Quick answer — South Cambridgeshire District CouncilLast refreshed 28 Apr 2026

At a glance

South Cambridgeshire District Council has awarded £1.0bn across 182 suppliers, with 126 live contracts.

Why: Top supplier share 33% · 59 open notices now · 3 awards in last 90 d (£373k) · SME share 68% (Cabinet Office target 33%) · 0 modifications in last 90 d.

Decision signals
Top-supplier concentration33%
Modifications · 90 d0
SME spend share68%
Pipeline · open now59
Awards · 90 d3

About this buyer

Mission, scope and statutory context.

South Cambridgeshire District Council is a contracting authority, based in UKH12. Tracks 374 published notices and 303 awards on PublicSupply.

374
Notices published
303
Awards
182
Suppliers engaged
2016
First award on file

Spend profile

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

£7.9m
12 m spend
£4.1m
Prior 12 m
+93%
YoY change
£80k
Median award
Awards (£m)12m moving avg
South Cambridgeshire District Council — monthly award value, rolling 24 months£0m£1m£2m£3m£5mJulOctJanAprJulOctJanApr

Contract pipeline

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

Planned

10

Pipeline notices

Open (bidding)

59

Live tenders

Awarded (90d)

3

£373k

Frameworks open

0

Framework / DPS routes

Procurement mix

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

Contract type

services57 · £461.2m
Unspecified290 · £442.4m
works22 · £172.8m
goods5 · £840k

Instrument type

contract244 · £1.1bn
call off130 · £6.7m
Source:Contracts Finder: 273Find a Tender: 101

Awarded contracts · 126 live

All contracts with a published award notice where South Cambridgeshire District Council is the contracting authority.

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TitleSupplierCPVValueAwardedStatus
Abandoned Vehicles Contract50118110£5kest.active
South Cambridgeshire District Council - Abandoned Vehicles Contract50190000£0active
Vehicle Testing Station Contract50110000£180kest.active
Webbs Hole Pumping Station Responsive and Planned MaintenanceFENFLOW LIMITED£202k28 Apr 2026active
Probate Research/Estate Administration Services70000000£0est.active
South Cambridgeshire District Council - Probate Research/Estate Administration Services70000000£0est.open
Reinstatement EvaluationSRVO PROPERTY LIMITED£30k15 Apr 2026active
South Cambs Magazine Delivery ContractSMART DISTRIBUTION SOLUTIONS LIMITED£141k14 Apr 2026active
South Cambridgeshire District Council - Webbs Hole Pumping Station Responsive and Planned Maintenance45246410£0active
Local Plan Programme Officer75100000£150kest.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
RW
3 contracts · SME
£333.9mest.
33% of total
2
BW
£222.6mest.
22% of total
3
BB
£170.0m
17% of total
4
HP
£170.0m
17% of total
5
SC
1 contract · 04 Apr
£26.0m
3% of total
6
HP
1 contract · 22 Oct
£12.4m
1% of total
7
US
1 contract · 04 Sept
£12.0m
1% of total
8
BW
1 contract · SME
£7.5mest.
1% of total
9182
···
174 other suppliers
long tail · 122 SMEs
£51.4m
5% of total
various

Category spend breakdown

By CPV division · lifetime awards

Sewage, waste, environment
36 contracts
£665.3m
45%
Real estate
17 contracts
£541.1m
36%
Repair & maintenance
7 contracts
£111.2m
7%
Construction works
62 contracts
£89.8m
6%
Other
52 contracts
£65.1m
4%
Business, legal, advisory
78 contracts
£14.6m
1%
Architecture, engineering
54 contracts
£3.9m
0%
Transport equipment, vehicles
9 contracts
£3.0m
0%

Activity heatmap

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

Jul
Aug
Sept
Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Sewage, waste, environment
Real estate
Repair & maintenance
Construction works
Other
4
0
2
0
0
Business, legal, advisory
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.

South Cambridgeshire District 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.

68%
SME supplier share
target 33%
146
SME award rows
43
VCSE award rows
182
Distinct suppliers

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Statutory & accountability

Legal status, identifiers & accountable officers.

Identifiers & contact

Type
Contracting authority
Region
UKH12
Contact
Kirstin Donaldson
Email
sean.missin@scambs.gov.uk

Board & accountable officers

Coming Q3 2026

Accountable officer + board roster

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