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# South Hams District Council · UK Public Procurement Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/south-hams-district-council-ons-e07000044). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Authority Summary:** South Hams District Council is a Local authority based in South West England. Tracked in the Tenderline open procurement catalogue across 25 published procedures, with 1 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Information
- **Contracting Authority:** South Hams District Council
- **Classification:** Local authority
- **Delivery Region:** South West England
- **Authority ID:** `GB-PPON-PGRN-9782-BBWZ` (Official UK PPON)
- **Live Open Tenders:** 1
- **Total Published Procedures:** 25
- **Published Award Value (24 months):** £13m (median award: £189k) across 11 of 11 eligible published values (VAT excluded; not actual spend)
- **Official Registers:** nhs-ods (SOUTH HAMS DISTRICT COUNCIL), ons-geography (South Hams), rsh-social-housing (South Hams District Council), nhs-ods (SOUTH HAMS DISTRICT COUNCIL)
- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/south-hams-district-council-ons-e07000044

## Competition & Bidding Profile
- **Typical Bids per Lot:** 3 bids (median of 4 published per-lot bid counts on contested contract notices)
- **Single-Bid Lots:** 25% of lots drew only 1 bidder
- **Median Price Movement:** 9% above the published estimate (median of 2 comparable awards)

## Procurement Vehicles & Sourcing Routes
- **Commercial Tools (24m):** Contract: 16 (100%)
- **Sourcing Procedures (24m):** Open: 9 (56%), Direct award: 4 (25%), Route not published: 2 (13%), Limited / restricted: 1 (6%)

## Primary Procurement Sectors (CPV)
1. **[Construction work](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/construction-civil-engineering-45000000) (CPV 45):** 5 notices, last 24 months (31% of this period)
2. **[Repair and maintenance services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/repair-maintenance-50000000) (CPV 50):** 3 notices, last 24 months (19% of this period)
3. **[Security, fire-fighting, police](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/security-fire-fighting-police-and-defence-equipment-35000000) (CPV 35):** 2 notices, last 24 months (13% of this period)
4. **[Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/cleaning-environmental-services-90000000) (CPV 90):** 1 notices, last 24 months (6% of this period)
5. **[Clothing, footwear, bags](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/clothing-footwear-luggage-articles-and-accessories-18000000) (CPV 18):** 1 notices, last 24 months (6% of this period)

## Key Awarded Suppliers
1. **[Devon Cleaning South Hams Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/devon-cleaning-south-hams-ltd-coh-10785373):** 2 procedures
2. **[Dennis Eagle Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/dennis-eagle-ltd-coh-03794455):** 2 procedures
3. **[Cormac Contracting Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/cormac-contracting-ltd-coh-07737521):** 1 procedures (2 awards)
4. **[FORTE TRAILSCAPES LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/forte-trailscapes-limited-coh-10190709):** 1 procedures
5. **[Van Oord UK Ltd.](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/van-oord-uk-ltd-coh-01805156):** 1 procedures

## Largest Public Contract Awards
Top public contracts awarded by this authority:
1. **[Parkwood Leisure Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/parkwood-leisure-limited-coh-03232979):** £9.5m · [Leisure Centre Management Services](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/leisure-centre-management-services-ocds-h6vhtk-067b58) · Awarded: 2 Apr 2026
2. **[Parkol Marine Engineering Ltd.](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/parkol-marine-engineering-ltd-coh-04005938):** £1.6m · [Salcombe Harbour Moorings Barge](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/salcombe-harbour-moorings-barge-ocds-h6vhtk-05139c) · Awarded: 18 Jul 2025
3. **[Stagecoach (Devon) Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/stagecoach-devon-ltd-coh-03142135):** £596k · [Dartmouth Park and Ride](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/dartmouth-park-and-ride-ocds-h6vhtk-05e0ab) · Awarded: 11 Mar 2026
4. **[Cormac Contracting Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/cormac-contracting-ltd-coh-07737521):** £550k · [South Hams District Council](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/car-park-maintenance-programme-ocds-h6vhtk-059761) · Awarded: 21 Nov 2025
5. **[Cormac Contracting Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/cormac-contracting-ltd-coh-07737521):** £255k · [West Devon Borough Council](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/car-park-maintenance-programme-ocds-h6vhtk-059761) · Awarded: 21 Nov 2025

## Retender Radar & Upcoming Expiries
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 6 Months:** 1
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 18 Months:** 2
- **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 Hams District Council intelligence dossier on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/south-hams-district-council-ons-e07000044#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-hams-district-council-ons-e07000044
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt