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Quick answer — City of Wolverhampton CouncilLast refreshed 20 Mar 2024

At a glance

City of Wolverhampton Council has awarded £52.3m across 29 suppliers, with 36 live contracts.

Why: Top supplier share 38% · 5 open notices now · 0 awards in last 90 d (£0) · SME share 35% (Cabinet Office target 33%) · 0 modifications in last 90 d.

Decision signals
Top-supplier concentration38%
Modifications · 90 d0
SME spend share35%
Pipeline · open now5
Awards · 90 d0
Supplier?PipelineTop suppliersCategories boughtWatchdog?ModificationsFOIA & transparencySME share

About this buyer

Mission, scope and statutory context.

City of Wolverhampton Council is a contracting authority, based in UKG39. Tracks 29 published notices and 20 awards on PublicSupply.

29
Notices published
20
Awards
29
Suppliers engaged
2019
First award on file

Spend profile

Award value by month — rolling 24 months. Line shows 12-month moving average.

£0
12 m spend
£0
Prior 12 m
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YoY change
£14.4m
Median award
Awards (£m)12m moving avg
City of Wolverhampton Council — monthly award value, rolling 24 months£0m£0m£1m£1m£1mJulOctJanAprJulOctJanApr

Contract pipeline

Forward flow — planned notices through to completed awards in the last 90 days.

Planned

2

Pipeline notices

Open (bidding)

5

Live tenders

Awarded (90d)

0

£0

Frameworks open

0

Framework / DPS routes

Procurement mix

How this buyer procures — by procedure, instrument, and publication source.

Contract type

services14 · £35.0m
works2 · £13.8m
Unspecified13 · £2.3m

Instrument type

contract26 · £50.5m
call off3 · £542k
Source:Find a Tender: 16Contracts Finder: 13

Awarded contracts · 36 live

All contracts with a published award notice where City of Wolverhampton Council is the contracting authority.

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TitleSupplierCPVValueAwardedStatus
PP17008 - Drug and Alcohol Treatment and Recovery Service———closed
Families First Children Pathfinder (FFCP) - Health Co-ordinator & Health Liaison———closed
Multi-Provider Framework Agreement for the Provision of Pensions Administration Software Primarily in Support of the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS).Paymaster (1836) Limited t/a EQ Retirement Solutions (EQRS)——active
Multi-Provider Framework Agreement for the Provision of Pensions Administration Software Primarily in Support of the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS).Heywood Ltd——active
Multi-Provider Framework Agreement for the Provision of Pensions Administration Software Primarily in Support of the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS).Civica UK Ltd——active
A Multi Provider Framework Agreement for the Provision of Transition Management Services Primarily in Support of the Local Government Pension SchemeRussell Investments Implementation Services Limited66131100£15.0mest.—active
A Multi Provider Framework Agreement for the Provision of Transition Management Services Primarily in Support of the Local Government Pension SchemeThe Northern Trust Company66131100£15.0mest.—active
A Multi Provider Framework Agreement for the Provision of Transition Management Services Primarily in Support of the Local Government Pension SchemeMacquarie Capital (Europe) Limited66131100£15.0mest.—active
A Multi Provider Framework Agreement for the Provision of Transition Management Services Primarily in Support of the Local Government Pension SchemeBlackRock Investment Management (UK) Ltd66131100£15.0mest.—active
A Multi Provider Framework Agreement for the Provision of Transition Management Services Primarily in Support of the Local Government Pension SchemeMercer Ltd66131100£15.0mest.—active
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Top suppliers · by total award value

Ranked by cumulative awarded value. YoY = last 12 months vs prior 12 months.

1
CG
Change Grow Live Services Ltd
1 contract
£20.0mest.
38% of total
—
2
ML
Mercer Ltd
3 contracts
£7.5mest.
14% of total
—
3
HR
Hymans Robertson LLP
2 contracts
£7.5mest.
14% of total
—
4
RI
Russell Investments Implementation Services Limited
1 contract
£3.8mest.
7% of total
—
5
TN
The Northern Trust Company
1 contract · SME
£3.8mest.
7% of total
—
6
MC
Macquarie Capital (Europe) Limited
1 contract
£3.8mest.
7% of total
—
7
BI
BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Ltd
1 contract
£3.8mest.
7% of total
—
8
KM
Konica Minolta Business Solutions (UK) Ltd
1 contract · 07 Jan
£1.4m
3% of total
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9–29
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21 other suppliers
long tail · 11 SMEs
£843k
2% of total
various

Category spend breakdown

By CPV division · lifetime awards

Financial, insurance
26 contracts
£90.0m
71%
Health & social work
2 contracts
£20.0m
16%
Construction works
3 contracts
£13.8m
11%
Business, legal, advisory
2 contracts
£1.4m
1%
Sewage, waste, environment
3 contracts
£542k
0%
IT services, software
2 contracts
£256k
0%
Software packages, IT
1 contract
£45k
0%

Activity heatmap

Award volume by CPV division × month. Darker = more £ awarded.

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Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Financial, insurance
Health & social work
Construction works
Business, legal, advisory
Sewage, waste, environment
IT services, software
LessMore (£m awarded)

Commercial & procurement leadership

Who signs off contracts, owns frameworks and runs SME engagement.

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Curated leadership roster

Chief commercial officer, framework owners, SME lead and clinical sign-offs per buyer. Top-50 contracting authorities first, rolling out by sector.

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Modifications · 0 in 90 d

Variations logged under Procurement Act 2023 s.74. Above-tolerance modifications attract a flag.

Total mods
0
Above tolerance
0
Total value
£0
Novations
0

No modifications recorded in the last 90 days.

City of Wolverhampton Council has not filed a modification notice in the selected window.

Compliance & transparency

FOIA performance, statutory disclosures & prompt payment.

Coming Q4 2026

FOIA & prompt-payment ingestion

Notice timeliness and modification flags are derivable today. FOIA refusal rate, prompt-payment %, KPI reporting and net-zero plans need new data sources — work scoped, ingestion next quarter.

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SME & social value

Performance against Cabinet Office targets & PPN 06/20.

35%
SME supplier share
target 33%
13
SME award rows
0
VCSE award rows
29
Distinct suppliers

Peer benchmark

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Statutory & accountability

Legal status, identifiers & accountable officers.

Identifiers & contact

Type
Contracting authority
Region
UKG39
Contact
Ben Woodhull
Email
john.bailey@wolverhampton.gov.uk

Board & accountable officers

Coming Q3 2026

Accountable officer + board roster

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