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# Wirral Borough Council · UK Public Procurement Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/wirral-borough-council-ons-e08000015). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Authority Summary:** Wirral Borough Council is a Local authority based in North West England. Tracked in the Tenderline open procurement catalogue across 288 published procedures, with 6 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Information
- **Contracting Authority:** Wirral Borough Council
- **Classification:** Local authority
- **Delivery Region:** North West England
- **Authority ID:** `GB-FTS-163843` (Find a Tender organisation id)
- **Live Open Tenders:** 6
- **Total Published Procedures:** 288
- **Published Award Value (24 months):** £1.2bn (median award: £160k) across 85 of 85 eligible published values (VAT excluded; not actual spend)
- **Official Registers:** nhs-ods (WIRRAL BOROUGH COUNCIL), ons-geography (Wirral), rsh-social-housing (Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council)
- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/wirral-borough-council-ons-e08000015

## Competition & Bidding Profile
- **Typical Bids per Lot:** 3 bids (median of 26 published per-lot bid counts on contested contract notices)
- **Single-Bid Lots:** 31% of lots drew only 1 bidder
- **Median Price Movement:** at the published estimate (median of 16 comparable awards)

## Procurement Vehicles & Sourcing Routes
- **Commercial Tools (24m):** Contract: 164 (93%), Framework: 12 (7%), Dynamic purchasing system: 1 (1%)
- **Sourcing Procedures (24m):** Open: 63 (36%), Limited / restricted: 37 (21%), Direct award: 34 (19%), Route not published: 31 (18%), Selective: 12 (7%)

## Primary Procurement Sectors (CPV)
1. **[Health and social work services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/health-social-care-85000000) (CPV 85):** 35 notices, last 24 months (20% of this period)
2. **[Construction work](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/construction-civil-engineering-45000000) (CPV 45):** 30 notices, last 24 months (17% of this period)
3. **[Education and training services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/education-training-80000000) (CPV 80):** 12 notices, last 24 months (7% of this period)
4. **[Real estate services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/real-estate-services-70000000) (CPV 70):** 10 notices, last 24 months (6% of this period)
5. **[Business services: law, marketing, consulting](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/business-services-consultancy-79000000) (CPV 79):** 8 notices, last 24 months (5% of this period)

## Key Awarded Suppliers
1. **[Turner & Townsend Project Management Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/turner-townsend-coh-02165592):** 4 procedures
2. **[Magenta Living](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/magenta-living-coh-04912562):** 4 procedures
3. **[hsl Compliance Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/hsl-compliance-ltd-coh-02425951):** 4 procedures
4. **[Whitfield & Brown (Developments) Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/whitfield-brown-developments-limited-coh-01060958):** 3 procedures (5 awards)
5. **[Career Connect](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/career-connect-coh-04233289):** 3 procedures

## Largest Public Contract Awards
Top public contracts awarded by this authority:
1. **[Ion Property Developments Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/ion-property-developments-limited-coh-03498080):** £575m · [Regeneration of land around and at Hind Street, Birkenhead, Wirral](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/regeneration-of-land-around-and-at-hind-street-birkenhead-wirral-ocds-h6vhtk-04d4c0)
2. **[BIFFA MUNICIPAL LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/biffa-municipal-limited-coh-04321212):** £349m · [Recycling, Waste & Street Cleansing Contract](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/recycling-waste-street-cleansing-contract-ocds-h6vhtk-050fc3) · Awarded: 22 Jul 2026
3. **[Professional Carers (Wirral) Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/professional-carers-wirral-ltd-coh-07617005):** £77m · [Care & Support at Home - Mobile Nights](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/care-support-at-home-mobile-nights-ocds-h6vhtk-04e982) · Awarded: 23 May 2025
4. **[Change, Grow, Live](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/change-grow-live-coh-03861209):** £42m · [Community Substance Misuse Service](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/community-substance-misuse-service-ocds-h6vhtk-06df55)
5. **[Wirral Community Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/wirral-community-health-and-care-nhs-foundation-trust-GB-FTS-126324):** £37m · [Healthy Child Programme (0-19 years)](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/healthy-child-programme-0-19-years-ocds-h6vhtk-06d5c7) · Awarded: 28 Jul 2026

## Retender Radar & Upcoming Expiries
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 6 Months:** 13
- **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 Wirral Borough Council intelligence dossier on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/wirral-borough-council-ons-e08000015#spend-analytics)

## Provenance and Open Data
- **Data Source:** Official notices published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- **Canonical Profile:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/wirral-borough-council-ons-e08000015
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt