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# West Northamptonshire Council · UK Public Procurement Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/west-northamptonshire-council-ons-e06000062). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Authority Summary:** West Northamptonshire Council is a Local authority based in East Midlands. Tracked in the Tenderline open procurement catalogue across 1,952 published procedures, with 6 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Information
- **Contracting Authority:** West Northamptonshire Council
- **Classification:** Local authority
- **Delivery Region:** East Midlands
- **Authority ID:** `GB-PPON-PGDV-8944-CMBP` (Official UK PPON)
- **Live Open Tenders:** 6
- **Total Published Procedures:** 1,952
- **Published Award Value (24 months):** £148m (median award: £32k) across 546 of 546 eligible published values (VAT excluded; not actual spend)
- **Official Registers:** nhs-ods (WEST NORTHAMPTONSHIRE COUNCIL), ons-geography (West Northamptonshire), rsh-social-housing (West Northamptonshire Council)
- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/west-northamptonshire-council-ons-e06000062

## Competition & Bidding Profile
- **Typical Bids per Lot:** 8 bids (median of 62 published per-lot bid counts on contested contract notices)
- **Single-Bid Lots:** 3% of lots drew only 1 bidder
- **Median Price Movement:** at the published estimate (median of 7 comparable awards)

## Procurement Vehicles & Sourcing Routes
- **Commercial Tools (24m):** Contract: 652 (95%), Framework: 33 (5%)
- **Sourcing Procedures (24m):** Limited / restricted: 402 (59%), Open: 111 (16%), Route not published: 91 (13%), Direct award: 72 (11%), Selective: 9 (1%)

## Primary Procurement Sectors (CPV)
1. **[Transport services (except waste transport)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/transport-passenger-services-60000000) (CPV 60):** 52 notices, last 24 months (8% of this period)
2. **[Health and social work services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/health-social-care-85000000) (CPV 85):** 35 notices, last 24 months (5% of this period)
3. **[Construction work](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/construction-civil-engineering-45000000) (CPV 45):** 32 notices, last 24 months (5% of this period)
4. **[IT services: consulting, software, internet](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/it-services-software-72000000) (CPV 72):** 16 notices, last 24 months (2% of this period)
5. **[Education and training services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/education-training-80000000) (CPV 80):** 15 notices, last 24 months (2% of this period)

## Key Awarded Suppliers
1. **[MS CARS](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/ms-cars-GB-FTS-9133):** 95 procedures
2. **[Skyline Taxis Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/skyline-taxis-limited-coh-08648966):** 85 procedures
3. **[R CARS](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/r-cars-coh-09633131):** 85 procedures
4. **[Ezy Cars](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/ezy-cars-coh-13429913):** 76 procedures
5. **[24x7 Northants Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/24x7-northants-ltd-coh-08674456):** 67 procedures

## Largest Public Contract Awards
Top public contracts awarded by this authority:
1. **[Turning Point](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/turning-point-services-ltd-coh-00793558):** £60m · [Integrated Alcohol and Drug Service in West Northamptonshire](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/integrated-alcohol-and-drug-service-ocds-h6vhtk-050fff) · Awarded: 17 Sept 2025
2. **[COUNTRYSIDE PROPERTIES (UK) LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/countryside-properties-uk-limited-coh-00614864):** £8.9m · [Construction of Homes and Associated works at Harlestone Road Northampton](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/construction-of-homes-and-associated-works-at-harlestone-road-northampton-ocds-h6vhtk-069ca0)
3. **[Northamptonshire Domestic Abuse Services](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/northamptonshire-domestic-abuse-services-coh-02978532):** £7.5m · [North Northamptonshire Council and West Northamptonshire Council Safe Accommodation (Refuge) and Support Services Across North Northamptonshire and West Northamptonshire](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/north-northamptonshire-council-and-west-northamptonshire-council-safe-accommodation-refuge-ocds-h6vhtk-0670bb) · Awarded: 21 Aug 2026
4. **[BOOST TA LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/boost-ta-limited-coh-15816636):** £6.6m · [Development of land at Claret Car Park, Edgar Mobbs Way, Northampton](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/development-of-land-at-claret-car-park-edgar-mobbs-way-northampton-ocds-h6vhtk-06bcce)
5. **[BOOST TA LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/boost-ta-limited-coh-15816636):** £4.3m · [Relocatable Temporary Accommodation at Weston Favell, Northampton](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/relocatable-temporary-accommodation-at-weston-favell-northampton-ocds-h6vhtk-06907c)

## Retender Radar & Upcoming Expiries
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 6 Months:** 78
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 18 Months:** 218
- **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 West Northamptonshire Council intelligence dossier on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/west-northamptonshire-council-ons-e06000062#spend-analytics)

## Provenance and Open Data
- **Data Source:** Official notices published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- **Canonical Profile:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/west-northamptonshire-council-ons-e06000062
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt