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# West Yorkshire Combined Authority · UK Public Procurement Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/west-yorkshire-combined-authority-ons-e47000003). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Authority Summary:** West Yorkshire Combined Authority is a Local authority based in Yorkshire and the Humber. Tracked in the Tenderline open procurement catalogue across 337 published procedures, with 2 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Information
- **Contracting Authority:** West Yorkshire Combined Authority
- **Classification:** Local authority
- **Delivery Region:** Yorkshire and the Humber
- **Authority ID:** `GB-PPON-PHYG-7328-ZLQJ` (Official UK PPON)
- **Live Open Tenders:** 2
- **Total Published Procedures:** 337
- **Published Award Value (24 months):** £630m (median award: £1.7m) across 58 of 65 eligible published values (VAT excluded; not actual spend)
- **Official Registers:** nhs-ods (WEST YORKSHIRE COMBINED AUTHORITY), ons-geography (West Yorkshire)
- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/west-yorkshire-combined-authority-ons-e47000003

## Competition & Bidding Profile
- **Typical Bids per Lot:** 3 bids (median of 22 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 13 comparable awards)

## Procurement Vehicles & Sourcing Routes
- **Commercial Tools (24m):** Contract: 120 (90%), Framework: 11 (8%), Dynamic purchasing system: 3 (2%)
- **Sourcing Procedures (24m):** Route not published: 55 (41%), Open: 53 (40%), Limited / restricted: 13 (10%), Direct award: 7 (5%), Selective: 6 (4%)

## Primary Procurement Sectors (CPV)
1. **[Business services: law, marketing, consulting](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/business-services-consultancy-79000000) (CPV 79):** 20 notices, last 24 months (15% of this period)
2. **[Education and training services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/education-training-80000000) (CPV 80):** 20 notices, last 24 months (15% of this period)
3. **[Transport services (except waste transport)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/transport-passenger-services-60000000) (CPV 60):** 19 notices, last 24 months (14% of this period)
4. **[Transport equipment and products](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/transport-equipment-vehicles-34000000) (CPV 34):** 17 notices, last 24 months (13% of this period)
5. **[Other community, social and personal services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/community-cultural-services-98000000) (CPV 98):** 15 notices, last 24 months (11% of this period)

## Key Awarded Suppliers
1. **[First West Yorkshire Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/first-west-yorkshire-limited-coh-01990370):** 7 procedures (9 awards)
2. **[Transdev Blazefield Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/transdev-blazefield-ltd-coh-02605399):** 5 procedures (8 awards)
3. **[Jacobs UK Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/jacobs-uk-ltd-coh-02594504):** 5 procedures (7 awards)
4. **[E. Stott & Sons Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/e-stott-sons-ltd-coh-02197747):** 4 procedures (6 awards)
5. **[Go Ahead Group](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/go-ahead-group-coh-02100855):** 3 procedures (18 awards)

## Largest Public Contract Awards
Top public contracts awarded by this authority:
1. **[First West Yorkshire Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/first-west-yorkshire-limited-coh-01990370):** £150m · [Leeds 1 (Bramley)](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/bus-franchising-round-1-tier-a-ocds-h6vhtk-06e7a5) · Awarded: 19 Aug 2026
2. **[First West Yorkshire Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/first-west-yorkshire-limited-coh-01990370):** £103m · [Kirklees (Huddersfield)](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/bus-franchising-round-1-tier-a-ocds-h6vhtk-06e7a5) · Awarded: 19 Aug 2026
3. **[Transdev Blazefield Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/transdev-blazefield-ltd-coh-02605399):** £67m · [Kirklees (Dewsbury)](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/bus-franchising-round-1-tier-a-ocds-h6vhtk-06e7a5) · Awarded: 19 Aug 2026
4. **[Go Ahead Group](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/go-ahead-group-coh-02100855):** £40m · [Cleckheaton](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/bus-franchising-round-1-tier-b-ocds-h6vhtk-06f4a2) · Awarded: 8 Sept 2026
5. **[Mitie Care & Custody Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/mitie-care-custody-ltd-coh-06976230):** £39m · [Healthcare and Forensic Services in Custody](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/healthcare-and-forensic-services-in-custody-ref-049-pol-24-ocds-h6vhtk-04ebac) · Awarded: 11 May 2026

## Retender Radar & Upcoming Expiries
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 6 Months:** 12
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 18 Months:** 41
- **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 Yorkshire Combined Authority intelligence dossier on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/west-yorkshire-combined-authority-ons-e47000003#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-yorkshire-combined-authority-ons-e47000003
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt