 of 69 eligible published values (VAT excluded; not actual spend)
- **Official Registers:** nhs-ods (SEFTON METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL), ons-geography (Sefton), rsh-social-housing (Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council), nhs-ods (SEFTON COUNCIL)
- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/sefton-council-ons-e08000014

## Competition & Bidding Profile
- **Typical Bids per Lot:** 3 bids (median of 18 published per-lot bid counts on contested contract notices)
- **Single-Bid Lots:** 17% of lots drew only 1 bidder
- **Median Price Movement:** at the published estimate (median of 12 comparable awards)

## Procurement Vehicles & Sourcing Routes
- **Commercial Tools (24m):** Contract: 112 (92%), Framework: 9 (7%), Dynamic purchasing system: 1 (1%)
- **Sourcing Procedures (24m):** Open: 48 (39%), Limited / restricted: 29 (24%), Direct award: 28 (23%), Route not published: 15 (12%), Selective: 2 (2%)

## Primary Procurement Sectors (CPV)
1. **[Health and social work services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/health-social-care-85000000) (CPV 85):** 25 notices, last 24 months (20% of this period)
2. **[Construction work](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/construction-civil-engineering-45000000) (CPV 45):** 16 notices, last 24 months (13% of this period)
3. **[Business services: law, marketing, consulting](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/business-services-consultancy-79000000) (CPV 79):** 4 notices, last 24 months (3% of this period)
4. **[Other community, social and personal services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/community-cultural-services-98000000) (CPV 98):** 4 notices, last 24 months (3% of this period)
5. **[Transport services (except waste transport)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/transport-passenger-services-60000000) (CPV 60):** 3 notices, last 24 months (2% of this period)

## Key Awarded Suppliers
1. **[TRAVEL CO](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/travel-co-GB-FTS-106158):** 3 procedures (9 awards)
2. **[PRESIDENTIAL TRAVEL](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/presidential-travel-coh-06481431):** 3 procedures (9 awards)
3. **[HARTLEY TRAVEL](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/hartley-travel-coh-07019638):** 3 procedures (9 awards)
4. **[Computer Cab (Liverpool) Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/computer-cab-liverpool-ltd-coh-00597443):** 3 procedures (8 awards)
5. **[RADCLIFFE TAXIS](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/radcliffe-taxis-coh-15568559):** 3 procedures (7 awards)

## Largest Public Contract Awards
Top public contracts awarded by this authority:
1. **[DOWHIGH LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/dowhigh-limited-coh-01210665):** £80m · [Highways Term Maintenance - HM1 - Carriageway Resurfacing](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/highways-term-maintenance-hm1-carriageway-resurfacing-ocds-h6vhtk-06a107) · Awarded: 12 Oct 2026
2. **[DOWHIGH LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/dowhigh-limited-coh-01210665):** £54m · [Highways Term Maintenance HM10 - Highway and Footway Maintenance](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/highways-term-maintenance-hm10-highway-and-footway-maintenance-ocds-h6vhtk-05265e) · Awarded: 7 Sept 2026
3. **[Brook Young People T/a Brook](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/brook-young-people-t-a-brook-coh-02466940):** £23m · [Provision of an Integrated Community Sexual Health Service in Sefton](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-an-integrated-community-sexual-health-service-in-sefton-ocds-h6vhtk-050cb9)
4. **[WSP UK Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/wsp-uk-limited-coh-01383511):** £10m · [Transport Technical Support Services](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/transport-technical-support-services-ocds-h6vhtk-051cb3) · Awarded: 11 Feb 2026
5. **[Corona Energy Retail 4 Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/corona-energy-retail-4-limited-coh-02798334):** £9.0m · [Supply of Gas to Corporate and School Buildings](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/supply-of-gas-to-corporate-and-school-buildings-ocds-h6vhtk-0681b8)

## Retender Radar & Upcoming Expiries
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 6 Months:** 10
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 18 Months:** 31
- **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 Sefton Council intelligence dossier on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/sefton-council-ons-e08000014#spend-analytics)

## Provenance and Open Data
- **Data Source:** Official notices published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- **Canonical Profile:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/sefton-council-ons-e08000014
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt