Sunderland City Council: Contract Register & Procurement Profile

NHS ODS: LOCAL AUTHORITYONS register: Local-authority-districtSocial housing register: Local authorityNHS ODS: LOCAL AUTHORITY - LEGACYLocal authorityNorth East EnglandSunderlandRan 1 procurement for other authorities

Official UK PPONPLVZ-4154-GGRZWebsitesunderland.gov.uk ↗

Open now6next deadline 11 Dec 2026

Notices, last 12 months144+57% vs prior 12 months (92)

Typical bids per lot4.57.1% single-bid · median of 14 lots

Based on 14 lots from this buyer’s competitions, last 24 months.

Top-3 supplier share7%of 848 awarded procedures · 962 suppliers

848 awarded tenders, 962 different suppliers.

Contracts ending ≤18 months13163 within 6 months · 22 estimated

Published award value, 24m£294mnet · on 156 of 156 published values · top 5 = 72%

Open notices

6 live · deadline in the future or not published · as of page build

Notice	Deadline	Days left	Published value
Hardcore Surface Weed Treatment	11 Dec 2026	26d	£448,110
Dynamic Purchasing System for the Delivery of holiday activity food programmes and early help servicesDPS3 lots	23 Feb 2029	830d	—
Dynamic Purchasing System for the Provision of Insights for Behaviour Insights, Engagement and ResearchDPS	23 Feb 2029	831d	—
Dynamic Purchasing System for the Provision of Training for the Sunderland Public Health Capacity Building ProgrammeDPS	23 Feb 2029	831d	—
Dynamic Purchasing System for small vehicles, mini buses and coachesDPS4 lots	23 Feb 2029	831d	—

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What they buy
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Last 24 months · CPV divisions on published procedures · a notice with several divisions counts in each

85 Health and social work services37 procedures · 16% · 1 open

48 Software package and information systems31 procedures · 13%

79 Business services: law, marketing, consulting29 procedures · 12%

45 Construction work26 procedures · 11%

34 Transport equipment and products15 procedures · 6%

71 Architectural, construction, engineering15 procedures · 6%

80 Education and training services13 procedures · 6% · 1 open

73 Research and development services8 procedures · 3% · 1 open

How they buy
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Last 24 months · 236 notices · commercial tool and route as published on the notice, not a legal-regime claim

Commercial tool

Contract84%(199 notices)
199 of 236 notices are Contract (84%).
Framework14%(33 notices)
33 of 236 notices are Framework (14%).
Dynamic purchasing system2%(4 notices)
4 of 236 notices are Dynamic purchasing system (2%).

Procedure route

Limited / restricted33%(79 notices)
79 of 236 notices are Limited / restricted (33%).
Open22%(53 notices)
53 of 236 notices are Open (22%).
Direct award20%(47 notices)
47 of 236 notices are Direct award (20%).
Route not published14%(34 notices)
34 of 236 notices are Route not published (14%).
Selective10%(23 notices)
23 of 236 notices are Selective (10%).

Typical bids per lot

Based on 14 lots from this buyer’s competitions, last 24 months.

4.5robust · n=147.1% of lots drew a single bid

Deadline → award

Based on 18 decided tenders across all categories, last 24 months.

33 daysrobust · n=18

Notice amendments

Based on 236 notices across all categories, last 24 months.

040 of 236 notices amended

Award vs estimate

Based on 6 lots with both an estimate and an award, last 24 months.

10.8% below estimaterobust · n=6

Who wins here
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All published awards naming a supplier · ranked by distinct procedures, not pounds · panel and call-off entries inflate award records

Supplier	Procedures	Share	Last 24m	Award records	Last activity
Bloom Procurement Services Ltd	34	4%	7	34	31 Mar 2026
BRAMBLEDOWN LANDSCAPE SERVICES LIMITEDframework/DPS on 1	16	1.9%	3	16	12 Mar 2026
Phoenix Software Ltd	10	1.2%	5	10	8 Oct 2025
Esh Constructionframework/DPS on 1	10	1.2%	2	20	14 Nov 2024
BCE Northern Limitedframework/DPS on 2	10	1.2%	1	10	20 Jan 2025
Softcat Plc	8	0.9%	4	8	25 Mar 2026
Perfect Circle JV Ltd	7	0.8%	0	7	6 Feb 2023
LLOYD LIMITED	6	0.7%	3	6	26 Mar 2025

The three most frequent suppliers are named on 7% of 848 awarded procedures (each procedure counted once, so a panel shared by several of them is not double-counted); 962 distinct suppliers hold at least one. Descriptive concentration of published awards, not a statement of preference.

Published award value (24m)

£294mSum of published VAT-exclusive values on 156 of 156 published single-supplier values; the five largest make 72%; a further 21 published a VAT-inclusive amount only, kept apart.

Typical single-supplier award (24m)

£76k middle valuerobust · n=156Middle half £42k–£225k.

Largest published awards i	Supplier	Awarded	Term	Published value
0-19 Public Health Service in Sunderland (PSR Direct Award Process C - Notice of intention to make an award of a contract to the existing provider)	Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust	—	—	£56,340,284 †
0-19 Public Health Services in Sunderland	Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust	—	—	£52,538,059 †
Sunderland Integrated Drug and Alcohol Recovery and Harm Service Minimisation	Change Grow Live Services Limited	—	—	£43,143,899 †
Sunderland Integrated Drug and Alcohol Recovery and Harm Minimisation Service	Change Grow Live Services Limited	—	—	£41,342,084 †
Sunderland Integrated Sexual Health Service (PSR Direct Award Process C - Notice of Intention to make an award of a contact to the existing provider)	South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust	—	—	£17,848,012 †

Contracts ending
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1,134 of 1,368 contracts carry an end date, 291 estimated from the duration · not a retender forecast

Contract	Holder	Ends	Published value
Contaminated Land Consultancy Support	3e Consulting Engineers, Lithos Consulting Ltd, RSK Environment Ltd +2	15 Nov 2026	Not published
Specialist Pharmaceutical Advice	Individual (name not shown)	18 Nov 2026	£69,000
Provision of Apprenticeship Training for Sunderland City Council	CSA (SERVICES) LTD, Cool Blue College Ltd, Derwentside College +12	20 Nov 2026	Not published
HARDCORE SURFACE WEED TREATMENT (HORTICULTURAL)	DTMS Group	29 Nov 2026 estimated	Not published
Provision of Suicide Prevention Training	Washington Mind	30 Nov 2026	£75,040
Catering Equipment Maintenance and Repair	Upnorth Engineering Services Ltd	2 Dec 2026 estimated	£286,660
Specialist Pharmaceutical Advice	Individual (name not shown)	2 Dec 2026	£69,000
Quotation - Framework for Laundry Hire & Laundry Cleaning for Derwent Hill Centre	Shortridge Limited	13 Dec 2026	£56,000 ceiling
Postal Services	Datagraphic Limited	17 Dec 2026	£1,300,000
Catering Equipment Maintenance and Repair	Upnorth Engineering Services Ltd	31 Dec 2026	£286,660

Soonest 10 of 131 contracts ending within 18 months.

Recent procedures

Latest 50 of 312 procedures where this authority buys, is the authority the work is for, or runs the procurement

Procedure	Status	Published	Published value
Apprenticeship TrainingFrameworkEducation and training services	Planning	23 Oct 2026	—
Below and Above Ground Ashes VaultsFrameworkFuneral supplies	Planning	22 Oct 2026	£160,000
Insurance Claims Handling Legal ServicesFrameworkFinancial and insurance services	Awarded / complete	21 Oct 2026	£240,000
Managed Service for the Provision, Management and Support of a Security Platform	Awarded / complete	18 Oct 2026	—
Managed Service for the Provision, Management and Support of a Security PlatformComputer support and consultancy services	Awarded / complete	18 Oct 2026	—
Property and Facilities Management Contract City Hall and The BeamCommercial property management services	Planning	14 Oct 2026	£0
External Evaluation Washington Pride in Place Programme	Awarded / complete	14 Oct 2026	—
Washington Pride in Place Programme Communications Support	Awarded / complete	13 Oct 2026	—
Jopling's House Management Agent ServiceResidential property renting or leasing services	Awarded / complete	12 Oct 2026	£400,000
Sunderland Technology Incubator ProgrammeBusiness and management consultancy and related services	Awarded / complete	12 Oct 2026	£450,000
Town Centre Study to inform the preparation of the Sunderland Local Plan	Awarded / complete	12 Oct 2026	—
Forklift Tucks for the Port of Sunderland2 lotsForklift trucks	Awarded / complete	7 Oct 2026	£1,550,000
Repair of Electrical and Refrigeration Catering Equipment, Planned Maintenance and PAT testing of Electrical Catering EquipmentFrameworkRepair and maintenance services of catering equipment	Awarded / complete	6 Oct 2026	£461,547
Travel Management Services	Awarded / complete	6 Oct 2026	—
Apprenticeship TrainingFrameworkEducation and training services	Planned	6 Oct 2026	—
Links for Life Community Partner Programme 2026/ 2029Research and development services and related consultancy services	Planning	5 Oct 2026	£300,000
Interpretation Producer for Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens RedevelopmentMuseum services	Open	2 Oct 2026	£40,000
Street Lighting and Highways SignsStreet-lighting maintenance services	Planned	30 Sept 2026	£50,000,000
Postal Services2 lotsPostal services	Open	21 Sept 2026	£3,816,000
Care and Support Services within Extra Care HousingSocial work and related services	Awarded / complete	21 Sept 2026	£112,000,000

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Contracts Finder adds 662 more procedures by this authority, mostly below the Find a Tender threshold or from before 2025. Each is counted once beside any Find a Tender copy; they are in the totals, not in this list or in search.

About this data

One profile per authority. Different spellings and registration numbers of the same body are merged into this profile. It includes tenders the authority ran for other bodies and tenders run on its behalf; spend is credited to the body that pays.
Values are published values. Award values are what the authority published, excluding VAT and framework ceilings. They are not a budget or total spend.
Contract end dates. 1,134 of 1,368 published contracts have an end date; 291 of those are estimated as the signature (or publication) date plus the published duration and are marked “estimated”. They feed “Contracts ending”, the same rule as the retender radar. Published values in that list come from either source; Contracts Finder figures are shown as published and stay out of this profile’s money totals.
Source. Official UK public procurement notices (Find a Tender and Contracts Finder), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0, updated through the day and rebuilt nightly. Not every figure uses both feeds, and each one shows how many records it rests on: see the methodology. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.