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# Southend City Council · UK Public Procurement Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/southend-city-council-GB-FTS-74943). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Authority Summary:** Southend City Council is a Local authority based in East of England. Tracked in the Tenderline open procurement catalogue across 49 published procedures, with 0 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Information
- **Contracting Authority:** Southend City Council
- **Classification:** Local authority
- **Delivery Region:** East of England
- **Authority ID:** `GB-FTS-74943` (Find a Tender organisation id)
- **Live Open Tenders:** 0
- **Total Published Procedures:** 49
- **Published Award Value (24 months):** £8.1m (median award: £754k) across 4 of 4 eligible published values (VAT excluded; not actual spend)

- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/southend-city-council-GB-FTS-74943

## Competition & Bidding Profile
- **Typical Bids per Lot:** 5 bids (median of 11 published per-lot bid counts on contested contract notices)
- **Single-Bid Lots:** 0% of lots drew only 1 bidder


## Procurement Vehicles & Sourcing Routes
- **Commercial Tools (24m):** Contract: 15 (94%), Framework: 1 (6%)
- **Sourcing Procedures (24m):** Open: 15 (94%), Limited / restricted: 1 (6%)

## Primary Procurement Sectors (CPV)
1. **[Construction work](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/construction-civil-engineering-45000000) (CPV 45):** 7 notices, last 24 months (44% of this period)
2. **[Radio, television, communication](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/radio-television-communication-telecommunication-and-related-32000000) (CPV 32):** 3 notices, last 24 months (19% of this period)
3. **[Repair and maintenance services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/repair-maintenance-50000000) (CPV 50):** 3 notices, last 24 months (19% of this period)
4. **[Petroleum, coal, oil and gas](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/petroleum-products-fuel-electricity-and-other-sources-of-ene-09000000) (CPV 09):** 2 notices, last 24 months (13% of this period)
5. **[Construction structures and materials](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/construction-materials-prefab-44000000) (CPV 44):** 2 notices, last 24 months (13% of this period)

## Key Awarded Suppliers
1. **[Blake Contractors Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/blake-contractors-ltd-coh-04269457):** 3 procedures (4 awards)
2. **[Houghton & Son Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/houghton-son-ltd-coh-02786415):** 2 procedures
3. **[Edmunds Design & Construction Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/edmunds-design-construction-ltd-coh-08533406):** 1 procedures (2 awards)
4. **[Cable Test Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/cable-test-limited-coh-04934614):** 1 procedures
5. **[Taylor Woodrow Infrastructure Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/taylor-woodrow-infrastructure-limited-coh-14081596):** 1 procedures

## Largest Public Contract Awards
Top public contracts awarded by this authority:
1. **[HIGHVIEW ROOFING](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/highview-roofing-coh-14541640):** £6.4m · [M2526-02 Roof Renewals & High Level Works](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/m2526-02-roof-renewals-high-level-works-ocds-h6vhtk-04ccd1)
2. **[Northumbrian Water Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/northumbrian-water-limited-coh-02366703):** £780k · [Lot 1 TC13a Water Hygiene Management Services to Public and Delegated Buildings within the City of Southend-on-Sea](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/scc-tc13-water-management-services-to-public-buildings-within-the-city-of-southend-on-sea-ocds-h6vhtk-04b721)
3. **[Taylor Woodrow Infrastructure Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/taylor-woodrow-infrastructure-limited-coh-14081596):** £727k · [Provision of CCTV Maintenance Services](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-cctv-maintenance-services-ocds-h6vhtk-04b3bf)
4. **[Precision Lifts Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/precision-lifts-limited-coh-05458214):** £223k · [M2526-08 - Lift Modernisations at Crouchmans & Trafford House](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/m2526-08-lift-modernisations-at-crouchmans-trafford-house-ocds-h6vhtk-050ccb)

## Retender Radar & Upcoming Expiries
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 6 Months:** 0
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 18 Months:** 7
- **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 Southend City Council intelligence dossier on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/southend-city-council-GB-FTS-74943#spend-analytics)

## Provenance and Open Data
- **Data Source:** Official notices published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- **Canonical Profile:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/southend-city-council-GB-FTS-74943
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt