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# South Cambridgeshire District Council · UK Public Procurement Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/south-cambridgeshire-district-council-ons-e07000012). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Authority Summary:** South Cambridgeshire District Council is a Local authority based in East of England. Tracked in the Tenderline open procurement catalogue across 64 published procedures, with 1 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Information
- **Contracting Authority:** South Cambridgeshire District Council
- **Classification:** Local authority
- **Delivery Region:** East of England
- **Authority ID:** `GB-PPON-PPLL-9624-BHXR` (Official UK PPON)
- **Live Open Tenders:** 1
- **Total Published Procedures:** 64
- **Published Award Value (24 months):** £8.6m (median award: £52k) across 26 of 26 eligible published values (VAT excluded; not actual spend)
- **Official Registers:** nhs-ods (SOUTH CAMBRIDGESHIRE DISTRICT COUNCIL), ons-geography (South Cambridgeshire), rsh-social-housing (South Cambridgeshire District Council), nhs-ods (SOUTH CAMBRIDGESHIRE DISTRICT COUNCIL)
- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/south-cambridgeshire-district-council-ons-e07000012

## Competition & Bidding Profile
- **Typical Bids per Lot:** 3 bids (median of 24 published per-lot bid counts on contested contract notices)
- **Single-Bid Lots:** 8% of lots drew only 1 bidder
- **Median Price Movement:** at the published estimate (median of 18 comparable awards)

## Procurement Vehicles & Sourcing Routes
- **Commercial Tools (24m):** Contract: 42 (95%), Framework: 2 (5%)
- **Sourcing Procedures (24m):** Open: 40 (91%), Direct award: 3 (7%), Route not published: 1 (2%)

## Primary Procurement Sectors (CPV)
1. **[Business services: law, marketing, consulting](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/business-services-consultancy-79000000) (CPV 79):** 9 notices, last 24 months (20% of this period)
2. **[Construction work](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/construction-civil-engineering-45000000) (CPV 45):** 6 notices, last 24 months (14% of this period)
3. **[Architectural, construction, engineering](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/architecture-engineering-71000000) (CPV 71):** 6 notices, last 24 months (14% of this period)
4. **[Real estate services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/real-estate-services-70000000) (CPV 70):** 4 notices, last 24 months (9% of this period)
5. **[IT services: consulting, software, internet](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/it-services-software-72000000) (CPV 72):** 3 notices, last 24 months (7% of this period)

## Key Awarded Suppliers
1. **[BRITISH GAS TRADING LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/british-gas-trading-limited-coh-03078711):** 2 procedures
2. **[HAYS SPECIALIST RECRUITMENT LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/hays-specialist-recruitment-limited-coh-00975677):** 1 procedures
3. **[G2V RECRUITMENT GROUP LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/g2v-recruitment-group-limited-coh-08067630):** 1 procedures
4. **[First Technical Recruitment Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/first-technical-recruitment-ltd-coh-03461815):** 1 procedures
5. **[SRVO PROPERTY LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/srvo-property-limited-coh-04212348):** 1 procedures

## Largest Public Contract Awards
Top public contracts awarded by this authority:
1. **[VEV Services Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/vev-services-limited-coh-13925867):** £4.1m · [Waterbeach Renewable Energy Network (WREN)](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/waterbeach-renewable-energy-network-wren-ocds-h6vhtk-0504a5) · Awarded: 26 Aug 2025
2. **[Mole Architects Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/mole-architects-limited-coh-04514104):** £2.0m · [Consultative Services for the Design of Housing Development](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/consultative-services-for-the-design-of-housing-development-ocds-h6vhtk-05d104) · Awarded: 27 Jan 2026
3. **[RKC Special Projects Rainscreen & Facades Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/rkc-special-projects-rainscreen-facades-ltd-coh-13587949):** £518k · [Proposed Over roofing (and PV enabling) of 140 Cambridge Science Park](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/proposed-over-roofing-and-pv-enabling-of-140-cambridge-science-park-ocds-h6vhtk-050a27) · Awarded: 25 Jun 2025
4. **[Personnel Checks t/a Taxi Plus](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/personnel-checks-t-a-taxi-plus-coh-08101751):** £373k · [Provision of Enhanced Taxi Driver Disclosure and Barring Services (DBS) Checks and an Interim DBS Update Service Check and Driving Licence Check](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-enhanced-taxi-driver-disclosure-and-barring-services-dbs-checks-and-an-interi-ocds-h6vhtk-06c88e) · Awarded: 17 Sept 2026
5. **[FENFLOW LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/fenflow-limited-coh-04584341):** £202k · [Webbs Hole Pumping Station Responsive and Planned Maintenance](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/webbs-hole-pumping-station-responsive-and-planned-maintenance-ocds-h6vhtk-066c94) · Awarded: 28 Apr 2026

## Retender Radar & Upcoming Expiries
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 6 Months:** 1
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 18 Months:** 1
- **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 Cambridgeshire District Council intelligence dossier on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/south-cambridgeshire-district-council-ons-e07000012#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-cambridgeshire-district-council-ons-e07000012
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt