Bolton Council: tenders, sectors & how to win their contracts

Bolton Council has published 47 tenders in United Kingdom.

Its buying spans 7 CPV divisions, most often health and social work services.

Across 34 awarded contracts the median value is £652k.

Its published awards total £339.6m.

How to win their contracts

Measured from Bolton Council's own published record — no estimates, no generic advice.

Plan for about 30 days to prepare a bid — that is the median gap between publication and deadline across 9 of their tenders.
They publish about 1.1 tenders a month, measured over 42 months of history.
Half of their 34 awarded contracts are worth £652k or less — size your bid to that range.
Most of their buying falls in health and social work services, other community, social and personal services, construction work.
Their most frequent suppliers are Capital & Centric (Cocoon) Limited (2), Bolton NHS Foundation Trust (2), Alcohol Change UK (2) — expect to bid against incumbents who already know this buyer.

Tender	Winner	Tender closed	Contract Value
TC143 - All Age Prevention Flexible Purchasing System (FPS)	Age UK (Bolton)	4 April 2025	£1.3m
Voluntary Ex Ante Transparency Notice (VEAT) - Farnworth Tow...	Capital & Centric (Cocoon) Limited	30 May 2023	£28.2m
Farnworth Town Centre Development Scheme	Capital & Centric (Cocoon) Limited	30 May 2023	£28.2m
TC269 – Beds and Hoists Servicing Contract	Simply Moving and Sleeping Ltd	3 May 2023	£221.5k
TC026 - All Age Advocacy Services	Voiceability Advocacy	23 January 2023	£1.2m
TC074 - School Swimming Transport for Primary Schools	R S Tyrer Limited	21 June 2022	£380k

Supplier	Contracts	Total Value
Capital & Centric (Cocoon) Limited	2	£56.4m
Bolton NHS Foundation Trust	2	£28.5m
Alcohol Change UK	2	£18.1k
Guardian Homecare UK Ltd	2	-