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# Watford Borough Council · UK Public Procurement Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/watford-borough-council-ons-e07000103). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Authority Summary:** Watford Borough Council is a Local authority based in East of England. Tracked in the Tenderline open procurement catalogue across 64 published procedures, with 0 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Information
- **Contracting Authority:** Watford Borough Council
- **Classification:** Local authority
- **Delivery Region:** East of England
- **Authority ID:** `GB-PPON-PDGQ-4877-NMGQ` (Official UK PPON)
- **Live Open Tenders:** 0
- **Total Published Procedures:** 64
- **Published Award Value (24 months):** £142m (median award: £201k) across 24 of 24 eligible published values (VAT excluded; not actual spend)
- **Official Registers:** nhs-ods (WATFORD BOROUGH COUNCIL), ons-geography (Watford), nhs-ods (WATFORD BOROUGH COUNCIL)
- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/watford-borough-council-ons-e07000103

## Competition & Bidding Profile
- **Typical Bids per Lot:** 3 bids (median of 9 published per-lot bid counts on contested contract notices)
- **Single-Bid Lots:** 22% of lots drew only 1 bidder
- **Median Price Movement:** at the published estimate (median of 5 comparable awards)

## Procurement Vehicles & Sourcing Routes
- **Commercial Tools (24m):** Contract: 44 (96%), Dynamic purchasing system: 1 (2%), Framework: 1 (2%)
- **Sourcing Procedures (24m):** Open: 19 (41%), Limited / restricted: 11 (24%), Direct award: 10 (22%), Route not published: 6 (13%)

## Primary Procurement Sectors (CPV)
1. **[Other community, social and personal services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/community-cultural-services-98000000) (CPV 98):** 9 notices, last 24 months (20% of this period)
2. **[Construction work](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/construction-civil-engineering-45000000) (CPV 45):** 7 notices, last 24 months (15% of this period)
3. **[Business services: law, marketing, consulting](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/business-services-consultancy-79000000) (CPV 79):** 6 notices, last 24 months (13% of this period)
4. **[Administration, defence and social security](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/administration-defence-and-social-security-services-75000000) (CPV 75):** 5 notices, last 24 months (11% of this period)
5. **[Software package and information systems](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/software-packages-erp-48000000) (CPV 48):** 4 notices, last 24 months (9% of this period)

## Key Awarded Suppliers
1. **[Smidsy Ltd T/A Beryl](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/smidsy-ltd-t-a-beryl-coh-07831245):** 2 procedures
2. **[HERTS HERITAGE BUILDING AND ROOFING LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/herts-heritage-building-and-roofing-limited-coh-03318699):** 2 procedures
3. **[KJP UK LIMITED t/a ONE CONSULTING GROUP](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/kjp-uk-limited-t-a-one-consulting-group-coh-06591306):** 2 procedures
4. **[One YMCA](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/one-ymca-coh-04430743):** 1 procedures (4 awards)
5. **[Watford New Hope Trust](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/watford-new-hope-trust-coh-03969063):** 1 procedures (2 awards)

## Largest Public Contract Awards
Top public contracts awarded by this authority:
1. **[Sports & Leisure Management Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/sports-leisure-management-ltd-coh-02204085):** £63m · [Sports and Leisure Management Limited Outsourced Services](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/sports-and-leisure-management-limited-outsourced-services-ocds-h6vhtk-055b8a)
2. **[VEOLIA ES (UK) LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/veolia-es-uk-limited-coh-02481991):** £59m · [VEAT Notice Waste, Recycling, Street Cleansing and Parks and Open Spaces Services](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/veat-notice-waste-recycling-street-cleansing-and-parks-and-open-spaces-services-ocds-h6vhtk-06062a)
3. **[Morgan Sindall Construction and Infrastructure Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/morgan-sindall-construction-and-infrastructure-ltd-coh-04273754):** £11m · [0](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/town-hall-refurbishment-ocds-h6vhtk-05ad4b)
4. **[NSL Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/nsl-limited-coh-06033060):** £3.3m · [Civil Parking Enforcement Services Community & Environmental Services](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/civil-parking-enforcement-services-community-environmental-services-ocds-h6vhtk-05ffac)
5. **[One YMCA](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/one-ymca-coh-04430743):** £1.0m · [Lot 3 - Integrated Support & Step-Down Service](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/single-homelessness-services-tender-ocds-h6vhtk-05feb7) · Awarded: 3 Mar 2026

## Retender Radar & Upcoming Expiries
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 6 Months:** 4
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 18 Months:** 4
- **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 Watford Borough Council intelligence dossier on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/watford-borough-council-ons-e07000103#spend-analytics)

## Provenance and Open Data
- **Data Source:** Official notices published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- **Canonical Profile:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/watford-borough-council-ons-e07000103
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt