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# Sheffield City Council · UK Public Procurement Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/sheffield-city-council-ons-e08000039). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Authority Summary:** Sheffield City Council is a Local authority based in Yorkshire and the Humber. Tracked in the Tenderline open procurement catalogue across 501 published procedures, with 10 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Information
- **Contracting Authority:** Sheffield City Council
- **Classification:** Local authority
- **Delivery Region:** Yorkshire and the Humber
- **Authority ID:** `GB-PPON-PPQT-9425-JWVM` (Official UK PPON)
- **Live Open Tenders:** 10
- **Total Published Procedures:** 501
- **Published Award Value (24 months):** £168m (median award: £99k) across 142 of 142 eligible published values (VAT excluded; not actual spend)
- **Official Registers:** nhs-ods (SHEFFIELD CITY COUNCIL), ons-geography (Sheffield), rsh-social-housing (Sheffield City Council), nhs-ods (SHEFFIELD CITY COUNCIL)
- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/sheffield-city-council-ons-e08000039

## Competition & Bidding Profile
- **Typical Bids per Lot:** 2 bids (median of 47 published per-lot bid counts on contested contract notices)
- **Single-Bid Lots:** 32% of lots drew only 1 bidder
- **Median Price Movement:** at the published estimate (median of 29 comparable awards)

## Procurement Vehicles & Sourcing Routes
- **Commercial Tools (24m):** Contract: 301 (90%), Framework: 28 (8%), Dynamic purchasing system: 7 (2%)
- **Sourcing Procedures (24m):** Open: 133 (40%), Direct award: 96 (29%), Route not published: 53 (16%), Limited / restricted: 39 (12%), Selective: 15 (4%)

## Primary Procurement Sectors (CPV)
1. **[Health and social work services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/health-social-care-85000000) (CPV 85):** 59 notices, last 24 months (18% of this period)
2. **[Business services: law, marketing, consulting](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/business-services-consultancy-79000000) (CPV 79):** 28 notices, last 24 months (8% of this period)
3. **[Construction work](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/construction-civil-engineering-45000000) (CPV 45):** 24 notices, last 24 months (7% of this period)
4. **[Education and training services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/education-training-80000000) (CPV 80):** 18 notices, last 24 months (5% of this period)
5. **[Repair and maintenance services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/repair-maintenance-50000000) (CPV 50):** 17 notices, last 24 months (5% of this period)

## Key Awarded Suppliers
1. **[Faerfield Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/faerfield-ltd-coh-11941797):** 18 procedures
2. **[Gravitas Recruitment Group Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/gravitas-recruitment-group-limited-coh-06959984):** 8 procedures
3. **[MANOR AND CASTLE DEVELOPMENT TRUST LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/manor-and-castle-development-trust-limited-coh-03427303):** 5 procedures (6 awards)
4. **[Sharrow Community Forum](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/sharrow-community-forum-coh-03338021):** 5 procedures (6 awards)
5. **[EQUAL COMMUNITIES LTD](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/equal-communities-ltd-coh-03670165):** 5 procedures

## Largest Public Contract Awards
Top public contracts awarded by this authority:
1. **[World Snooker Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/world-snooker-limited-coh-04127833):** £89m · [World Snooker Championships](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/world-snooker-championships-ocds-h6vhtk-06c783) · Awarded: 17 Jul 2026
2. **[Scottish Water Business Stream](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/scottish-water-business-stream-coh-sc294924):** £9.6m · [Supply of Water, Wastewater and Ancillary Services](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/supply-of-water-wastewater-and-ancillary-services-ocds-h6vhtk-065307)
3. **[Taking Care Personal Alarms Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/ppp-taking-care-limited-coh-01488490):** £8.9m · [Technology Enabled Care (TEC) Service Delivery Model](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/technology-enabled-care-tec-service-delivery-model-ocds-h6vhtk-05f6a7) · Awarded: 1 Jul 2026
4. **[Pyramid linoleum & Carpet Company Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/pyramid-linoleum-carpet-company-limited-coh-05800800):** £6.3m · [Corporate and Housing Floor Coverings](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/scc-corporate-and-housing-floor-coverings-ocds-h6vhtk-05e48c) · Awarded: 4 Feb 2026
5. **[Crossroad Care Rotherham](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/crossroad-care-rotherham-GB-PPON-PBJZ-2457-RZYW):** £5.5m · [Carers Support Service](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/carers-support-service-ocds-h6vhtk-05e3d3) · Awarded: 1 Oct 2026

## Retender Radar & Upcoming Expiries
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 6 Months:** 63
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 18 Months:** 104
- **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 Sheffield City Council intelligence dossier on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/sheffield-city-council-ons-e08000039#spend-analytics)

## Provenance and Open Data
- **Data Source:** Official notices published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- **Canonical Profile:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/sheffield-city-council-ons-e08000039
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt