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# South Ayrshire Council · UK Public Procurement Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/south-ayrshire-council-ons-s12000028). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Authority Summary:** South Ayrshire Council is a Local authority based in Scotland. Tracked in the Tenderline open procurement catalogue across 233 published procedures, with 3 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Information
- **Contracting Authority:** South Ayrshire Council
- **Classification:** Local authority
- **Delivery Region:** Scotland
- **Authority ID:** `GB-FTS-4854` (Find a Tender organisation id)
- **Live Open Tenders:** 3
- **Total Published Procedures:** 233
- **Published Award Value (24 months):** £31m (median award: £402k) across 39 of 39 eligible published values (VAT excluded; not actual spend)
- **Official Registers:** ons-geography (South Ayrshire)
- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/south-ayrshire-council-ons-s12000028

## Competition & Bidding Profile
- **Typical Bids per Lot:** 3.5 bids (median of 10 published per-lot bid counts on contested contract notices)
- **Single-Bid Lots:** 30% of lots drew only 1 bidder


## Procurement Vehicles & Sourcing Routes
- **Commercial Tools (24m):** Contract: 41 (80%), Framework: 10 (20%)
- **Sourcing Procedures (24m):** Limited / restricted: 24 (47%), Open: 22 (43%), Route not published: 5 (10%)

## Primary Procurement Sectors (CPV)
1. **[Health and social work services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/health-social-care-85000000) (CPV 85):** 19 notices, last 24 months (37% of this period)
2. **[Repair and maintenance services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/repair-maintenance-50000000) (CPV 50):** 8 notices, last 24 months (16% of this period)
3. **[Financial and insurance services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/financial-and-insurance-services-66000000) (CPV 66):** 6 notices, last 24 months (12% of this period)
4. **[Construction work](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/construction-civil-engineering-45000000) (CPV 45):** 5 notices, last 24 months (10% of this period)
5. **[Business services: law, marketing, consulting](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/business-services-consultancy-79000000) (CPV 79):** 5 notices, last 24 months (10% of this period)

## Key Awarded Suppliers
1. **[Softcat Plc](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/softcat-plc-coh-02174990):** 4 procedures
2. **[ENABLE Scotland](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/enable-scotland-coh-sc278976):** 4 procedures (10 awards)
3. **[NEC Software Solutions LTD](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/nec-software-solutions-ltd-coh-00968498):** 4 procedures
4. **[Wybone Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/wybone-limited-coh-00952455):** 4 procedures
5. **[Fortress Security Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/fortress-security-ltd-coh-03652965):** 4 procedures

## Largest Public Contract Awards
Top public contracts awarded by this authority:
1. **[PROTECTOR INSURANCE (UK)](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/protector-insurance-uk-coh-fc033034):** £7.5m · [Property Damage & Business Interruption including Money and Specified Property Insured](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-insurance-services-ocds-h6vhtk-0529a5)
2. **[Richard Irvin FM Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/richard-irvin-fm-limited-coh-11454668):** £3.5m · [CE-49-26 - Measured Term Contract (MTC) for Planned, Reactive Servicing & Maintenance of Gas, Oil, Biomass, LPG Boilers inc Associated Parts](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/ce-49-26-measured-term-contract-mtc-for-planned-reactive-servicing-maintenance-of-gas-oil--ocds-h6vhtk-06c4ed)
3. **[Risk Management Partners Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/risk-management-partners-ltd-coh-02989025):** £3.5m · [Provision of Casualty Insurance](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-casualty-insurance-ocds-h6vhtk-0545d3)
4. **[PROTECTOR INSURANCE (UK)](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/protector-insurance-uk-coh-fc033034):** £1.8m · [Motor Fleet](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-insurance-services-ocds-h6vhtk-0529a5)
5. **[Ayrshire Refrigeration Ltd.](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/ayrshire-refrigeration-ltd-coh-sc303193):** £1.4m · [CE -197-24 - Measured Term Contract for Servicing and Maintenance of Air Handling, Air Conditioning Units & Positive Input Ventilation (MTC AHU, ACU & PIV)](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/ce-197-24-measured-term-contract-for-servicing-and-maintenance-of-air-handling-air-conditi-ocds-h6vhtk-055970)

## Retender Radar & Upcoming Expiries
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 6 Months:** 4
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 18 Months:** 12
- **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 South Ayrshire Council intelligence dossier on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/south-ayrshire-council-ons-s12000028#spend-analytics)

## Provenance and Open Data
- **Data Source:** Official notices published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- **Canonical Profile:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/south-ayrshire-council-ons-s12000028
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt