Quick answer — Lowestoft Town CouncilLast refreshed 06 May 2026

At a glance

Lowestoft Town Council has awarded £10.3m across 14 suppliers, with 12 live contracts.

Why: Top supplier share 68% · 17 open notices now · 3 awards in last 90 d (£138k) · SME share 94% (Cabinet Office target 33%) · 7 modifications in last 90 d.

Decision signals
Top-supplier concentration68%
Modifications · 90 d7
SME spend share94%
Pipeline · open now17
Awards · 90 d3

About this buyer

Mission, scope and statutory context.

Lowestoft Town Council is a contracting authority, based in UKH14. Tracks 43 published notices and 25 awards on PublicSupply.

43
Notices published
25
Awards
14
Suppliers engaged
2020
First award on file

Spend profile

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

£198k
12 m spend
£2.3m
Prior 12 m
-91%
YoY change
£55k
Median award
Awards (£m)12m moving avg
Lowestoft Town Council — monthly award value, rolling 24 months£0m£1m£1m£2m£2mJulOctJanAprJulOctJanApr

Contract pipeline

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

Planned

0

Pipeline notices

Open (bidding)

17

Live tenders

Awarded (90d)

3

£138k

Frameworks open

0

Framework / DPS routes

Procurement mix

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

Contract type

works9 · £7.0m
Unspecified25 · £3.3m
services9 · £0

Instrument type

contract31 · £7.2m
call off12 · £3.1m
Source:Find a Tender: 23Contracts Finder: 20

Awarded contracts · 12 live

All contracts with a published award notice where Lowestoft Town Council is the contracting authority.

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TitleSupplierCPVValueAwardedStatus
Carbon ReportGROUNDWORK EAST£18k28 Apr 2026active
Sparrows Nest Public Toilet RefurbishmentFOCUS WASHROOMS LTD£76k06 May 2026active
Normanston Park Public Toilet RefurbishmentFOCUS WASHROOMS LTD£44k06 May 2026active
Pump Track45212200active
Pump Track45212200active
Pump Track45212200active
Insurance66510000active
Options Appraisal for Marina Theatre79410000active
Bulky Waste Collection and DisposalA1 Clearance and Recycling Ltd01 Jul 2025active
Thirlmere Walk Play AreaHAGS-SMP LIMITED£60k24 Jun 2025active
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Top suppliers · by total award value

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

1
TG
£7.0mest.
68% of total
2
AM
1 contract · SME · 26 Nov
£2.2m
21% of total
▼ 100%
3
HP
2 contracts · SME · 01 May19 Dec
£499k
5% of total
4
FW
2 contracts · SME · 06 May
£120k
1% of total
New
5
MK
1 contract · SME · 14 Mar
£111k
1% of total
6
AM
1 contract · SME · 07 Dec
£98k
1% of total
7
TL
1 contract · SME · 08 Nov
£67k
1% of total
▼ 100%
8
HL
1 contract · SME · 24 Jun
£60k
1% of total
New
914
···
6 other suppliers
long tail · 6 SMEs
£159k
2% of total
various

Category spend breakdown

By CPV division · lifetime awards

Other
6 contracts
£7.2m
70%
Construction works
7 contracts
£2.2m
21%
Electrical machinery
1 contract
£449k
4%
Architecture, engineering
7 contracts
£313k
3%
Business, legal, advisory
3 contracts
£80k
1%
Musical instruments, sport
1 contract
£67k
1%

Activity heatmap

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

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Construction works
Electrical machinery
Architecture, engineering
Business, legal, advisory
Musical instruments, sport
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 · 7 in 90 d

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

Coming Q3 2026

Per-modification s.74 classification + tolerance flagging

We see 7 notices tagged with a modification flag in the last 90 d. Next phase parses each one against PA 2023 s.74 limbs and surfaces above-tolerance flags.

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.

94%
SME supplier share
target 33%
16
SME award rows
0
VCSE award rows
14
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
UKH14
Contact
Lauren Elliott
Email
admin@lowestofttowncouncil.gov.uk

Board & accountable officers

Coming Q3 2026

Accountable officer + board roster

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