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Quick answer — South Downs National Park AuthorityLast refreshed 21 Apr 2026

At a glance

South Downs National Park Authority has awarded £10.5m across 78 suppliers, with 58 live contracts.

Why: Top supplier share 11% · 39 open notices now · 3 awards in last 90 d (£312k) · SME share 22% (Cabinet Office target 33%) · 1 modification in last 90 d.

Decision signals
Top-supplier concentration11%
Modifications · 90 d1
SME spend share22%
Pipeline · open now39
Awards · 90 d3
Supplier?PipelineTop suppliersCategories boughtWatchdog?ModificationsFOIA & transparencySME share

About this buyer

Mission, scope and statutory context.

South Downs National Park Authority is a contracting authority, based in UKJ27. Tracks 296 published notices and 251 awards on PublicSupply.

296
Notices published
251
Awards
78
Suppliers engaged
2018
First award on file

Spend profile

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

£712k
12 m spend
£1.8m
Prior 12 m
-61%
YoY change
£37k
Median award
Awards (£m)12m moving avg
South Downs National Park Authority — 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

5

Pipeline notices

Open (bidding)

39

Live tenders

Awarded (90d)

3

£312k

Frameworks open

0

Framework / DPS routes

Procurement mix

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

Contract type

Unspecified249 · £7.0m
services45 · £4.9m
works2 · £0

Instrument type

contract296 · £11.9m
Source:Contracts Finder: 222Find a Tender: 74

Awarded contracts · 58 live

All contracts with a published award notice where South Downs National Park Authority is the contracting authority.

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TitleSupplierCPVValueAwardedStatus
Single supplier framework for the Provision of Specialist Arboricultural advice for South Downs National Park Authority PlanningCONNICK TREE SERVICES LIMITED£65kest.—active
Single Supplier Framework for the provision of Ecological counsultation and services, Centurion WayRAMBOLL UK LIMITED£312kest.21 Apr 2026pending
Single supplier framework for the assessment of Viability Appraisals, Marketing, Needs and Impact Assessments for Planning (Development Management) purposes, for South Downs National Park Authority—71356400——active
Single supplier framework for the assessment of Viability Appraisals, Marketing, Needs and Impact Assessments for Planning (Development Management) purposes, for South Downs National Park Authority—71356400——active
Financial Services Contract for South Downs National Park Authority—66000000——planning
Drainage and surface improvements to the South Downs Way National Trail, Kings Ride, Alfriston, East Sussex—45232451——active
Framework for the Provision of Specialist Planning Advice: Landscape (Hampshire area of the South Downs National Park)PELL FRISCHMANN CONSULTANTS LIMITED——active
Centurion Way combined footway and cycleway works: Cucumber Farm to Littlewood BridgeEDBURTON CONTRACTORS LIMITED——active
Specialist Planning Advice: Ecology Sussex area of South Downs National ParkSWT ECOLOGY SERVICES LIMITED——active
FRAMEWORK For the provision of Specialist Planning Avice: Ecology (Hampshire area of the South Downs National Park)SWT ECOLOGY SERVICES LIMITED——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
BH
Brighton & Hove City Council
2 contracts · 14 Jan
£1.2mest.
11% of total
—
2
VH
VM Hosts
1 contract · SME
£1.0mest.
9% of total
—
3
EC
EDBURTON CONTRACTORS LIMITED
6 contracts · SME · 21 Jun – 20 Sept
£903k
9% of total
▼ 100%
4
WG
WR GROUP LIMITED
2 contracts · SME · 21 Oct
£800kest.
8% of total
New
5
CR
Clarke Roofing Southern Ltd
1 contract · 31 May
£570k
5% of total
—
6
VL
VMhosts Ltd
1 contract · 11 Mar
£544k
5% of total
▼ 100%
7
IS
Idox Software Ltd
1 contract · 03 Oct
£536k
5% of total
▼ 100%
8
MC
J T Mackley & Co Ltd
1 contract · 31 May
£500k
5% of total
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70 other suppliers
long tail · 17 SMEs
£4.4m
42% of total
various

Category spend breakdown

By CPV division · lifetime awards

Other
27 contracts
£2.8m
25%
Construction works
54 contracts
£2.8m
25%
IT services, software
14 contracts
£2.0m
18%
Financial, insurance
7 contracts
£1.6m
14%
Software packages, IT
8 contracts
£599k
5%
Architecture, engineering
39 contracts
£557k
5%
Sewage, waste, environment
29 contracts
£382k
3%
Business, legal, advisory
42 contracts
£370k
3%

Activity heatmap

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

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IT services, software
Financial, insurance
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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.

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Modifications · 1 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 1 notice 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.

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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%
23
SME award rows
0
VCSE award rows
78
Distinct suppliers
⚠ Below target. SME supplier share at 22% vs Cabinet Office target of 33%.

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Statutory & accountability

Legal status, identifiers & accountable officers.

Identifiers & contact

Type
Contracting authority
Region
UKJ27
Contact
Rebecca Osborne
Email
tenders@southdowns.gov.uk

Board & accountable officers

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Accountable officer + board roster

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