Argyll and Bute Council: Contract Register & Procurement Profile
ONS register: Local-authority-district·Local authority·Scotland·Lochgilphead·Central purchasing body on 13 of 51 notices
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Tenders you can still bid for.
Notices at tender stage whose deadline has not passed, counted the way the search counts them: a notice shows under every code and region it names.
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Notices published in the last 12 months.
Counted per tender, not per lot, against the 12 months before where shown.
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How many companies usually bid when this buyer runs a tender.
Middle value of the bid counts on its award notices, one per lot. Only real competitions count: direct awards and framework places are left out.
Based on 37 lots from this buyer’s competitions, last 24 months.
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How much of this buyer’s work goes to its three most frequent suppliers.
Share of its awarded tenders that name at least one of the top three. Each tender is counted once.
59 awarded tenders, 124 different suppliers.
Describes the record. It is not a sign of favouritism.
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Contracts that finish in the next 18 months.
Contracts ending in that window by the published end date or, where only a duration is published, an estimate from signature plus duration (marked). Neither, not counted.
An end date does not confirm a new procurement.
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How much this buyer has awarded recently, by published values.
Sum of published VAT-exclusive awards to single suppliers, last 24 months. Left out: concession revenue, framework ceilings, repeated notices, equal-value duplicates.
Published values, not actual spend. The biggest rows are listed so you can check.
Open notices
3 live · deadline in the future or not published · as of page build
| Notice | Deadline | Days left | Published value |
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| Capital Building Works Projects DPS | 16 Dec 2027 | 415d | — |
| Surface Dressing Works Dynamic Purchasing System 2024 - 2034 | 28 Feb 2034 | 2,681d | — |
| Building Consultancy Services Dynamic Purchasing System | 20 May 2036 | 3,493d | £2,255,835 |
What they buyi
What kind of work is bought here.
Notices by procurement category (CPV). A notice with several categories counts in each.
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What kind of work is bought here.
Notices by procurement category (CPV). A notice with several categories counts in each.
Last 24 months · CPV divisions on published procedures · a notice with several divisions counts in each
60 Transport services (except waste transport)15 procedures · 29%85 Health and social work services11 procedures · 22%71 Architectural, construction, engineering7 procedures · 14% · 1 open79 Business services: law, marketing, consulting6 procedures · 12%50 Repair and maintenance services5 procedures · 10%45 Construction work4 procedures · 8%90 Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental3 procedures · 6% · 1 open44 Construction structures and materials3 procedures · 6%How they buyi
How work here is packaged.
Notices by commercial tool: a single contract, a framework, or a dynamic purchasing system.
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How work here is packaged.
Notices by commercial tool: a single contract, a framework, or a dynamic purchasing system.
Last 24 months · 51 notices · commercial tool and route as published on the notice, not a legal-regime claim
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How work here is packaged.
Notices by commercial tool: a single contract, a framework, or a dynamic purchasing system.
Contract82%(42 notices)
42 of 51 notices are Contract (82%).Framework16%(8 notices)
8 of 51 notices are Framework (16%).Dynamic purchasing system2%(1 notice)
1 of 51 notices is Dynamic purchasing system (2%).
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Which procedures buyers here use.
Notices by the procedure they declare: open, selective, limited or direct. Open and selective are competitions; limited and direct are not.
Open73%(37 notices)
37 of 51 notices are Open (73%).Route not published16%(8 notices)
8 of 51 notices are Route not published (16%).Limited / restricted10%(5 notices)
5 of 51 notices are Limited / restricted (10%).Selective2%(1 notice)
1 of 51 notices is Selective (2%).
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How many companies usually bid when this buyer runs a tender.
Middle value of the bid counts on its award notices, one per lot. Only real competitions count: direct awards and framework places are left out.
Based on 37 lots from this buyer’s competitions, last 24 months.
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How often this buyer changes a notice after publishing it.
Middle number of amendments per notice. Deadline extensions and corrections both count.
Based on 51 notices across all categories, last 24 months.
Who wins herei
Which suppliers win the most here.
Suppliers ranked by the number of tenders won, not by money. A supplier on one big framework with many call-offs does not outrank one that won many separate competitions.
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Which suppliers win the most here.
Suppliers ranked by the number of tenders won, not by money. A supplier on one big framework with many call-offs does not outrank one that won many separate competitions.
All published awards naming a supplier · ranked by distinct procedures, not pounds · panel and call-off entries inflate award records
| Supplier | Procedures | Share | Last 24m | Award records | Last activity |
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| Carr Gomm | 4 | 6.8% | 3 | 17 | — |
| Craig of Campbeltown Ltd | 4 | 6.8% | 2 | 8 | — |
| McFadyens Contractors (Campbeltown) Ltd | 3 | 5.1% | 1 | 9 | — |
| Scottish Autism | 2 | 3.4% | 2 | 3 | — |
| Doherty & Lafferty Ltd | 2 | 3.4% | 2 | 3 | — |
| Affinity Trust | 2 | 3.4% | 2 | 3 | — |
| Mariner Support Associates Ltd | 2 | 3.4% | 2 | 3 | — |
| ENABLE Scotland (leading the Way) | 2 | 3.4% | 2 | 2 | — |
The three most frequent suppliers are named on 19% of 59 awarded procedures (each procedure counted once, so a panel shared by several of them is not double-counted); 124 distinct suppliers hold at least one. Descriptive concentration of published awards, not a statement of preference.
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How much this buyer has awarded recently, by published values.
Sum of published VAT-exclusive awards to single suppliers, last 24 months. Left out: concession revenue, framework ceilings, repeated notices, equal-value duplicates.
Published values, not actual spend. The biggest rows are listed so you can check.
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The middle published award value for this buyer.
Middle value of the same awards as the total above.
Largest published awards iThe biggest published awards. Awards to a single supplier with a published value, largest first, so you can check the totals against the notice. A repeated framework total can appear here. Open the notice to check. | Supplier | Awarded | Term | Published value |
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| Provision of School & Local Transport Services, Oban & Lorn | Craig of Campbeltown Ltd | — | — | £7,276,444 † |
| Waste Management Services following expiry of the Council’s Public Private Partnership (PPP) Arrangements | Biffa Waste Services Ltd | — | — | £5,608,359 † |
| Cowal | John Brown (Strone) Ltd | — | — | £1,800,000 † |
| Oban & Lorn and Mull | Oban Electrical Services (Ltd) | — | — | £1,750,000 † |
| Helensburgh & Lomond | DCF Joiners & Building Services Ltd | — | — | £1,550,000 † |
Contracts endingi
Contracts that finish in the next 18 months.
Contracts ending in that window by the published end date or, where only a duration is published, an estimate from signature plus duration (marked). Neither, not counted.
An end date does not confirm a new procurement.
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Contracts that finish in the next 18 months.
Contracts ending in that window by the published end date or, where only a duration is published, an estimate from signature plus duration (marked). Neither, not counted.
An end date does not confirm a new procurement.
124 of 157 contracts carry an end date, 115 estimated from the duration · not a retender forecast
Soonest 10 of 28 contracts ending within 18 months.
Recent procedures
Latest 50 of 99 procedures where this authority buys, is the authority the work is for, or runs the procurement
| Procedure | Status | Published | Published value |
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| Supported Living ServicesSocial work and related services | Awarded / complete | 20 Oct 2026 | — |
| Supported Living ServicesSocial work and related services | Awarded / complete | 20 Oct 2026 | — |
| Provision of School Transport Services - Lorn (1340F)Transport services (excl. Waste transport) | Unsuccessful | 12 Oct 2026 | — |
| Provision of Election Night Flight ServicesHire of helicopters with crew | Awarded / complete | 12 Oct 2026 | — |
| Lochgilphead Roads Depot – Modernisation WorksBuilding construction work | Planned | 5 Oct 2026 | — |
| Adaptations and Telecare InstallationsFencing | Planned | 1 Oct 2026 | — |
| Traffic Management Services Framework 2027-2031Traffic control services | Planned | 18 Sept 2026 | — |
| Waste Management Services following expiry of the Council’s Public Private Partnership (PPP) ArrangementsNon-hazardous refuse and waste treatment and disposal services | Awarded / complete | 15 Sept 2026 | — |
| Tarbert Heritage Scheme – Design Team FrameworkArchitectural design services | Awarded / complete | 10 Sept 2026 | — |
| A816 Bealach Mor Permanent Solution Business CaseCivil engineering consultancy services | Open | 4 Sept 2026 | — |
| Post Diagnostic Support - Dementia Link WorkersHealth and social work services | Open | 3 Sept 2026 | £1,299,264 |
| Provision of Air ServicesScheduled air transport services | Planned | 2 Sept 2026 | £2,048,828 |
| Provision of School Transport Services, Ulva & Mull (1148L)Transport services (excl. Waste transport) | Awarded / complete | 27 Aug 2026 | — |
| Provision of Advertising Agent ServicesAdvertising services | Awarded / complete | 27 Aug 2026 | £900,000 |
| Provision of School & Local Transport Services, Oban & LornTransport services (excl. Waste transport) | Awarded / complete | 27 Aug 2026 | — |
| Biomass Heating Systems - Maintenance ServicesBoilers | Open | 21 Jul 2026 | — |
| Independent Advocacy for AdultsSocial work and related services | Awarded / complete | 2 Jul 2026 | £723,520 |
| Consultancy Services - Care at Home ECM ReadinessGeneral management consultancy services | Open | 1 Jul 2026 | — |
| Biomass Heating Systems - Supply of Fuel PelletsElectricity | Open | 30 Jun 2026 | — |
| Provision of School Transport Services – Lorn (1314G)Transport services (excl. Waste transport) | Open | 11 May 2026 | — |
About this data
- Source. Official UK public procurement notices (Find a Tender), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0. New notices arrive through the day; the figures are rebuilt nightly.
- One profile per authority. Different spellings and registration numbers of the same body are merged into this profile. It includes tenders the authority ran for other bodies and tenders run on its behalf; spend is credited to the body that pays.
- Values are published values. Award values are what the authority published, excluding VAT and framework ceilings. They are not a budget or total spend.
- Contract end dates. 124 of 157 published contracts have an end date; 115 of those are estimated as the signature (or publication) date plus the published duration and are marked “estimated”. They feed “Contracts ending”, the same rule as the retender radar.
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