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# DRIVE · UK Public Sector Contract Record

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/drive-coh-02506147). Official UK public procurement supplier dossier compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Supplier Summary:** DRIVE is a Large organisation public sector supplier in the UK. Tracked in Tenderline with 14 published contract awards across official contracting authorities.

## Key Information
- **Supplier Name:** DRIVE
- **Organisation Scale:** Large organisation
- **Companies House number:** `02506147`
- **Publisher identifier:** `GB-FTS-156358` (Find a Tender organisation id)
- **Total Published Awards:** 14
- **Primary Sector:** [Social work services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/social-work-services-85310000)
- **Company Status:** Active

- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/drive-coh-02506147

## Winning Pricing & Discount Benchmarks
- **Median Award Pricing:** at published budget estimate (median of 1 comparable winning awards)

## Market Volume & Benchmarks
- **Attributable award value:** £98m (published values on awards made to this supplier alone, VAT excluded; not spend or turnover)
- **Typical attributable award:** £4.5m
- **Places on approved provider lists and panels:** 5 on 1 procedures; the lists total £1k, shared with other providers (not this supplier's revenue)

## Delivery Geography
- **Active Delivery Regions:** [Wales (Cymru)](https://tenderline.uk/regions/wales), [Yorkshire and the Humber](https://tenderline.uk/regions/yorkshire-and-the-humber), [West Midlands](https://tenderline.uk/regions/west-midlands)

## Top Public Sector Clients
1. **[Bridgend County Borough Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/bridgend-county-borough-council-ons-w06000013):** 3 procedures
2. **[City of Doncaster Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/city-of-doncaster-council-rsh-00ce):** 1 procedures (6 awards)
3. **[Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/neath-port-talbot-county-borough-council-ons-w06000012):** 1 procedures (2 awards)
4. **[City & County of Swansea](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/city-county-of-swansea-GB-PPON-PYYD-8699-BJGD):** 1 procedures (2 awards)
5. **[RHONDDA CYNON TAF COUNCIL](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/rhondda-cynon-taf-council-GB-FTS-106206):** 1 procedures

## Largest Contract Awards Won
Top public sector contracts awarded to this supplier:
1. **[RHONDDA CYNON TAF COUNCIL](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/rhondda-cynon-taf-council-GB-FTS-106206):** £94m · [Cynon Area](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/supported-living-services-in-rhondda-cynon-taff-ocds-h6vhtk-03d0c4)
2. **[Bridgend County Borough Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/bridgend-county-borough-council-ons-w06000013):** £4.5m · [PROVISION OF A COMPLEX SUPPORTED LIVING SERVICE (‘CLOSER TO HOME’ SCHEME) AT CLOS PENGLYN, PENCOED](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-a-complex-supported-living-service-closer-to-home-scheme-at-clos-penglyn-penc-ocds-h6vhtk-05e3c6) · Awarded: 3 Mar 2026
3. **[City of Doncaster Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/city-of-doncaster-council-rsh-00ce):** £220 · [With Escort](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/with-escort-ocds-h6vhtk-035ea9)

## Contract Expiries & Upcoming Recompetes
- **Active Contracts Ending in 18 Months:** 1

## Competitive Supplier Intelligence
> **Full Win-Loss & Award Analysis:** Complete historical contract timelines, pricing movement benchmarks, buyer relationship networks, and competitor analysis are available on Tenderline:
> [View complete DRIVE public contract history on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/drive-coh-02506147#contract-history)

## Provenance and Open Data
- **Data Source:** Official award notices published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- **Canonical Profile:** https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/drive-coh-02506147
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt