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# Southampton City Council · UK Public Procurement Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/southampton-city-council-ons-e06000045). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Authority Summary:** Southampton City Council is a Local authority based in South East England. Tracked in the Tenderline open procurement catalogue across 297 published procedures, with 1 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Information
- **Contracting Authority:** Southampton City Council
- **Classification:** Local authority
- **Delivery Region:** South East England
- **Authority ID:** `GB-PPON-PCGN-2413-RBTX` (Official UK PPON)
- **Live Open Tenders:** 1
- **Total Published Procedures:** 297
- **Published Award Value (24 months):** £305m (median award: £254k) across 142 of 142 eligible published values (VAT excluded; not actual spend)
- **Official Registers:** nhs-ods (SOUTHAMPTON CITY COUNCIL), ons-geography (Southampton), rsh-social-housing (Southampton City Council), nhs-ods (SOUTHAMPTON CITY COUNCIL)
- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/southampton-city-council-ons-e06000045

## Competition & Bidding Profile
- **Typical Bids per Lot:** 3.5 bids (median of 22 published per-lot bid counts on contested contract notices)
- **Single-Bid Lots:** 14% of lots drew only 1 bidder
- **Median Price Movement:** at the published estimate (median of 13 comparable awards)

## Procurement Vehicles & Sourcing Routes
- **Commercial Tools (24m):** Contract: 184 (94%), Framework: 11 (6%)
- **Sourcing Procedures (24m):** Limited / restricted: 89 (46%), Open: 44 (23%), Direct award: 29 (15%), Route not published: 29 (15%), Selective: 4 (2%)

## Primary Procurement Sectors (CPV)
1. **[Construction work](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/construction-civil-engineering-45000000) (CPV 45):** 29 notices, last 24 months (15% of this period)
2. **[Health and social work services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/health-social-care-85000000) (CPV 85):** 29 notices, last 24 months (15% of this period)
3. **[Architectural, construction, engineering](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/architecture-engineering-71000000) (CPV 71):** 18 notices, last 24 months (9% of this period)
4. **[IT services: consulting, software, internet](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/it-services-software-72000000) (CPV 72):** 12 notices, last 24 months (6% of this period)
5. **[Transport equipment and products](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/transport-equipment-vehicles-34000000) (CPV 34):** 11 notices, last 24 months (6% of this period)

## Key Awarded Suppliers
1. **[SCHOFIELD GROUNDWORKS LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/schofield-groundworks-limited-coh-03464288):** 5 procedures (6 awards)
2. **[CLC Contractors Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/clc-contractors-ltd-coh-01230435):** 4 procedures (6 awards)
3. **[D M HABENS (THE BUILDER) LTD](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/d-m-habens-the-builder-ltd-coh-03558772):** 4 procedures
4. **[FIRNTEC LTD](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/firntec-ltd-coh-13460282):** 3 procedures
5. **[Home Group Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/home-group-coh-ip22981r):** 3 procedures (4 awards)

## Largest Public Contract Awards
Top public contracts awarded by this authority:
1. **[TRAVIS PERKINS](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/travis-perkins-coh-00824821):** £65m · [Materials Supply Contract](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/materials-supply-contract-ocds-h6vhtk-06a362)
2. **[Millbrook Healthcare Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/millbrook-healthcare-limited-coh-00833987):** £39m · [Joint Equipment Service for Adults and Children in Southampton and Portsmouth](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/joint-equipment-service-for-adults-and-children-in-southampton-and-portsmouth-ocds-h6vhtk-059481)
3. **[Society of St James](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/society-of-st-james-coh-03009700):** £30m · [Southampton Adults Alcohol & Drug Support Service](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/southampton-adults-alcohol-drug-support-service-ocds-h6vhtk-05df19)
4. **[CLC Contractors Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/clc-contractors-ltd-coh-01230435):** £30m · [Education Asset Repair and Maintenance Programme](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/education-asset-repair-and-maintenance-programme-ocds-h6vhtk-07800f)
5. **[IFI GROUP LTD](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/ifi-group-ltd-coh-10668439):** £18m · [Fire Safety Consultancy (inc. Door Inspections)](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/fire-safety-consultancy-inc-door-inspections-ocds-h6vhtk-056934)

## Retender Radar & Upcoming Expiries
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 6 Months:** 11
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 18 Months:** 36
- **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 Southampton City Council intelligence dossier on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/southampton-city-council-ons-e06000045#spend-analytics)

## Provenance and Open Data
- **Data Source:** Official notices published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- **Canonical Profile:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/southampton-city-council-ons-e06000045
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt