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# Wigan Council · UK Public Procurement Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/wigan-council-ons-e08000010). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Authority Summary:** Wigan Council is a Local authority based in North West England. Tracked in the Tenderline open procurement catalogue across 150 published procedures, with 8 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Information
- **Contracting Authority:** Wigan Council
- **Classification:** Local authority
- **Delivery Region:** North West England
- **Authority ID:** `GB-PPON-PCGG-6481-TZPW` (Official UK PPON)
- **Live Open Tenders:** 8
- **Total Published Procedures:** 150
- **Published Award Value (24 months):** £59m (median award: £217k) across 26 of 26 eligible published values (VAT excluded; not actual spend)
- **Official Registers:** nhs-ods (WIGAN METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL), ons-geography (Wigan), rsh-social-housing (Wigan Council)
- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/wigan-council-ons-e08000010

## Competition & Bidding Profile
- **Typical Bids per Lot:** 5 bids (median of 13 published per-lot bid counts on contested contract notices)
- **Single-Bid Lots:** 0% of lots drew only 1 bidder
- **Median Price Movement:** 3% below the published estimate (median of 8 comparable awards)

## Procurement Vehicles & Sourcing Routes
- **Commercial Tools (24m):** Contract: 77 (90%), Framework: 7 (8%), Dynamic purchasing system: 2 (2%)
- **Sourcing Procedures (24m):** Open: 50 (58%), Direct award: 17 (20%), Route not published: 14 (16%), Limited / restricted: 4 (5%), Selective: 1 (1%)

## Primary Procurement Sectors (CPV)
1. **[Construction work](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/construction-civil-engineering-45000000) (CPV 45):** 29 notices, last 24 months (34% of this period)
2. **[Other community, social and personal services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/community-cultural-services-98000000) (CPV 98):** 15 notices, last 24 months (17% of this period)
3. **[Health and social work services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/health-social-care-85000000) (CPV 85):** 9 notices, last 24 months (10% of this period)
4. **[Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/cleaning-environmental-services-90000000) (CPV 90):** 9 notices, last 24 months (10% of this period)
5. **[Repair and maintenance services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/repair-maintenance-50000000) (CPV 50):** 8 notices, last 24 months (9% of this period)

## Key Awarded Suppliers
1. **[Embrace Wigan & Leigh](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/embrace-wigan-leigh-coh-03936727):** 3 procedures
2. **[JJH Building Contractors Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/jjh-building-contractors-ltd-coh-04864045):** 3 procedures (21 awards)
3. **[We Are With You](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/we-are-with-you-coh-02580377):** 2 procedures
4. **[WIGAN AND LEIGH CHURCHES ASSOCIATION FOR FAMILY WELFARE](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/wigan-and-leigh-churches-association-for-family-welfare-coh-03773810):** 2 procedures
5. **[HAPPY SMILES TRAINING CIC](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/happy-smiles-training-cic-coh-12189053):** 2 procedures

## Largest Public Contract Awards
Top public contracts awarded by this authority:
1. **[Conlon Construction Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/conlon-construction-limited-coh-00708997):** £18m · [Hope School Relocation Main Works](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/hope-school-relocation-main-works-ocds-h6vhtk-056700) · Awarded: 2 Jul 2026
2. **[Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/wrightington-wigan-and-leigh-nhs-foundation-trust-GB-FTS-175122):** £14m · [PSR005 - 0-19 Services: Healthy Child Programme](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/psr005-0-19-services-healthy-child-programme-ocds-h6vhtk-065a0d)
3. **[H W Martin Waste Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/h-w-martin-waste-ltd-coh-03843329):** £10m · [Haulage and Treatment of Domestic Mixed Recyclables (Container Mix)](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/haulage-and-treatment-of-domestic-mixed-recyclables-container-mix-ocds-h6vhtk-04fd62) · Awarded: 5 Mar 2026
4. **[H.H. SMITH & SONS CO LTD](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/h-h-smith-sons-co-ltd-coh-00725675):** £5.6m · [Haigh Woodland Park - Bothy Cottages and Events Venue Restoration and New Build Construction](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/haigh-woodland-park-bothy-cottages-and-events-venue-restoration-and-new-build-construction-ocds-h6vhtk-050f77) · Awarded: 5 Sept 2025
5. **[Acumen Waste Services Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/acumen-waste-services-limited-coh-02916087):** £4.6m · [Bolton House Road Site Waste Clearance](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/bolton-house-road-site-waste-clearance-ocds-h6vhtk-06df89) · Awarded: 25 Sept 2026

## Retender Radar & Upcoming Expiries
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 6 Months:** 11
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 18 Months:** 23
- **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 Wigan Council intelligence dossier on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/wigan-council-ons-e08000010#spend-analytics)

## Provenance and Open Data
- **Data Source:** Official notices published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- **Canonical Profile:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/wigan-council-ons-e08000010
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt