# East Midlands (UKF) · UK Public Procurement Regional Dossier

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

> **Tenderline Regional Summary:** East Midlands (Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Northamptonshire, and Lincolnshire public bodies) accounts for 11,735 published procurement procedures (4,186 in the last 12 months) from 409 contracting authorities based in the region, with 733 live opportunities deliverable in the region (UK-wide notices included) open for bidding right now.

## Key Regional Information

- **Region:** East Midlands

- **ITL-1 Code:** `UKF`

- **Tagline / Scope:** Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Northamptonshire, and Lincolnshire public bodies

- **How regions are counted:** each notice counts once, in the region of its buyer’s office (official ONS postcode lookup); the place of delivery is on each tender page as published.

- **Live Open Tenders:** 733

- **Notices in Last 12 Months:** 4,186

- **Total Catalogue Procedures:** 11,735

- **Active Contracting Authorities (12m):** 186 (409 lifetime)

- **Typical Tender Window:** 31 days (median, notice publication to submission deadline)

- **Tenderline Regional Dossier:** https://tenderline.uk/regions/east-midlands

## Regional Competition & Benchmarks

- **Typical Bids per Lot:** 5 bids (middle half 3–11) (median of 1194 procedures, 36 months, contracts)

- **Typical Contract Value (Net):** £81k (median net contract award)

- **Deadline to Award Decision:** 44 days (median)

- **SME Win Rate:** 58% of declared awards won by small & medium enterprises

- **Local Win Rate:** 49% of awards won by suppliers registered in East Midlands

## Live Open Tenders in East Midlands

Currently open for bidding from buyers based in this region (soonest deadline first):

1. [Lionheart Educational Trust - HR & Payroll Software and Managed Payroll Services](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/lionheart-educational-trust-hr-payroll-software-and-managed-payroll-services-ocds-h6vhtk-0774cb): £600,000 · Deadline: 26 Oct 2026 · Lionheart Educational Trust

2. [Gambling Behaviour Change Campaign](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/gambling-behaviour-change-campaign-ocds-h6vhtk-077fc0): £49,999 · Deadline: 26 Oct 2026 · Leicestershire County Council

3. [Oakham Town Centre Flower Displays](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/oakham-town-centre-flower-displays-ocds-h6vhtk-078a97): Value not disclosed · Deadline: 27 Oct 2026 · Oakham Town Council

4. [Private Ambulance Service (PAS) 2027](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/private-ambulance-service-pas-2027-ocds-h6vhtk-06bdcd): £40,000,000 · Deadline: 27 Oct 2026 · East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust

5. [3068 Bonington Gallery Vertical Lifting Platform](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/3068-bonington-gallery-vertical-lifting-platform-ocds-h6vhtk-0782c4): £50,000 · Deadline: 28 Oct 2026 · Nottingham Trent University

6. [North Northamptonshire Council in Partnership with Northamptonshire Integrated Care Board (ICB) for the Provision of Supported Living Services for Working Age Adults (Reopening 2026)](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/north-northamptonshire-council-in-partnership-with-northamptonshire-integrated-care-board--ocds-h6vhtk-077e03): £303,000,000 · Deadline: 28 Oct 2026 · North Northamptonshire Council

7. [616_27 Personal Safety and Security Equipment](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/616-27-personal-safety-and-security-equipment-ocds-h6vhtk-06937f): £1,416,667 · Deadline: 28 Oct 2026 · Leicestershire County Council, trading as ESPO

8. [EEM0053 - Fire Safety, Fire Doors and Building Remediation Works Framework](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/eem0053-fire-safety-fire-doors-and-building-remediation-works-framework-ocds-h6vhtk-051fc5): £310,000,000 · Deadline: 28 Oct 2026 · EFFICIENCY EAST MIDLANDS LIMITED

## Leading Contracting Authorities in East Midlands

Top public authorities based in this region:

1. [West Northamptonshire Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/west-northamptonshire-council-ons-e06000062): 1,952 notices (515 in last 12m) · **6 open**

2. [Derbyshire County Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/derbyshire-county-council-ons-e10000007): 651 notices (232 in last 12m) · **3 open**

3. [Nottingham City Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/nottingham-city-council-ons-e06000018): 494 notices (156 in last 12m) · **9 open**

4. [Leicester City Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/leicester-city-council-ons-e06000016): 486 notices (148 in last 12m) · **8 open**

5. [NHS Lincolnshire Integrated Care Board](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/nhs-lincolnshire-integrated-care-board-nhs-qjm): 423 notices (133 in last 12m)

6. [North Northamptonshire Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/north-northamptonshire-council-ons-e06000061): 411 notices (212 in last 12m) · **5 open**

7. [Leicestershire County Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/leicestershire-county-council-ons-e10000018): 401 notices (143 in last 12m) · **11 open**

8. [Lincolnshire County Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/lincolnshire-county-council-ons-e10000019): 384 notices (123 in last 12m) · **3 open**

## Primary Procurement Sectors (CPV)

Key procurement sectors in East Midlands:

1. [Health and social work services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/health-social-care-85000000) (CPV 85): 2,196 notices (19%)

2. [Transport services (except waste transport)](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/transport-passenger-services-60000000) (CPV 60): 1,762 notices (15%)

3. [Construction work](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/construction-civil-engineering-45000000) (CPV 45): 1,356 notices (12%)

4. [Business services: law, marketing, consulting](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/business-services-consultancy-79000000) (CPV 79): 853 notices (7%)

5. [Repair and maintenance services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/repair-maintenance-50000000) (CPV 50): 543 notices (5%)

6. [Software package and information systems](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/software-packages-erp-48000000) (CPV 48): 518 notices (4%)

## Leading Awarded Suppliers in East Midlands

Top suppliers by distinct contract procedures won in this region:

1. [MS CARS](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/ms-cars-GB-FTS-9133): 91 procedures across 2 contracting authorities

2. [R CARS](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/r-cars-coh-09633131): 87 procedures across 2 contracting authorities

3. [Skyline Taxis Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/skyline-taxis-limited-coh-08648966): 87 procedures across 2 contracting authorities

4. [Ezy Cars](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/ezy-cars-coh-13429913): 72 procedures across 1 contracting authorities

5. [24x7 Northants Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/24x7-northants-ltd-coh-08674456): 67 procedures across 1 contracting authorities

6. [S CARS](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/s-cars-coh-04365329): 59 procedures across 1 contracting authorities

7. [Adams Taxis](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/adams-taxis-GB-FTS-10303): 58 procedures across 2 contracting authorities

8. [Country Lion (Northampton) Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/country-lion-northampton-ltd-coh-00505432): 49 procedures across 1 contracting authorities

## Interactive Intelligence & Provenance

> **Complete Regional Intelligence:** Detailed buyer type segmentation, local vs non-local winner flows, commercial tools, and complete contract awards are available on Tenderline:

> [Explore interactive East Midlands regional dossier on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/regions/east-midlands)

## Provenance and Open Data

- **Data Source:** Compiled from official UK public notices published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

- **Canonical Regional URL:** https://tenderline.uk/regions/east-midlands

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