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# South Lanarkshire Council · UK Public Procurement Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/south-lanarkshire-council-ons-s12000029). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Authority Summary:** South Lanarkshire Council is a Local authority based in Scotland. Tracked in the Tenderline open procurement catalogue across 116 published procedures, with 4 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Information
- **Contracting Authority:** South Lanarkshire Council
- **Classification:** Local authority
- **Delivery Region:** Scotland
- **Authority ID:** `GB-FTS-129427` (Find a Tender organisation id)
- **Live Open Tenders:** 4
- **Total Published Procedures:** 116
- **Published Award Value (24 months):** £2.4m (median award: £492k) across 5 of 5 eligible published values (VAT excluded; not actual spend)
- **Official Registers:** ons-geography (South Lanarkshire)
- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/south-lanarkshire-council-ons-s12000029

## Competition & Bidding Profile
- **Typical Bids per Lot:** 2 bids (median of 3 published per-lot bid counts on contested contract notices)
- **Single-Bid Lots:** 33% of lots drew only 1 bidder


## Procurement Vehicles & Sourcing Routes
- **Commercial Tools (24m):** Contract: 28 (90%), Framework: 2 (6%), Dynamic purchasing system: 1 (3%)
- **Sourcing Procedures (24m):** Open: 20 (65%), Route not published: 8 (26%), Limited / restricted: 2 (6%), Selective: 1 (3%)

## Primary Procurement Sectors (CPV)
1. **[Health and social work services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/health-social-care-85000000) (CPV 85):** 9 notices, last 24 months (29% of this period)
2. **[Education and training services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/education-training-80000000) (CPV 80):** 6 notices, last 24 months (19% of this period)
3. **[Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/cleaning-environmental-services-90000000) (CPV 90):** 5 notices, last 24 months (16% of this period)
4. **[Construction structures and materials](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/construction-materials-prefab-44000000) (CPV 44):** 3 notices, last 24 months (10% of this period)
5. **[Other community, social and personal services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/community-cultural-services-98000000) (CPV 98):** 2 notices, last 24 months (6% of this period)

## Key Awarded Suppliers
1. **[SPIE Scotshield Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/dalkia-scotshield-limited-coh-sc133446):** 3 procedures
2. **[Merged Education](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/merged-education-coh-sc790885):** 2 procedures (4 awards)
3. **[New College Lanarkshire](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/new-college-lanarkshire-GB-FTS-6713):** 2 procedures (4 awards)
4. **[ENABLE Scotland](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/enable-scotland-coh-sc278976):** 2 procedures (3 awards)
5. **[Tenants Information Service](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/tenants-information-service-coh-sc125565):** 2 procedures

## Largest Public Contract Awards
Top public contracts awarded by this authority:
1. **[Rhinowash Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/rhinowash-ltd-coh-sc272881):** £532k · [The Hire and Maintenance of Industrial Power Washers](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/the-hire-and-maintenance-of-industrial-power-washers-ocds-h6vhtk-06d76b)
2. **[Right There](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/right-there-coh-sc394447):** £514k · [Support for First Stop Emergency Access Accommodation](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/support-for-first-stop-emergency-access-accommodation-ocds-h6vhtk-064704)
3. **[Salvation Army Trustee Company(The)](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/salvation-army-trustee-company-the-coh-00259322):** £492k · [Support for Supported Accommodation](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/support-for-supported-accommodation-ocds-h6vhtk-050347)
4. **[Edinburgh Scientific Services](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/edinburgh-scientific-services-GB-FTS-19387):** £482k · [Negotiated Contract for the Provision of Scientific Testing Services (including chemical analytical, bacteriological examination)](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/negotiated-contract-for-the-provision-of-scientific-testing-services-including-chemical-an-ocds-h6vhtk-05e7f0)
5. **[Tenants Information Service](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/tenants-information-service-coh-sc125565):** £350k · [Provision of Independent Advice for Tenants](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-independent-advice-for-tenants-ocds-h6vhtk-050345)

## Retender Radar & Upcoming Expiries
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 6 Months:** 1
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 18 Months:** 30
- **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 Lanarkshire Council intelligence dossier on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/south-lanarkshire-council-ons-s12000029#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-lanarkshire-council-ons-s12000029
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt