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# West Yorkshire Combined Authority (or such other successor body, company, organisation who shall have the responsibility of being the contracting authority of the National Police Air Service or any part or parts thereof) · UK Public Procurement Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/west-yorkshire-combined-authority-or-such-other-successor-bo-GB-PPON-PHYG-7328-ZLQJ). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Authority Summary:** West Yorkshire Combined Authority (or such other successor body, company, organisation who shall have the responsibility of being the contracting authority of the National Police Air Service or any part or parts thereof) is a Local authority based in Yorkshire and the Humber. Tracked in the Tenderline open procurement catalogue across 103 published procedures, with 3 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Information
- **Contracting Authority:** West Yorkshire Combined Authority (or such other successor body, company, organisation who shall have the responsibility of being the contracting authority of the National Police Air Service or any part or parts thereof)
- **Classification:** Local authority
- **Delivery Region:** Yorkshire and the Humber
- **Authority ID:** `GB-PPON-PHYG-7328-ZLQJ` (Official UK PPON)
- **Live Open Tenders:** 3
- **Total Published Procedures:** 103
- **Published Award Value (24 months):** £605m (median award: £1.7m) across 51 of 58 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-or-such-other-successor-bo-GB-PPON-PHYG-7328-ZLQJ

## 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:** 1% below the published estimate (median of 12 comparable awards)

## Procurement Vehicles & Sourcing Routes
- **Commercial Tools (24m):** Contract: 95 (92%), Framework: 5 (5%), Dynamic purchasing system: 3 (3%)
- **Sourcing Procedures (24m):** Route not published: 43 (42%), Open: 41 (40%), Direct award: 7 (7%), Limited / restricted: 7 (7%), Selective: 5 (5%)

## Primary Procurement Sectors (CPV)
1. **[Business services: law, marketing, consulting](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/business-services-consultancy-79000000) (CPV 79):** 16 notices, last 24 months (16% of this period)
2. **[Transport equipment and products](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/transport-equipment-vehicles-34000000) (CPV 34):** 16 notices, last 24 months (16% of this period)
3. **[Education and training services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/education-training-80000000) (CPV 80):** 13 notices, last 24 months (13% of this period)
4. **[Other community, social and personal services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/community-cultural-services-98000000) (CPV 98):** 12 notices, last 24 months (12% of this period)
5. **[Transport services (except waste transport)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/transport-passenger-services-60000000) (CPV 60):** 11 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):** 4 procedures (6 awards)
2. **[Go Ahead Group](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/go-ahead-group-coh-02100855):** 3 procedures (18 awards)
3. **[Transdev Blazefield Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/transdev-blazefield-ltd-coh-02605399):** 3 procedures (6 awards)
4. **[E. Stott & Sons Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/e-stott-sons-ltd-coh-02197747):** 3 procedures (5 awards)
5. **[TOWER TRANSIT OPERATIONS LTD](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/tower-transit-operations-ltd-coh-08314506):** 2 procedures (5 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:** 3
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 18 Months:** 8
- **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 (or such other successor body, company, organisation who shall have the responsibility of being the contracting authority of the National Police Air Service or any part or parts thereof) intelligence dossier on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/west-yorkshire-combined-authority-or-such-other-successor-bo-GB-PPON-PHYG-7328-ZLQJ#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-or-such-other-successor-bo-GB-PPON-PHYG-7328-ZLQJ
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt