Top suppliers
Top suppliers to Lancashire County Council
Top-five suppliers hold 51% of contract value — a concentrated market.
Procurement categories
What Lancashire County Council buys
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV) breakdown of contracts awarded over the reporting period.
8090158545037172794439343542664824Recent contracts
Latest Lancashire County Council contracts awarded
The most recently published award notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
Lot 2A (ii) Early Years
PHX TRAINING LIMITED · 2026-09-01
Lot 2A (i) Teaching Assistants
PHX TRAINING LIMITED · 2026-09-01
Lot 2D (ii) AI Business Integration
Burnley College · 2026-09-01
Lot 2E (i) HGV Novice to CAT C
TRANSPORT TRAINING ACADEMY LIMITED · 2026-09-01
Lot 2C (iii) multi-skills Trades
Burnley College · 2026-09-01
Lot 2C (ii) Plant Operator CPCS/NPORS
SB SKILLS SOLUTIONS LTD · 2026-09-01
Lot 2C (i) Civil Engineering & Groundworks
COMMUNITY LINKS TRAINING & ENTERPRISE LTD · 2026-09-01
Lot 2B (i) Telecoms/Fibre Engineering
COMMUNITY LINKS TRAINING & ENTERPRISE LTD · 2026-09-01
Lot 2A (iii) Early Help (Pilot Programme in conjunction with LCC Children and Family Wellbeing Service)
BLACKBURN WITH DARWEN COUNCIL FOR VOLUNTARY SERVICE · 2026-09-01
PharmOutcomes Service Management Solution
Egton Medical Information Systems Limited, trading as Optum · 2026-08-27
£31K
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Open Lancashire County Council tenders
Tenders currently inviting bids. SMEs can respond via the official tender portal.
Legionella Water Temperature Monitoring
Deadline: 2026-09-15
£1.8M
Mechanical & Electrical Works Partnering Framework
Deadline: 2026-10-13
£12.0M
Approved Provider List for Supply of Care Services in Supported Housing
Deadline: 2027-01-04
£73.0M
LPS CARE - Provider List for Break Time, Day Time and Night Time Services for Children and Young People with Disabilities - RFQ 15315157
Deadline: 2027-03-29
£30.8M
Provider list for Break Time, Home Care and Short Breaks Services for children and young people with disabilities
Deadline: 2027-04-01
£30.8M
Provision of a Provider List for Day Time Support Service for Older People and People with Dementia
Deadline: 2028-06-30
£17.3M
Supported Accommodation for Young People - Pseudo Dynamic Purchasing System
Deadline: 2029-04-30
£98.0M
Provision of Passenger Transport Services - Dynamic Purchasing System
Deadline: 2029-06-30
£140.0M
LPS CAS - Provision of Local Bus Services and School Bus Servics in Lancashire
Deadline: 2029-12-29
£140.0M
Flexible Agreement for the provision of Fostering Agency Placements
Deadline: 2031-05-04
£415.0M
Pipeline
Contracts expiring in the next 12 months
When these contracts end, Lancashire County Council typically re-tenders. SMEs preparing bids 3-6 months ahead win disproportionately often.
Weather Bureau Service & Maintenance Services
Expires: 2026-09-30
£53K
SEND Forecasting Platform and Service
Expires: 2027-02-22
PharmOutcomes Service Management Solution
Expires: 2027-03-31
£31K
Positive Action in the Community (PAC) Provision of Public Health Services
Expires: 2027-03-31
£116K
Payroll Administrator Level 3 Apprenticeship
Expires: 2027-05-31
£114K
Adult Social Care (ASC) Predictive Modelling
Expires: 2027-08-31
£85K
The Provision of First Aid and Medical Supplies
Expires: 2027-08-31
£1.2M
Market analysis
Bidding into Lancashire County Council — what to expect
Supplier concentration and timing patterns that shape SME bid strategy.
88%
Awards to SMEs
51%
Top-5 supplier share
0%
Framework call-offs
23
Awards to social enterprises
Around 88% of Lancashire County Council’s classified awards go to small and medium-sized enterprises, and 23 have gone to voluntary, community or social enterprises.
Frequently asked
Common questions about selling to Lancashire County Council
How much does Lancashire County Council spend on procurement?
Lancashire County Council awarded 347 contracts totalling £1.2bn between 2023-09-15 and 2026-09-15, working with 229 unique suppliers. Average contract value is £4.1M.
Who are Lancashire County Council's top suppliers?
The largest suppliers to Lancashire County Council by total award value are HCRG Care Services Limited, Wirral Community Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust, CHANGE, GROW, LIVE SERVICES LIMITED. The top five suppliers together hold 51% of contract value.
What does Lancashire County Council buy from suppliers?
Lancashire County Council's procurement is concentrated in education and training services, sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services, food, beverages, tobacco and related products, alongside specialist categories. See the full CPV breakdown below.
How can my business bid for Lancashire County Council contracts?
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Sources & methodology
How this profile is compiled
Analysed by ENKII · Updated 2026-09-15
This profile aggregates public-record procurement data published by the UK Government under the Open Government Licence v3.0. ENKII fetches, deduplicates, and aggregates source records; we don't edit the underlying facts.
Source portals
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- · Contracts Finder
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