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# Southend-on-Sea City Council · UK Public Procurement Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/southend-on-sea-city-council-ons-e06000033). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Authority Summary:** Southend-on-Sea City Council is a Local authority based in East of England. Tracked in the Tenderline open procurement catalogue across 256 published procedures, with 1 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Information
- **Contracting Authority:** Southend-on-Sea City Council
- **Classification:** Local authority
- **Delivery Region:** East of England
- **Authority ID:** `GB-PPON-PJDT-6566-GZNX` (Official UK PPON)
- **Live Open Tenders:** 1
- **Total Published Procedures:** 256
- **Published Award Value (24 months):** £30m (median award: £58k) across 152 of 152 eligible published values (VAT excluded; not actual spend)
- **Official Registers:** nhs-ods (SOUTHEND-ON-SEA CITY COUNCIL), ons-geography (Southend-on-Sea), rsh-social-housing (Southend on Sea City Council), nhs-ods (SOUTHEND-ON-SEA BOROUGH COUNCIL)
- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/southend-on-sea-city-council-ons-e06000033

## Competition & Bidding Profile
- **Typical Bids per Lot:** 4 bids (median of 13 published per-lot bid counts on contested contract notices)
- **Single-Bid Lots:** 0% of lots drew only 1 bidder
- **Median Price Movement:** 1% below the published estimate (median of 7 comparable awards)

## Procurement Vehicles & Sourcing Routes
- **Commercial Tools (24m):** Contract: 185 (95%), Framework: 8 (4%), Dynamic purchasing system: 1 (1%)
- **Sourcing Procedures (24m):** Route not published: 106 (55%), Open: 35 (18%), Direct award: 30 (15%), Limited / restricted: 21 (11%), Selective: 2 (1%)

## Primary Procurement Sectors (CPV)
1. **[Health and social work services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/health-social-care-85000000) (CPV 85):** 21 notices, last 24 months (11% of this period)
2. **[Construction work](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/construction-civil-engineering-45000000) (CPV 45):** 16 notices, last 24 months (8% of this period)
3. **[Repair and maintenance services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/repair-maintenance-50000000) (CPV 50):** 9 notices, last 24 months (5% of this period)
4. **[Other community, social and personal services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/community-cultural-services-98000000) (CPV 98):** 8 notices, last 24 months (4% of this period)
5. **[Transport equipment and products](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/transport-equipment-vehicles-34000000) (CPV 34):** 6 notices, last 24 months (3% of this period)

## Key Awarded Suppliers
1. **[Edmunds Design & Construction Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/edmunds-design-construction-ltd-coh-08533406):** 15 procedures
2. **[R & A Mechanical Services Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/r-a-mechanical-services-ltd-coh-06818928):** 13 procedures
3. **[Southend Association of Voluntary Services](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/southend-association-of-voluntary-services-coh-03351855):** 6 procedures
4. **[Peopletoo Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/peopletoo-ltd-coh-06969524):** 5 procedures (6 awards)
5. **[SWARCO UK & Ireland](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/swarco-uk-ireland-coh-01490333):** 3 procedures

## Largest Public Contract Awards
Top public contracts awarded by this authority:
1. **[Kensa Contracting Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/kensa-contracting-limited-coh-08166502):** £7.2m · [SHF Wave 3 Design and Build (Heat Pumps 2025)](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/shf-wave-3-design-and-build-heat-pumps-2025-ocds-h6vhtk-06f842)
2. **[The Forward Trust](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/the-forward-trust-coh-02560474):** £3.1m · [Drug and Alcohol Treatment and Recovery Services Contract](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/drug-and-alcohol-treatment-and-recovery-services-contract-ocds-h6vhtk-06b14c)
3. **[Yunex Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/yunex-limited-coh-13199800):** £3.0m · [Intelligent Transport Systems including traffic signals, variable message signs and car park signs](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/intelligent-transport-systems-including-traffic-signals-variable-message-signs-and-car-par-ocds-h6vhtk-05f32a) · Awarded: 4 Aug 2026
4. **[Auburn Group Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/auburn-group-limited-coh-13870083):** £2.1m · [SCC - Design and Build of Affordable Dwellings at Lundy Close, Eastwood, Southend-on-Sea](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/scc-design-and-build-of-affordable-dwellings-at-lundy-close-eastwood-southend-on-sea-ocds-h6vhtk-04e678)
5. **[A.W. HARDY & CO. LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/a-w-hardy-co-limited-coh-00601521):** £1.1m · [SCC - Design and Construction of 3 New Houses to Passivhaus / Future Homes Standard Principles](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/scc-design-and-construction-of-3-new-houses-to-passivhaus-future-homes-standard-principles-ocds-h6vhtk-05ea8f)

## Retender Radar & Upcoming Expiries
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 6 Months:** 27
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 18 Months:** 43
- **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-on-Sea City Council intelligence dossier on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/southend-on-sea-city-council-ons-e06000033#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-on-sea-city-council-ons-e06000033
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt