# East Midlands Tendering (East Midlands councils (Proactis ProContract)) · UK E-Sourcing Portal Intelligence

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/platforms/east-midlands-tenders). Official UK public procurement portal intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Portal Summary:** East Midlands Tendering (operated by East Midlands councils (Proactis ProContract)) is an electronic tendering system used across the UK public sector. Tracked across 635 published procedures (110 in the last 12 months) by 44 contracting authorities, with 12 live opportunities routing submissions through this gateway right now.

## Key Portal Information

- **Portal:** East Midlands Tendering

- **Operator:** East Midlands councils (Proactis ProContract)

- **Primary Domains / Hosts:** `eastmidstenders.org`, `eastmidstenders.org.uk`

- **Live Open Tenders:** 12

- **Notices in Last 12 Months:** 110

- **Total Catalogue Procedures:** 635

- **Contracting Authorities (12m):** 20 (44 lifetime)

- **Typical Tender Window:** 33 days (median, notice publication to submission deadline)

- **Median Published Estimate (excl. VAT):** £550k (n=250)

- **Median Published Estimate (VAT-inclusive only):** £250k (n=20)

- **Primary Sectors:** Local Authorities (East Midlands), Education & ESPO, Housing, Public Services

- **Tenderline Portal Dossier:** https://tenderline.uk/platforms/east-midlands-tenders

## How to Bid & Registration Prerequisites

East Midlands Tendering is the regional procurement portal supported by Bassetlaw, Derby, Derbyshire, Leicester, Leicestershire, Nottingham City, Nottinghamshire, Newark & Sherwood, Nottingham City Homes, ESPO and Welland Procurement. It runs on Proactis ProContract: the opportunities list and contract register are visible without an account, while bidding requires free registration.

Register free on the portal (or through ProContract), watch the public opportunities list, and submit bids through the ProContract system before the deadline.

- **Registration Advice:** Free registration; opportunities list and contract register visible without login

- **Support & Helpdesk:** supplierhelp.due-north.com

## Competition & Bidding Benchmarks

- **Typical Bids per Lot:** 5 bids (middle half 3–9) (median of 96 contested contract procedures, 36 months)

- **Single-Bid Rate:** 7% of lots drew only one bidder

- **SME Win Rate:** 65% of classified single-supplier awards won by SMEs (resolved supplier size; group/subsidiary awards counted separately, 49 here)

## Live Open Tenders Routing through East Midlands Tendering

Currently open for bidding with submission on this portal (soonest deadline first):

1. [Safeguarding in Education (Child Protection) Training Standing List - 2026 Reopen](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/safeguarding-in-education-child-protection-training-standing-list-2026-reopen-ocds-h6vhtk-0788eb): £20,000 · Deadline: 16 Nov 2026 · Leicestershire County Council

2. [Repeat Care Proceedings Prevention Service](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/cpu8160-parental-support-service-preliminary-market-engagement-ocds-h6vhtk-065c06): £1,500,000 · Deadline: 16 Nov 2026 · Nottingham City Council

3. [273_27 Office Machines and Office Ergonomic Equipment](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/273-27-office-machines-and-equipment-ocds-h6vhtk-06937a): £3,333,333 · Deadline: 17 Nov 2026 · ESPO

4. [79_27(S) Educational One-Piece Classroom Chairs and Other Related Seating Products](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/79-27-educational-furniture-ocds-h6vhtk-06936f): £1,041,667 · Deadline: 23 Nov 2026 · ESPO

5. [BaDC-1727 Retford Buttermarket Food Hall Operator Opportunity](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/badc-1727-retford-buttermarket-food-hall-operator-opportunity-ocds-h6vhtk-07897c): £18,000,000 · Deadline: 27 Nov 2026 · Bassetlaw District Council

6. [Best Start in Life Parent /carer panels](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/best-start-in-life-parent-carer-panels-ocds-h6vhtk-07b2f2): £98,000 · Deadline: 2 Dec 2026 · Leicestershire County Council

7. [Active Neighbourhood Champions - Leicestershire](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/active-neighbourhood-champions-leicestershire-ocds-h6vhtk-07b765): £144,000 · Deadline: 4 Dec 2026 · Leicestershire County Council

8. [Small Vehicle Passenger Transport SV5 DPS](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/small-vehicle-passenger-transport-sv5-dps-ocds-h6vhtk-0510d9): Value not disclosed · Deadline: 30 May 2028 · Leicestershire County Council

## Leading Contracting Authorities on East Midlands Tendering

Top public authorities routing procurements through this portal:

1. [ESPO](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/espo-GB-FTS-508): 166 notices (12 in last 12m) · **2 open**

2. [Derby City Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/derby-city-council-ons-e06000015): 90 notices (7 in last 12m)

3. [Nottingham City Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/nottingham-city-council-ons-e06000018): 82 notices (20 in last 12m) · **1 open**

4. [Derbyshire County Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/derbyshire-county-council-ons-e10000007): 59 notices (5 in last 12m)

5. [Nottinghamshire County Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/nottinghamshire-county-council-ons-e10000024): 49 notices (6 in last 12m) · **1 open**

6. [Leicestershire County Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/leicestershire-county-council-ons-e10000018): 28 notices (12 in last 12m) · **7 open**

7. [Bassetlaw District Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/bassetlaw-district-council-ons-e07000171): 19 notices (10 in last 12m) · **1 open**

8. [Newark And Sherwood District Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/newark-and-sherwood-district-council-ons-e07000175): 17 notices (7 in last 12m)

## Primary Procurement Sectors (CPV)

Key sectors procured via East Midlands Tendering:

1. [Health and social work services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/health-social-care-85000000) (CPV 85): 106 notices (17%)

2. [Construction work](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/construction-civil-engineering-45000000) (CPV 45): 77 notices (12%)

3. [Business services: law, marketing, consulting](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/business-services-consultancy-79000000) (CPV 79): 45 notices (7%)

4. [Furniture, furnishings, domestic appliances](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/furniture-incl-office-furniture-furnishings-domestic-applian-39000000) (CPV 39): 38 notices (6%)

5. [Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/cleaning-environmental-services-90000000) (CPV 90): 34 notices (5%)

6. [Architectural, construction, engineering](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/architecture-engineering-71000000) (CPV 71): 32 notices (5%)

## Delivery Geography (ITL-1 Regions)

Key delivery regions for procurements published on East Midlands Tendering:

1. [East Midlands](https://tenderline.uk/regions/east-midlands): 438 notices (97%)

2. [Yorkshire and the Humber](https://tenderline.uk/regions/yorkshire-and-the-humber): 24 notices (5%)

3. [West Midlands](https://tenderline.uk/regions/west-midlands): 18 notices (4%)

4. [East of England](https://tenderline.uk/regions/east-of-england): 18 notices (4%)

5. [Greater London](https://tenderline.uk/regions/london): 18 notices (4%)

6. [South East England](https://tenderline.uk/regions/south-east): 17 notices (4%)

## Leading Awarded Suppliers on East Midlands Tendering

Top winning suppliers on notices routing through this portal:

1. [Framework Housing Association](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/framework-housing-association-coh-03318404): 7 procedures (17 awards) across 4 contracting authorities

2. [Concept Elevators (UK) Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/concept-elevators-uk-ltd-coh-07779086): 6 procedures across 1 contracting authorities

3. [Nottingham Community Housing Association](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/nottingham-community-housing-association-coh-rs007104): 4 procedures (9 awards) across 2 contracting authorities

4. [Juno Women's Aid](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/juno-women-s-aid-coh-04305710): 3 procedures (6 awards) across 2 contracting authorities

5. [Change Grow Live Services Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/change-grow-live-services-limited-coh-06228752): 3 procedures (4 awards) across 2 contracting authorities

6. [Specialised Group Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/specialised-group-ltd-coh-09957505): 3 procedures across 3 contracting authorities

7. [First Response Training and Consultancy Services Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/first-response-training-and-consultancy-services-limited-coh-04491330): 3 procedures across 2 contracting authorities

8. [Huws Gray Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/huws-gray-limited-coh-02506633): 3 procedures across 2 contracting authorities

## 2026 UK Procurement Portals Ranking & Market Profile

- **Edition:** 14 November 2026; fixed 24-month Find a Tender study, separate from live counts above.

- **Activity ranking:** #15 of 18 shared portals by observed procedure volume. No composite quality score.

- **24-month Published Attributable Award Value:** £0.59bn across 235 awards (109 valued; median £350k; SMEs won £0.15bn [26.4% of £ spend vs 77.6% by contract count]; middle deadline-to-recorded-award interval 48.8 days; published values are not verified expenditure and retain unresolved source anomalies).

- **Observed procedures:** 269

- **Distinct canonical buyers:** 26

- **Leading primary sectors:** Construction work (51 procedures); Health and social work services (46 procedures); Business services: law, marketing, consulting (20 procedures)

- **Named buyers:** Leicestershire County Council, trading as ESPO (55 procedures); Nottingham City Council (42 procedures); Derby City Council (27 procedures); Leicestershire County Council (23 procedures); Nottinghamshire County Council (20 procedures)

- Hostnames do not measure accounts. Multi-stage procedures can close initial participation earlier than the final tender deadline. Follow the actual notice and verify registration/workspace reuse.

- [Compare all 18 portals in the 2026 UK Procurement Portals Ranking](https://tenderline.uk/research/uk-procurement-platforms-ranking-2026)

## Interactive Intelligence & Provenance

> **Complete Portal Dossier:** Historical tender flows, portal hosts, buyer types, and direct submission routes are available on Tenderline:

> [Explore interactive East Midlands Tendering intelligence on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/platforms/east-midlands-tenders)

## Provenance and Open Data

- **Data Source:** Official procurement notices published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

- **Canonical Platform URL:** https://tenderline.uk/platforms/east-midlands-tenders

- **2026 Portals Benchmark:** https://tenderline.uk/research/uk-procurement-platforms-ranking-2026

- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt