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# West of England Combined Authority · UK Public Procurement Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/west-of-england-combined-authority-ons-e47000009). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Authority Summary:** West of England Combined Authority is a Local authority based in South West England. Tracked in the Tenderline open procurement catalogue across 107 published procedures, with 1 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Information
- **Contracting Authority:** West of England Combined Authority
- **Classification:** Local authority
- **Delivery Region:** South West England
- **Authority ID:** `GB-FTS-75297` (Find a Tender organisation id)
- **Live Open Tenders:** 1
- **Total Published Procedures:** 107
- **Published Award Value (24 months):** £9.4m (median award: £121k) across 28 of 28 eligible published values (VAT excluded; not actual spend)
- **Official Registers:** ons-geography (West of England)
- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/west-of-england-combined-authority-ons-e47000009

## Competition & Bidding Profile
- **Typical Bids per Lot:** 8.5 bids (median of 4 published per-lot bid counts on contested contract notices)
- **Single-Bid Lots:** 0% of lots drew only 1 bidder
- **Median Price Movement:** 1% below the published estimate (median of 3 comparable awards)

## Procurement Vehicles & Sourcing Routes
- **Commercial Tools (24m):** Contract: 66 (92%), Framework: 5 (7%), Dynamic purchasing system: 1 (1%)
- **Sourcing Procedures (24m):** Open: 17 (24%), Limited / restricted: 15 (21%), Route not published: 15 (21%), Direct award: 14 (19%), Selective: 11 (15%)

## Primary Procurement Sectors (CPV)
1. **[Transport services (except waste transport)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/transport-passenger-services-60000000) (CPV 60):** 15 notices, last 24 months (21% of this period)
2. **[Construction work](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/construction-civil-engineering-45000000) (CPV 45):** 7 notices, last 24 months (10% of this period)
3. **[Architectural, construction, engineering](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/architecture-engineering-71000000) (CPV 71):** 7 notices, last 24 months (10% of this period)
4. **[Business services: law, marketing, consulting](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/business-services-consultancy-79000000) (CPV 79):** 7 notices, last 24 months (10% of this period)
5. **[IT services: consulting, software, internet](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/it-services-software-72000000) (CPV 72):** 5 notices, last 24 months (7% of this period)

## Key Awarded Suppliers
1. **[First West of England Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/first-west-of-england-ltd-coh-00025088):** 9 procedures
2. **[Ramboll UK Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/ramboll-uk-limited-coh-03659970):** 3 procedures
3. **[CT Coaches](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/ct-coaches-GB-FTS-121488):** 3 procedures
4. **[E.ON Energy Solutions](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/e-on-energy-solutions-coh-03407430):** 3 procedures
5. **[GC Insight Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/gc-insight-ltd-coh-03162288):** 2 procedures

## Largest Public Contract Awards
Top public contracts awarded by this authority:
1. **[NCC](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/ncc-coh-07304890):** £2.9m · [UPN-00111 - Made Smarter](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/upn-00111-made-smarter-ocds-h6vhtk-064e6e)
2. **[First West of England Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/first-west-of-england-ltd-coh-00025088):** £843k · [Bus Grant Enhanced Services - 2026-29](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/bus-grant-enhancement-of-bus-services-20206-29-ocds-h6vhtk-06c9aa) · Awarded: 2 Jul 2026
3. **[First West of England Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/first-west-of-england-ltd-coh-00025088):** £734k · [Bus Grant Fares and Ticketing – Kids Go Free - First Bus](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/bus-grant-fares-and-ticketing-kids-go-free-first-bus-ocds-h6vhtk-055976) · Awarded: 2 Jul 2025
4. **[Network Rail Infrastructure](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/network-rail-infrastructure-coh-02904587):** £677k · [MetroWest Firmware Upgrade](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/metrowest-firmware-upgrade-ocds-h6vhtk-06f445) · Awarded: 30 Jul 2026
5. **[First West of England Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/first-west-of-england-ltd-coh-00025088):** £657k · [Bus Grant Fares and Ticketing - Fare Cap 2026 - First Bus](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/bus-grant-fares-ticketing-fare-cap-2026-first-bus-ocds-h6vhtk-067c22) · Awarded: 25 Mar 2026

## Retender Radar & Upcoming Expiries
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 6 Months:** 10
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 18 Months:** 15
- **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 of England Combined Authority intelligence dossier on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/west-of-england-combined-authority-ons-e47000009#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-of-england-combined-authority-ons-e47000009
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt