Southampton City Council is the unitary local authority for the city of Southampton in Hampshire, serving a population of around 250,000 residents. It procures across adult and children's social care, housing, highways and transport, waste and environmental services and waterfront regeneration.
At a glance
Southampton City Council has awarded £3.9bn across 516 suppliers, with 622 live contracts.
Why: Top supplier share 25% · 98 open notices now · 6 awards in last 90 d (£257k) · SME share 58% (Cabinet Office target 33%) · 4 modifications in last 90 d.
About this buyer
Mission, scope and statutory context.
Southampton City Council is the unitary local authority for the city of Southampton in Hampshire, serving a population of around 250,000 residents. It procures across adult and children's social care, housing, highways and transport, waste and environmental services and waterfront regeneration.
Spend profile
Award value by month — rolling 24 months. Line shows 12-month moving average.
Contract pipeline
Forward flow — planned notices through to completed awards in the last 90 days.
Planned
49
Open (bidding)
98
Awarded (90d)
6
Frameworks open
0
Procurement mix
How this buyer procures — by procedure, instrument, and publication source.
Contract type
Instrument type
Awarded contracts · 622 live
All contracts with a published award notice where Southampton City Council is the contracting authority.
| Title | Supplier | CPV | Value | Awarded | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Marys C of E Primary School: Replacement of Rainwater Pipes | — | 45000000 | £54kest. | — | active |
| Provision of Cleaning Services | — | 90910000 | £7.5mest. | — | active |
| Fleet Replacement Programme | — | 34100000 | £3.0mest. | — | planned |
| Southampton District Christmas Lights | — | 31522000 | £300kest. | — | active |
| Technical Advisory Services - Term Service Overaching Delivery Agreement | Perfect Circle JV Ltd | 71311300 | — | — | active |
| Provision of Electoral Consultancy Services | AEA | — | — | active | |
| Repairs and Associated Works 2026 - Tiered Framework | — | 45261900 | £4.6mest. | — | active |
| Ovington Court | SCHOFIELD GROUNDWORKS LIMITED | 45232452 | £28k | 25 Mar 2026 | active |
| Cluster Model Quality Assurance Tool | Global Equality Ltd | £50k | — | pending | |
| First Re-Opening - Inclusive Lives Framework (Part 1- Supported Living) | — | 85000000 | £27.5mest. | — | active |
Top suppliers · by total award value
Ranked by cumulative awarded value. YoY = last 12 months vs prior 12 months.
Category spend breakdown
By CPV division · lifetime awards
Activity heatmap
Award volume by CPV division × month. Darker = more £ awarded.
Commercial & procurement leadership
Who signs off contracts, owns frameworks and runs SME engagement.
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 · 4 in 90 d
Variations logged under Procurement Act 2023 s.74. Above-tolerance modifications attract a flag.
Per-modification s.74 classification + tolerance flagging
We see 4 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.
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.
target 33%
Peer benchmark
vs other buyers in the same type. Highlighted row = this buyer.
Compare against the peer group
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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
- UKJ32
- Contact
- Rohith Mani
- procurement@southampton.gov.uk
Board & accountable officers
Accountable officer + board roster
Pulled from gov.uk for arm's-length bodies and from Companies House for company-form buyers — chair, CEO, SRO and sign-off authority per contract band.
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