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# West Sussex County Council · UK Public Procurement Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/west-sussex-county-council-ons-e10000032). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Authority Summary:** West Sussex County Council is a Local authority based in South East England. Tracked in the Tenderline open procurement catalogue across 240 published procedures, with 13 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Information
- **Contracting Authority:** West Sussex County Council
- **Classification:** Local authority
- **Delivery Region:** South East England
- **Authority ID:** `GB-PPON-PXJW-5627-QRQR` (Official UK PPON)
- **Live Open Tenders:** 13
- **Total Published Procedures:** 240
- **Published Award Value (24 months):** £340m (median award: £200k) across 82 of 89 eligible published values (VAT excluded; not actual spend)
- **Official Registers:** nhs-ods (WEST SUSSEX COUNTY COUNCIL), ons-geography (West Sussex), nhs-ods (WEST SUSSEX COUNTY COUNCIL)
- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/west-sussex-county-council-ons-e10000032

## Competition & Bidding Profile
- **Typical Bids per Lot:** 2 bids (median of 15 published per-lot bid counts on contested contract notices)
- **Single-Bid Lots:** 27% 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: 125 (84%), Framework: 20 (13%), Dynamic purchasing system: 4 (3%)
- **Sourcing Procedures (24m):** Direct award: 48 (32%), Route not published: 44 (30%), Open: 35 (23%), Limited / restricted: 21 (14%), Selective: 1 (1%)

## Primary Procurement Sectors (CPV)
1. **[Health and social work services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/health-social-care-85000000) (CPV 85):** 30 notices, last 24 months (20% of this period)
2. **[Business services: law, marketing, consulting](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/business-services-consultancy-79000000) (CPV 79):** 13 notices, last 24 months (9% of this period)
3. **[Architectural, construction, engineering](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/architecture-engineering-71000000) (CPV 71):** 9 notices, last 24 months (6% of this period)
4. **[Education and training services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/education-training-80000000) (CPV 80):** 8 notices, last 24 months (5% of this period)
5. **[Construction work](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/construction-civil-engineering-45000000) (CPV 45):** 8 notices, last 24 months (5% of this period)

## Key Awarded Suppliers
1. **[Justlife Foundation Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/justlife-foundation-ltd-coh-07517887):** 3 procedures
2. **[SUSSEX COMMUNITY NHS TRUST](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/sussex-community-nhs-trust-GB-FTS-179327):** 3 procedures
3. **[Concept Design Solutions Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/concept-design-solutions-limited-coh-06465975):** 3 procedures
4. **[UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS SUSSEX NHS FT](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/university-hospitals-sussex-nhs-ft-GB-FTS-170110):** 3 procedures (4 awards)
5. **[Beam Bug Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/beam-bug-ltd-coh-09798840):** 3 procedures (4 awards)

## Largest Public Contract Awards
Top public contracts awarded by this authority:
1. **[Iss Mediclean Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/iss-mediclean-limited-coh-01659837):** £140m · [Primary Phase Catering 2026 - Schools with Finishing Kitchens](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/primary-phase-catering-2026-schools-with-finishing-kitchens-ocds-h6vhtk-04fa86)
2. **[SUSSEX COMMUNITY NHS TRUST](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/sussex-community-nhs-trust-GB-FTS-179327):** £79m · [WSCC - Healthy Child Programme](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/wscc-healthy-child-programme-ocds-h6vhtk-04b47c)
3. **[UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS SUSSEX NHS FT](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/university-hospitals-sussex-nhs-ft-GB-FTS-170110):** £32m · [WSCC - Integrated Sexual Health Service](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/wscc-integrated-sexual-health-service-ocds-h6vhtk-0551c1)
4. **[Telent Technology Services Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/telent-technology-services-limited-coh-00703317):** £25m · [Traffic Signals 2026](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/traffic-signals-2026-ocds-h6vhtk-05d248) · Awarded: 26 Jun 2026
5. **[The Easy Lunch Company Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/the-easy-lunch-company-limited-coh-04959691):** £10m · [Primary School Catering - Delivered in Hot Meals](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/primary-school-catering-delivered-in-hot-meals-ocds-h6vhtk-056682) · Awarded: 5 Dec 2025

## Retender Radar & Upcoming Expiries
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 6 Months:** 9
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 18 Months:** 44
- **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 Sussex County Council intelligence dossier on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/west-sussex-county-council-ons-e10000032#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-sussex-county-council-ons-e10000032
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt