Quick answer — Saffron Walden Town CouncilLast refreshed 10 Feb 2025

At a glance

Saffron Walden Town Council has awarded £1.7m across 27 suppliers, with 5 live contracts.

Why: Top supplier share 36% · 2 open notices now · 0 awards in last 90 d (£0) · SME share 6% (Cabinet Office target 33%) · 0 modifications in last 90 d.

Decision signals
Top-supplier concentration36%
Modifications · 90 d0
SME spend share6%
Pipeline · open now2
Awards · 90 d0

About this buyer

Mission, scope and statutory context.

Saffron Walden Town Council is a contracting authority, based in UKH35. Tracks 51 published notices and 48 awards on PublicSupply.

51
Notices published
48
Awards
27
Suppliers engaged
2016
First award on file

Spend profile

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

£0
12 m spend
£47k
Prior 12 m
-100%
YoY change
£29k
Median award
Awards (£m)12m moving avg
Saffron Walden Town 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

0

Pipeline notices

Open (bidding)

2

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

Unspecified48 · £1.7m
works3 · £200k

Instrument type

call off28 · £1.6m
contract23 · £258k
Source:Contracts Finder: 48Find a Tender: 3

Awarded contracts · 5 live

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

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TitleSupplierCPVValueAwardedStatus
Saffron Walden One Minet Skate Park Refurbishment45236290£200kest.active
NUMBER 3 HILL STREET SAFFRON WALDEN 1NO 2 BEDROOM FLATclosed
NUMBER 3 HILL STREET SAFFRON WALDEN 1NO 2 BEDROOM FLAT45210000active
FLAT ROOF REFURBISHMENT45260000£0active
Little Walden Play EquipmentHAGSPLAY LTD37535200£17k10 Feb 2025active
Steel Framed Mono Pitch Storage BuildingSteel Build Masters Ltd45100000£70k05 May 2024active
Expressions of interestTLC Home Group Ltd45211341£274k05 Dec 2023active
Operations-MowerAbrey & Son Ltd16310000£31k30 Jun 2023active
Purchase new ToroReesink UK Ltd16311100£51k28 Sept 2023active
HR & Health and Safety AdviceWorknest71317200£30k13 Jan 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
BS
2 contracts · 01 Apr03 Jan
£608k
36% of total
2
TH
1 contract · 05 Dec
£274k
16% of total
3
HL
3 contracts · 04 Aug06 May
£107k
6% of total
4
SB
1 contract · 05 May
£70k
4% of total
5
CB
1 contract · 01 Sept
£61k
4% of total
6
ED
2 contracts · 30 Aug06 Jan
£61k
4% of total
7
BC
1 contract · SME · 10 May
£55k
3% of total
8
SL
£54k
3% of total
927
···
19 other suppliers
long tail · 1 SME
£409k
24% of total
various

Category spend breakdown

By CPV division · lifetime awards

Construction works
20 contracts
£1.3m
72%
Agricultural machinery
6 contracts
£184k
10%
Musical instruments, sport
4 contracts
£117k
6%
Industrial machinery
2 contracts
£61k
3%
Construction materials
2 contracts
£60k
3%
Architecture, engineering
2 contracts
£42k
2%
Office equipment, IT
2 contracts
£36k
2%
Electrical machinery
2 contracts
£31k
2%

Activity heatmap

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

Jul
Aug
Sept
Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Construction works
Agricultural machinery
Musical instruments, sport
Industrial machinery
Construction materials
Architecture, engineering
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.

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.

Saffron Walden Town 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.

6%
SME supplier share
target 33%
2
SME award rows
0
VCSE award rows
27
Distinct suppliers
⚠ Below target. SME supplier share at 6% vs Cabinet Office target of 33%.

Peer benchmark

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Statutory & accountability

Legal status, identifiers & accountable officers.

Identifiers & contact

Type
Contracting authority
Region
UKH35
Contact
Saffron Walden Town Council
Email
enquiries@saffronwalden.gov.uk

Board & accountable officers

Coming Q3 2026

Accountable officer + board roster

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