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# Trafford Council · UK Public Procurement Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/trafford-council-ons-e08000009). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Authority Summary:** Trafford Council is a Local authority based in North West England. Tracked in the Tenderline open procurement catalogue across 102 published procedures, with 0 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Information
- **Contracting Authority:** Trafford Council
- **Classification:** Local authority
- **Delivery Region:** North West England
- **Authority ID:** `GB-PPON-PGZW-1429-QQZQ` (Official UK PPON)
- **Live Open Tenders:** 0
- **Total Published Procedures:** 102
- **Published Award Value (24 months):** £664m (median award: £336k) across 27 of 27 eligible published values (VAT excluded; not actual spend)
- **Official Registers:** nhs-ods (TRAFFORD METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL), ons-geography (Trafford), rsh-social-housing (Trafford Council)
- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/trafford-council-ons-e08000009

## Competition & Bidding Profile
- **Typical Bids per Lot:** 4 bids (median of 9 published per-lot bid counts on contested contract notices)
- **Single-Bid Lots:** 33% of lots drew only 1 bidder
- **Median Price Movement:** 17% below the published estimate (median of 4 comparable awards)

## Procurement Vehicles & Sourcing Routes
- **Commercial Tools (24m):** Contract: 57 (95%), Framework: 3 (5%)
- **Sourcing Procedures (24m):** Open: 24 (40%), Route not published: 20 (33%), Limited / restricted: 12 (20%), Direct award: 2 (3%), Selective: 2 (3%)

## Primary Procurement Sectors (CPV)
1. **[Health and social work services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/health-social-care-85000000) (CPV 85):** 19 notices, last 24 months (32% of this period)
2. **[IT services: consulting, software, internet](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/it-services-software-72000000) (CPV 72):** 10 notices, last 24 months (17% of this period)
3. **[Construction work](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/construction-civil-engineering-45000000) (CPV 45):** 6 notices, last 24 months (10% of this period)
4. **[Architectural, construction, engineering](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/architecture-engineering-71000000) (CPV 71):** 5 notices, last 24 months (8% of this period)
5. **[Business services: law, marketing, consulting](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/business-services-consultancy-79000000) (CPV 79):** 5 notices, last 24 months (8% of this period)

## Key Awarded Suppliers
1. **[North West Skills Academy](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/north-west-skills-academy-coh-08607591):** 3 procedures
2. **[CIVICA UK LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/civica-uk-limited-coh-01628868):** 2 procedures
3. **[Career Connect](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/career-connect-coh-04233289):** 2 procedures
4. **[Ingeus UK Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/ingeus-uk-limited-coh-04320853):** 2 procedures
5. **[J Greenwood (Builders) Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/j-greenwood-builders-limited-coh-01017470):** 1 procedures (2 awards)

## Largest Public Contract Awards
Top public contracts awarded by this authority:
1. **[Reed Talent Solutions](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/reed-talent-solutions-coh-11875450):** £561m · [GM Interim Staffing Supply](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/gm-interim-staffing-supply-ocds-h6vhtk-05f53c)
2. **[John Graham Construction Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/john-graham-construction-ltd-coh-ni003503):** £60m · [Stretford Mall Residential Development](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/plot-2a-stretford-mall-residential-development-ocds-h6vhtk-05f138) · Awarded: 20 Apr 2026
3. **[J Greenwood (Builders) Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/j-greenwood-builders-limited-coh-01017470):** £15m · [Lacy Street Stretford (Design and Build)- Main Build Contract](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/lacy-street-stretford-design-and-build-pcsa-ocds-h6vhtk-0596f2) · Awarded: 14 Nov 2025
4. **[Speller Metcalfe Malvern Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/speller-metcalfe-malvern-limited-coh-03127386):** £14m · [Partington Leisure Centre Refurbishment - Main Build Contract](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/partington-leisure-centre-refurbishment-ocds-h6vhtk-058a29) · Awarded: 16 Oct 2025
5. **[Harlech Foodservice Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/harlech-foodservice-limited-coh-01413059):** £3.0m · [PROVISION OF FRESH & COOKED MEAT TO AGMA (ASSOCIATION OF GREATER MANCHESTER AUTHORITIES)](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-fresh-cooked-meat-to-agma-association-of-greater-manchester-authorities-ocds-h6vhtk-05f696) · Awarded: 16 Feb 2026

## Retender Radar & Upcoming Expiries
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 6 Months:** 2
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 18 Months:** 5
- **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 Trafford Council intelligence dossier on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/trafford-council-ons-e08000009#spend-analytics)

## Provenance and Open Data
- **Data Source:** Official notices published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- **Canonical Profile:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/trafford-council-ons-e08000009
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt