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Suffolk County Council

Contracting authorityUKH14

Suffolk County Council is the upper-tier local authority for the county of Suffolk in the East of England, headquartered in Ipswich and serving a population of around 765,000 residents. It procures across adult and children's social care, highways and transport, libraries, school and passenger transport, waste disposal and fire and rescue services.

Live contracts

896

4 awarded last 90d

Total awarded

£6.1bn

£3.9m last 90d

Active suppliers

367

499 SME (58%)

Notices published

1000

900 awards

Activity range

26 Aug24 Apr

First award 2016

Spend profile

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

Awards (£m)12m moving avg
Suffolk County Council — monthly award value, rolling 24 months£0m£124m£248m£372m£496mJunSeptDecMarJunSeptDecMar

Contract pipeline

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

Planned

88

Pipeline notices

Open (bidding)

74

Live tenders

Awarded (90d)

4

£3.9m

Modified (90d)

7

Amendment notices

Procurement mix

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

Contract type

services713 · £7.0bn
works11 · £2.9bn
Unspecified261 · £205.2m
goods15 · £100.6m

Instrument type

contract991 · £10.2bn
call off9 · £1.0m
Source:Find a Tender: 776Contracts Finder: 224

Awarded contracts · 896 live

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

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TitleSupplierCPVValueAwardedStatus
Refurbishment of Northgate Athletics TrackBlakedown Sport & Play Ltd45212221£316k19 Mar 2026active
Suffolk E-Scooter & E- Bike Rental Scheme34144900£4.4mest.planned
Microsoft Unified SupportMICROSOFT LIMITED£507k23 Jan 2026active
Microsoft Unified SupportMICROSOFT LIMITED£507kpending
Suffolk E-Scooter & E-Bike Rental Scheme34144900£4.4mest.planned
Provision of Bespoke Alternative Education Placements80000000£250.0mest.planned
Dual placement (2-bed) residential children's home for Suffolk children in care aged 12 yrs-17yrs including those aged 17 yrs.85000000£3.5mest.planned
Oliver McGowan Mandatory TrainingACC Consulting Ltd£74kest.active
Independent Travel TrainingEssex County Council IPTU£2.5m24 Apr 2026pending
Key Stage 1 and 2 Alternative Education Provision80000000£9.5mest.planned
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Top suppliers · by total award value

Ranked by cumulative awarded value. YoY = last 12 months vs prior 12 months.

1
AS
£2.0bnest.
33% of total
2
HP
£2.0bnest.
33% of total
3
MI
£1.0bnest.
16% of total
4
TP
2 contracts · 31 Oct
£105.7mest.
2% of total
5
CL
3 contracts · SME · 17 Nov
£80.0mest.
1% of total
New
6
PH
4 contracts · 12 Dec
£52.4mest.
1% of total
7
AI
2 contracts · SME
£50.0mest.
1% of total
8
EE
£50.0mest.
1% of total

Category spend breakdown

By CPV division · lifetime awards

Other
618 contracts
£6.9bn
54%
Construction works
13 contracts
£2.8bn
22%
Health & social work
144 contracts
£1.3bn
11%
Transport services
29 contracts
£604.2m
5%
Education, training
115 contracts
£539.9m
4%
Construction materials
12 contracts
£276.0m
2%
Transport equipment, vehicles
15 contracts
£103.3m
1%
Recreational, cultural, sport
4 contracts
£82.1m
1%

Activity heatmap

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

Jun
Jul
Aug
Sept
Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Other
4
0
451
1
1
3
Construction works
0
Health & social work
Transport services
0
Education, training
0
0
0
Construction materials
1
LessMore (£m awarded)