Quick answer — The District Council of Folkestone and HytheLast refreshed 07 Apr 2026

At a glance

The District Council of Folkestone and Hythe has awarded £36.5m across 55 suppliers, with 74 live contracts.

Why: Top supplier share 37% · 27 open notices now · 3 awards in last 90 d (£304k) · SME share 64% (Cabinet Office target 33%) · 0 modifications in last 90 d.

Decision signals
Top-supplier concentration37%
Modifications · 90 d0
SME spend share64%
Pipeline · open now27
Awards · 90 d3

About this buyer

Mission, scope and statutory context.

The District Council of Folkestone and Hythe is a contracting authority, based in UKJ44. Tracks 87 published notices and 56 awards on PublicSupply.

87
Notices published
56
Awards
55
Suppliers engaged
2025
First award on file

Spend profile

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

£54.2m
12 m spend
£0
Prior 12 m
YoY change
£516k
Median award
Awards (£m)12m moving avg
The District Council of Folkestone and Hythe — monthly award value, rolling 24 months£0m£10m£20m£30m£40mJulOctJanAprJulOctJanApr

Contract pipeline

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

Planned

0

Pipeline notices

Open (bidding)

27

Live tenders

Awarded (90d)

3

£304k

Frameworks open

0

Framework / DPS routes

Procurement mix

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

Contract type

works10 · £71.3m
services18 · £28.4m
Unspecified58 · £22.2m
goods1 · £120k

Instrument type

contract87 · £122.0m
Source:Find a Tender: 78Contracts Finder: 9

Awarded contracts · 74 live

All contracts with a published award notice where The District Council of Folkestone and Hythe is the contracting authority.

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TitleSupplierCPVValueAwardedStatus
Garage refurbishment Works 2026CONSTRUCTION SQUARE LTD£115k07 Apr 2026active
Supply of Sewage Sludge Tankering and Cesspit Emptying ServicesCLEANSING SERVICE GROUP LIMITED£100k07 Apr 2026active
Mapping Software Licence and Maintenance 2026-29ESRI (UK) LIMITED48000000£89k20 Mar 2026active
Microsoft Licences 2025-28CDW LIMITED48000000£558k24 Jul 2025active
Recruitment Advertising and Applicant Tracking System 2026-29Jobsgopublic Limited48000000£26k04 Mar 2026active
Fire Protection Works Programme 2026-27BELL GROUP LTD£1.6mest.active
Void Refurbishment at 10 Pine Way, FolkestoneMEARS LIMITED£40kest.active
Coastal Park Cliff Stabilisation 2026CAN GEOTECHNICAL LIMITEDactive
Refurbishment Works at Folca 2, FolkestoneAW CONSTRUCTION SERVICES LTD£2.0mest.active
Y23064 Lower Leas Costal Park Play Area RefurbishmentPROLUDIC LIMITED37535000£680k12 Jan 2026active
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Top suppliers · by total award value

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

1
BG
4 contracts · 27 Oct17 Nov
£13.4mest.
37% of total
New
2
CP
3 contracts · SME · 18 Aug
£6.9mest.
19% of total
New
3
AC
2 contracts · SME · 27 Jan
£4.4mest.
12% of total
New
4
PI
£3.2m
9% of total
New
5
KC
1 contract · SME · 16 Dec
£3.2m
9% of total
New
6
1F
1 contract · SME · 16 Dec
£3.2m
9% of total
New
7
SP
1 contract · SME · 16 Dec
£3.2m
9% of total
New
8
2H
2 contracts · SME · 16 Dec
£3.2m
9% of total
New
955
···
47 other suppliers
long tail · 27 SMEs
£27.8m
76% of total
various

Category spend breakdown

By CPV division · lifetime awards

Other
67 contracts
£125.3m
97%
Architecture, engineering
3 contracts
£1.3m
1%
Software packages, IT
4 contracts
£753k
1%
Musical instruments, sport
1 contract
£680k
1%
Business, legal, advisory
1 contract
£400k
0%
Construction works
1 contract
£196k
0%
IT services, software
1 contract
£170k
0%

Activity heatmap

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

Jul
Aug
Sept
Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Other
0
5
1
6
1
37
2
0
Architecture, engineering
0
Software packages, IT
1
0
0
Musical instruments, sport
1
Business, legal, advisory
0
Construction works
0
LessMore (£m awarded)

Commercial & procurement leadership

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

Coming Q3 2026

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.

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.

The District Council of Folkestone and Hythe 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.

SME & social value

Performance against Cabinet Office targets & PPN 06/20.

64%
SME supplier share
target 33%
49
SME award rows
0
VCSE award rows
55
Distinct suppliers

Peer benchmark

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News mentions

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Statutory & accountability

Legal status, identifiers & accountable officers.

Identifiers & contact

Type
Contracting authority
Region
UKJ44
Contact
Mrs Mhairi Richards
Email
procurement@folkestone-hythe.gov.uk

Board & accountable officers

Coming Q3 2026

Accountable officer + board roster

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