Open57%(12 notices)
12 of 21 notices are Open (57%).
Selective29%(6 notices)
6 of 21 notices are Selective (29%).
Route not published10%(2 notices)
2 of 21 notices are Route not published (10%).
Direct award5%(1 notice)
1 of 21 notices is Direct award (5%).

Typical bids per lot

Based on 11 lots from this buyer’s competitions, last 24 months.

5robust · n=119.1% of lots drew a single bid

Deadline → award

Based on 13 decided tenders across all categories, last 24 months.

37 daysrobust · n=13

Notice amendments

Based on 21 notices across all categories, last 24 months.

113 of 21 notices amended

Award vs estimate

Based on 5 lots with both an estimate and an award, last 24 months.

4.2% above estimaterobust · n=5

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
Chris Bowker Limitedframework/DPS on 2	2	11.8%	0	2	22 Jul 2021
JOHN SHAW AND SON LIMITEDframework/DPS on 1	1	5.9%	1	6	2 Jul 2026
SLine Travel Limitedframework/DPS on 1	1	5.9%	1	6	2 Jul 2026
ARCHWAY TRAVEL LIMITEDframework/DPS on 1	1	5.9%	1	5	2 Jul 2026
Kirkby Lonsdale Coach Hire Ltdframework/DPS on 1	1	5.9%	1	5	2 Jul 2026
FTS Coach Hire Limitedframework/DPS on 1	1	5.9%	1	2	2 Jul 2026
In Depth Services (Cleaning) Limitedframework/DPS on 1	1	5.9%	1	2	17 Mar 2026
Bulloughs Cleaning Services Ltdframework/DPS on 1	1	5.9%	1	2	17 Mar 2026

The three most frequent suppliers are named on 18% of 17 awarded procedures (each procedure counted once, so a panel shared by several of them is not double-counted); 32 distinct suppliers hold at least one. Descriptive concentration of published awards, not a statement of preference.

Published award value (24m)

£4.0mSum of published VAT-exclusive values on 7 of 7 published single-supplier values; the five largest make 96%; a further 3 published a VAT-inclusive amount only, kept apart.

Typical single-supplier award (24m)

£291k middle valuerobust · n=7Middle half £161k–£694k.

Largest published awards i	Supplier	Awarded	Term	Published value
General Waste (Lot One) and Recyclate & Food Waste (Lot Two) Collection Services	Lancaster City Council	12 Jun 2026	2 yrs · up to 5 yrs	£1,950,000 ≈ £975k/yr
Strategic CRM Platform	Creation Technology Solutions Limited	5 Mar 2026	2.1 yrs · up to 2.3 yrs	£1,087,613 ≈ £522k/yr
Fit-Out Contractor for Charles Carter Refurbishment	Overbury Plc	22 Jul 2026	4 mo	£300,000
Pool Water Treatment, Service and Support	Sterling Hydrotech ltd	17 Oct 2025	2 yrs · up to 5 yrs	£290,765 ≈ £145k/yr
Grease Trap Cleaning	Ventilation Surveys & Services Ltd	2 Oct 2026	3 yrs · up to 5 yrs	£234,850 ≈ £78k/yr

Contracts ending
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17 of 17 contracts carry an end date · not a retender forecast

Contract	Holder	Ends	Published value
Lancaster University Minor Works Mechanical Services Framework	Chris Bowker Limited, Dynamic FM Ltd, Seddon Construction Limited +1	30 Jun 2027	£2,400,000 ceiling
Minor Works Electrical Services Framework	Chris Bowker Limited, clarkson electrical solutions ltd, E Thompson & Son Ltd +1	31 Aug 2027	£4,000,000 ceiling
CTrap for North West: Equipment for Visualization of Single Molecular Biomolecular Dynamics for Biosciences	Lunicks B.V, Lumicks B.V	7 Sept 2027	£1,047,774
Guestroom Cleaning	MARGARET CLEANING SOLUTIONS LTD	12 Oct 2027	£696,326
Pool Water Treatment, Service and Support	Sterling Hydrotech ltd	31 Oct 2027	£290,765
Framework Agreement for Window Cleaning Services	Bulloughs Cleaning Services Ltd, D & I LIMITED, In Depth Services (Cleaning) Limited	30 Mar 2028	£100,000 ceiling
Painting and Decorating Framework	GEORGE JONES & SON (CONTRACTORS) LTD, IAN WILLIAMS, S.J. BOWKER LIMITED	31 Mar 2028	£937,500 ceiling
Framework Agreement for Window Cleaning Services	Bulloughs Cleaning Services Ltd, HB CLEANING NORTH LTD, In Depth Services (Cleaning) Limited	31 Mar 2028	£500,000 ceiling
Laundry and Linen Service	ELIS UK LIMITED	30 Apr 2028	£261,000

Recent procedures

Latest 21 of 21 procedures where this authority buys, is the authority the work is for, or runs the procurement

Procedure	Status	Published	Published value
Specialised Cleaning Services FrameworkFramework8 lotsAccommodation cleaning services	Open	13 Oct 2026	£2,475,000
Purchase of In Vivo Optical Imaging SystemLaboratory	Open	12 Oct 2026	£100,000
Accommodation and Conferencing SoftwareSoftware package and information systems	Planning	5 Oct 2026	£660,000
Grease Trap CleaningCleaning and sanitation services	Awarded / complete	2 Oct 2026	£150,000
Arboricultural and Landscaping / Horticultural FrameworkFramework4 lotsHorticultural services	Open	21 Sept 2026	£380,000
SP261465 / Coach Hire with Driver - Framework AgreementFramework6 lotsHire of passenger transport vehicles with driver	Awarded / complete	10 Aug 2026	£2,000,000
Fit-Out Contractor for Charles Carter RefurbishmentBuilding construction work	Awarded / complete	30 Jul 2026	£300,000
Design and Fit Out Contractor FrameworkFrameworkBuilding construction work	Open	29 Jul 2026	£10,000,000
General Waste (Lot One) and Recyclate & Food Waste (Lot Two) Collection Services2 lotsRefuse and waste related services	Awarded / complete	2 Jul 2026	£1,950,000
Intruder Alarm, Access Control and CCTV Service and MaintenanceAccess control system	Awarded / complete	12 Jun 2026	£325,000
Furness College Lift ReplacementLift installation work	Awarded / complete	24 Apr 2026	£133,333
Window Cleaning Service FrameworkFramework2 lotsAccommodation	Awarded / complete	24 Apr 2026	£540,000
Purchase of Cryo Free Dilution RefrigeratorLaboratory	Awarded / complete	14 Apr 2026	£590,000
Painting and Decorating FrameworkFrameworkBuilding completion work	Awarded / complete	30 Mar 2026	£937,500
Provision of Simulated Patient ActorsEducation and training services	Open	11 Mar 2026	£660,000
Strategic CRM PlatformSoftware package and information systems	Awarded / complete	11 Mar 2026	£3,500,000
Pool Water Treatment, Service and SupportCleaning and sanitation services	Awarded / complete	31 Oct 2025	£83,000
Mobile platform for tracking Carbon through agri-ecosystemsLaboratory	Awarded / complete	23 Oct 2025	£1,200,000
Guestroom CleaningAccommodation cleaning services	Awarded / complete	10 Oct 2025	£150,000
CTrap for North West: Equipment for Visualization of Single Molecular Biomolecular Dynamics for Biosciences	Awarded / complete	2 Oct 2025	—

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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. 17 of 17 published contracts have an end date; 0 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.
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