# In-tend Electronic Procurement (In-tend Ltd) · UK E-Sourcing Portal Intelligence

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

> **Tenderline Portal Summary:** In-tend Electronic Procurement (operated by In-tend Ltd) is an electronic tendering system used across the UK public sector. Tracked across 7,692 published procedures (2,094 in the last 12 months) by 982 contracting authorities, with 255 live opportunities routing submissions through this gateway right now.

## Key Portal Information

- **Portal:** In-tend Electronic Procurement

- **Operator:** In-tend Ltd

- **Primary Domains / Hosts:** `sell2.in-tend.co.uk`, `in-tendhost.co.uk/sesharedservices`, `in-tendhost.co.uk/birminghamcc`

- **Live Open Tenders:** 255

- **Notices in Last 12 Months:** 2,094

- **Total Catalogue Procedures:** 7,692

- **Contracting Authorities (12m):** 331 (982 lifetime)

- **Typical Tender Window:** 30 days (median, notice publication to submission deadline)

- **Median Published Estimate:** £550k

- **Tenderline Portal Dossier:** https://tenderline.uk/platforms/in-tend

## How to Bid & Registration Prerequisites

In-tend is an electronic tendering system used by universities and colleges, city and county councils, emergency services, museums and hospices. Each buyer runs its own portal under a path on in-tendhost.co.uk (for example in-tendhost.co.uk/birminghamcc), so suppliers register separately with every buyer they want to bid to.

- **Registration Advice:** Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup

- **Support & Helpdesk:** Support is provided by each buyer organisation

## Competition & Bidding Benchmarks

- **Typical Bids per Lot:** 4 bids (middle half 2–7) (median of 1817 contested contract procedures, 36 months)

- **Single-Bid Rate:** 18% of lots drew only one bidder

- **SME Win Rate:** 60% of declared awards won by small & medium enterprises

## Live Open Tenders Routing through In-tend Electronic Procurement

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

1. [ITT - Review of monitoring options for climate-threatened assets - UID 345](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/itt-review-of-monitoring-options-for-climate-threatened-assets-uid-345-ocds-h6vhtk-0777ed): £15,000 · Deadline: 27 Oct 2026 · Historic England

2. [QNAP NAS Device (New)](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/qnap-nas-device-new-ocds-h6vhtk-078e54): £80,000 · Deadline: 27 Oct 2026 · British Film Institute

3. [Website redesign and redevelopment](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/website-redesign-and-redevelopment-ocds-h6vhtk-077803): £400,000 · Deadline: 27 Oct 2026 · Capital City College

4. [PP-10198 Anglian Learning Leisure Management](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/pp-10198-anglian-learning-leisure-management-ocds-h6vhtk-06e8e3): £17,000,000 · Deadline: 27 Oct 2026 · Anglian Learning

5. [Provision for Lee Valley VeloPark Rooflights Refurbishment](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-for-lee-valley-velopark-rooflights-refurbishment-ocds-h6vhtk-07793a): £130,000 · Deadline: 27 Oct 2026 · Lee Valley Regional Park Authority

6. [ITT - Recording techniques for climate-driven loss - UID 344](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/itt-recording-techniques-for-climate-driven-loss-uid-344-ocds-h6vhtk-0777e7): £20,000 · Deadline: 28 Oct 2026 · Historic England

7. [Grimsby Dock Tower Restoration](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/grimsby-dock-tower-restoration-ocds-h6vhtk-06ee4d): £0 · Deadline: 28 Oct 2026 · Associated British Ports

8. [Night Safety Marshall](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/night-safety-marshall-ocds-h6vhtk-077d0b): £360,000 · Deadline: 28 Oct 2026 · The Police & Crime Commissioner for Sussex

## Leading Contracting Authorities on In-tend Electronic Procurement

Top public authorities routing procurements through this portal:

1. [Birmingham City Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/birmingham-city-council-ons-e08000025): 208 notices (48 in last 12m) · **4 open**

2. [Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/sandwell-metropolitan-borough-council-ons-e08000028): 201 notices (50 in last 12m) · **2 open**

3. [Norfolk County Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/norfolk-county-council-ons-e10000020): 175 notices (28 in last 12m) · **5 open**

4. [Hampshire County Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/hampshire-county-council-ons-e10000014): 163 notices (29 in last 12m) · **2 open**

5. [Queen's University Belfast](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/queen-s-university-belfast-GB-NIC-101788): 128 notices (27 in last 12m)

6. [Science Museum Group](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/science-museum-group-gov-pb177): 122 notices (67 in last 12m) · **4 open**

7. [Milton Keynes Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/milton-keynes-council-ons-e06000042): 117 notices (54 in last 12m) · **4 open**

8. [Cardiff University](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/cardiff-university-coh-rc000089): 114 notices (18 in last 12m) · **3 open**

## Primary Procurement Sectors (CPV)

Key sectors procured via In-tend Electronic Procurement:

1. [Construction work](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/construction-civil-engineering-45000000) (CPV 45): 1,053 notices (14%)

2. [Health and social work services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/health-social-care-85000000) (CPV 85): 1,013 notices (13%)

3. [Business services: law, marketing, consulting](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/business-services-consultancy-79000000) (CPV 79): 914 notices (12%)

4. [Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/cleaning-environmental-services-90000000) (CPV 90): 529 notices (7%)

5. [Architectural, construction, engineering](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/architecture-engineering-71000000) (CPV 71): 469 notices (6%)

6. [Repair and maintenance services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/repair-maintenance-50000000) (CPV 50): 446 notices (6%)

## Delivery Geography (ITL-1 Regions)

Key delivery regions for procurements published on In-tend Electronic Procurement:

1. [South East England](https://tenderline.uk/regions/south-east): 1,623 notices (27%)

2. [West Midlands](https://tenderline.uk/regions/west-midlands): 1,564 notices (26%)

3. [East of England](https://tenderline.uk/regions/east-of-england): 1,263 notices (21%)

4. [East Midlands](https://tenderline.uk/regions/east-midlands): 743 notices (12%)

5. [Yorkshire and the Humber](https://tenderline.uk/regions/yorkshire-and-the-humber): 700 notices (11%)

6. [Greater London](https://tenderline.uk/regions/london): 660 notices (11%)

## Leading Awarded Suppliers on In-tend Electronic Procurement

Top winning suppliers on notices routing through this portal:

1. [Biffa Waste Services Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/biffa-waste-services-ltd-coh-00946107): 18 procedures (23 awards) across 16 contracting authorities

2. [Aspens Services Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/aspens-services-limited-coh-06561073): 16 procedures across 16 contracting authorities

3. [Compass Contract Services (UK) Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/compass-contract-services-u-k-limited-trading-as-ess-governm-coh-02114954): 12 procedures (17 awards) across 12 contracting authorities

4. [Cater Link Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/caterlink-limited-trading-as-caterlink-coh-03732298): 11 procedures (15 awards) across 11 contracting authorities

5. [Purgo Supply Services Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/purgo-supply-services-limited-coh-08665358): 9 procedures (10 awards) across 9 contracting authorities

6. [Atlas FM Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/atlas-fm-limited-coh-02633080): 9 procedures (10 awards) across 8 contracting authorities

7. [Cleantec Services Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/cleantec-services-limited-coh-04155336): 9 procedures across 9 contracting authorities

8. [POhWER](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/pohwer-coh-03323040): 8 procedures (11 awards) across 8 contracting authorities

## Interactive Intelligence & Provenance

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

> [Explore interactive In-tend Electronic Procurement intelligence on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/platforms/in-tend)

## Provenance and Open Data

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

- **Canonical Platform URL:** https://tenderline.uk/platforms/in-tend

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