Nottinghamshire County Council is the upper-tier local authority for the county of Nottinghamshire in the East Midlands, headquartered in West Bridgford and serving a population of around 825,000 residents. It procures across adult and children's social care, highways and transport, libraries, fire and rescue, waste disposal and school transport.

Quick answer — Nottinghamshire County CouncilLast refreshed 21 Apr 2026

At a glance

Nottinghamshire County Council has awarded £2.3bn across 691 suppliers, with 1065 live contracts.

Why: Top supplier share 16% · 64 open notices now · 7 awards in last 90 d (£790k) · SME share 64% (Cabinet Office target 33%) · 0 modifications in last 90 d.

Decision signals
Top-supplier concentration16%
Modifications · 90 d0
SME spend share64%
Pipeline · open now64
Awards · 90 d7

About this buyer

Mission, scope and statutory context.

Nottinghamshire County Council is the upper-tier local authority for the county of Nottinghamshire in the East Midlands, headquartered in West Bridgford and serving a population of around 825,000 residents. It procures across adult and children's social care, highways and transport, libraries, fire and rescue, waste disposal and school transport.

998
Notices published
1111
Awards
691
Suppliers engaged
2018
First award on file

Spend profile

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

£9.9m
12 m spend
£279.4m
Prior 12 m
-96%
YoY change
£179k
Median award
Awards (£m)12m moving avg
Nottinghamshire County Council — monthly award value, rolling 24 months£0m£30m£60m£90m£120mJulOctJanAprJulOctJanApr

Contract pipeline

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

Planned

49

Pipeline notices

Open (bidding)

64

Live tenders

Awarded (90d)

7

£790k

Frameworks open

0

Framework / DPS routes

Procurement mix

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

Contract type

Unspecified804 · £1.8bn
goods18 · £1.1bn
services156 · £822.4m
works20 · £1.5m

Instrument type

contract927 · £2.2bn
call off71 · £1.5bn
Source:Contracts Finder: 794Find a Tender: 204

Awarded contracts · 1065 live

All contracts with a published award notice where Nottinghamshire County Council is the contracting authority.

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TitleSupplierCPVValueAwardedStatus
Refuse Collection Vehicle Purchase (MDC)Dennis Eagle Ltd34100000£706k16 Feb 2026active
Stray Dogs KennellingCarlton Forest Boarding Kennels98380000£54k31 Mar 2025active
Independent Advocacy Call Off 9 Statutory Advocacy ServicesPOhWER85000000£861k30 Sept 2025active
Secondee Principal Transport PlannerWaterman Aspen71311200£58k21 Apr 2026active
(DPS 7721) Nottinghamshire County: Warm Homes Local Grant (WHLG) ProgrammeBroad Oak Properties Ltd45211000£5.4m28 Nov 2025active
(DPS 7721) Nottinghamshire County: Warm Homes Local Grant (WHLG) ProgrammeBroad Oak Properties Ltd45262600active
Recruitment partner for corporate resource director - Ashfield District CouncilMacildowie Associates Ltd79600000£115k21 Apr 2026active
Ageing Well Care Homes Framework (Round 7)active
Traffic SensorsVivacity Labs34970000£195k01 Apr 2026active
Counselling ServicesHealth Assured Limited85312320£244k31 Mar 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
VG
£370.0mest.
16% of total
2
RH
48 contracts · 04 Mar18 Mar
£80.2m
4% of total
▼ 100%
3
MS
1 contract · 14 Dec
£80.0m
4% of total
4
HL
39 contracts · 04 Mar16 Feb
£78.0m
3% of total
▼ 100%
5
NU
£76.3m
3% of total
6
BH
6 contracts · 04 Mar23 Mar
£72.4m
3% of total
▼ 100%
7
AC
5 contracts · SME · 04 Mar24 Oct
£72.1m
3% of total
▼ 100%
8
BL
3 contracts · SME · 04 Mar24 Mar
£71.6m
3% of total
▼ 100%
9691
···
683 other suppliers
long tail · 502 SMEs
£1.1bn
48% of total
various

Category spend breakdown

By CPV division · lifetime awards

Health & social work
682 contracts
£1.8bn
50%
Transport equipment, vehicles
29 contracts
£1.1bn
29%
Business, legal, advisory
51 contracts
£459.9m
13%
Other
183 contracts
£182.0m
5%
Other community services
29 contracts
£42.2m
1%
Transport services
104 contracts
£39.5m
1%
IT services, software
20 contracts
£37.5m
1%
Installation services
19 contracts
£28.9m
1%

Activity heatmap

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

Jul
Aug
Sept
Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Health & social work
1
0
Transport equipment, vehicles
1
0
1
0
Business, legal, advisory
0
Other
Other community services
0
Transport services
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.

Nottinghamshire County 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.

SME & social value

Performance against Cabinet Office targets & PPN 06/20.

64%
SME supplier share
target 33%
765
SME award rows
99
VCSE award rows
691
Distinct suppliers

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News mentions

Major UK press & trade publications.

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Statutory & accountability

Legal status, identifiers & accountable officers.

Identifiers & contact

Type
Contracting authority
Region
UKF16
Contact
Michael Fowler
Email
michael1.fowler@nottscc.gov.uk

Board & accountable officers

Coming Q3 2026

Accountable officer + board roster

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