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Quick answer — Knowsley Metropolitan Borough CouncilLast refreshed 16 Jul 2025

At a glance

Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council has awarded £14.0m across 21 suppliers, with 13 live contracts.

Why: Top supplier share 66% · 5 open notices now · 0 awards in last 90 d (£0) · SME share 22% (Cabinet Office target 33%) · 0 modifications in last 90 d.

Decision signals
Top-supplier concentration66%
Modifications · 90 d0
SME spend share22%
Pipeline · open now5
Awards · 90 d0
Supplier?PipelineTop suppliersCategories boughtWatchdog?ModificationsFOIA & transparencySME share

About this buyer

Mission, scope and statutory context.

Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council is a contracting authority, based in UK. Tracks 36 published notices and 31 awards on PublicSupply.

36
Notices published
31
Awards
21
Suppliers engaged
2016
First award on file

Spend profile

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

£1.4m
12 m spend
£956k
Prior 12 m
+48%
YoY change
£400k
Median award
Awards (£m)12m moving avg
Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council — monthly award value, rolling 24 months£0m£0m£1m£1m£2mJulOctJanAprJulOctJanApr

Contract pipeline

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

Planned

1

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

services11 · £224.9m
Unspecified22 · £12.4m
works2 · £0
goods1 · £0

Instrument type

contract36 · £237.3m
Source:Contracts Finder: 22Find a Tender: 14

Awarded contracts · 13 live

All contracts with a published award notice where Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council is the contracting authority.

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TitleSupplierCPVValueAwardedStatus
Knowsley 0-19(25) Healthy Child Programme———planned
GB-Huyton: TPPL Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council NEPO HGV Lot 2 - 6 x 26t RCVs (25725)Dennis Eagle Limited34144511£1.4m16 Jul 2025active
Parking Enforcement & Associated Services (St Helens & Knowsley) 2025—£7.0mest.—active
GB-Huyton: TPPL Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council NEPO HGV Lot 2 - 1 x 26t 6x2 Rear Steer RCV (20899)Dennis Eagle Limited34144511£229k22 Aug 2024active
GB-Huyton: TPPL Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council NEPO HGV Lot 2 - 4 x 15t Truck Mounted Sweepers (20053)Stock Sweepers Limited34921100£727k02 Aug 2024active
Framework Agreement for The Provision of Seizure of Stray Dogs and Dog Warden Services—98380000——active
GB-Huyton: TPPL Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council HCC Lot 2 - 8 x Single Cab Cage Tippers (18185)Vans Northwest Ltd34134200£301k13 Dec 2023active
North West SEND and Alternative Provision Flexible Purchasing System—80000000£217.5mest.—active
Knowsley Highways Term Maintenance Contract—34922100——closed
SENDIASS (Special Educational Needs and Disability Information Advice and Support Service)Barnardo Services Ltd——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 · 23 Mar
£9.2m
66% of total
—
2
DE
Dennis Eagle Limited
2 contracts · 22 Aug – 16 Jul
£1.6m
12% of total
▲ 518%
3
BH
Bate & Holland Funeral Services Ltd
4 contracts · SME
£1.6mest.
11% of total
—
4
SS
Stock Sweepers Limited
1 contract · 02 Aug
£727k
5% of total
▼ 100%
5
VN
Vans Northwest Ltd
1 contract · 13 Dec
£301k
2% of total
—
6
GC
Ground Control Ltd.
1 contract · 31 Aug
£278k
2% of total
—
7
LE
Listening Ear
1 contract · 15 Dec
£86k
1% of total
—
8
BL
BIBLIOTHECA LIMITED
1 contract · 31 Jan
£53k
0% of total
—
9–21
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13 other suppliers
long tail · 2 SMEs
£72k
1% of total
various

Category spend breakdown

By CPV division · lifetime awards

Education, training
5 contracts
£217.5m
91%
Health & social work
12 contracts
£9.3m
4%
Other
6 contracts
£7.0m
3%
Transport equipment, vehicles
5 contracts
£2.7m
1%
Other community services
6 contracts
£1.6m
1%
Agriculture, forestry services
2 contracts
£278k
0%
Office equipment, IT
1 contract
£53k
0%
Repair & maintenance
2 contracts
£48k
0%

Activity heatmap

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

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Sept
Oct
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Dec
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Feb
Mar
Apr
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Jun
Education, training
Health & social work
Other
Transport equipment, vehicles
1
Other community services
Agriculture, forestry services
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.

Knowsley Metropolitan Borough 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.

22%
SME supplier share
target 33%
6
SME award rows
0
VCSE award rows
21
Distinct suppliers
⚠ Below target. SME supplier share at 22% vs Cabinet Office target of 33%.

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
UK
Contact
Luisa Venturi
Email
luisa.venturi-watkins@star-procurement.gov.uk

Board & accountable officers

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Accountable officer + board roster

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