Quick answer — Watford Borough CouncilLast refreshed 16 Mar 2026

At a glance

Watford Borough Council has awarded £552.8m across 90 suppliers, with 99 live contracts.

Why: Top supplier share 22% · 24 open notices now · 1 award in last 90 d (£59k) · SME share 7% (Cabinet Office target 33%) · 0 modifications in last 90 d.

Decision signals
Top-supplier concentration22%
Modifications · 90 d0
SME spend share7%
Pipeline · open now24
Awards · 90 d1

About this buyer

Mission, scope and statutory context.

Watford Borough Council is a contracting authority, based in UKH23. Tracks 352 published notices and 320 awards on PublicSupply.

352
Notices published
320
Awards
90
Suppliers engaged
2016
First award on file

Spend profile

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

£68.6m
12 m spend
£41.9m
Prior 12 m
+64%
YoY change
£403k
Median award
Awards (£m)12m moving avg
Watford Borough Council — monthly award value, rolling 24 months£0m£17m£35m£52m£69mJulOctJanAprJulOctJanApr

Contract pipeline

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

Planned

7

Pipeline notices

Open (bidding)

24

Live tenders

Awarded (90d)

1

£59k

Frameworks open

0

Framework / DPS routes

Procurement mix

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

Contract type

works12 · £420.6m
Unspecified308 · £396.8m
services28 · £126.7m
goods4 · £735k

Instrument type

contract352 · £944.9m
Source:Contracts Finder: 298Find a Tender: 54

Awarded contracts · 99 live

All contracts with a published award notice where Watford Borough Council is the contracting authority.

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TitleSupplierCPVValueAwardedStatus
Scriptwriter / Copy Editor for the Museum of Watford79341400£25kest.active
Innovation Hub, Watford Borough CouncilCo-Space Group Ltd£4.5m19 Feb 2026pending
Roof replacement at 29-35 High Street, WatfordHERTS HERITAGE BUILDING AND ROOFING LIMITEDactive
Roof replacement at 29-35 High Street, WatfordHERTS HERITAGE BUILDING AND ROOFING LIMITED£348k02 Mar 2026active
Provision for Eros & Extra ModulesIdox Software Ltd48000000£59k16 Mar 2026active
Provision for Eros & Extra ModulesIdox Software Ltdactive
Museum of Watford AV Software Development Tender48000000£280kest.active
Museum of Watford AVIT Software Development Pre-Market Engagement (PME)48000000£280kest.planning
The Provision of Multifunctional Print Devices and Associated Digital Transformation Solutions30232100£355kest.active
Management and Maintenance of Temporary Accommodation Pre-Market Engagement (PME)70333000£2.3mest.planning
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Top suppliers · by total award value

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

1
SA
3 contracts · 01 Feb07 Jul
£123.0m
22% of total
New
2
VE
£59.4m
11% of total
3
AM
2 contracts · 30 Sept
£37.5m
7% of total
▼ 100%
4
FC
1 contract · 01 Mar
£25.0m
5% of total
5
NE
£12.5mest.
2% of total
6
OE
£12.5mest.
2% of total
7
WS
£12.5mest.
2% of total
8
EE
£12.5mest.
2% of total
990
···
82 other suppliers
long tail · 6 SMEs
£80.4m
15% of total
various

Category spend breakdown

By CPV division · lifetime awards

Construction works
47 contracts
£413.5m
35%
Architecture, engineering
68 contracts
£402.7m
34%
Recreational, cultural, sport
29 contracts
£136.0m
12%
Other
19 contracts
£98.6m
8%
Other community services
17 contracts
£77.2m
7%
Business, legal, advisory
44 contracts
£29.4m
2%
Real estate
26 contracts
£14.1m
1%
Transport equipment, vehicles
19 contracts
£7.1m
1%

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
Architecture, engineering
Recreational, cultural, sport
Other
5
0
Other community services
63
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.

Watford Borough 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.

7%
SME supplier share
target 33%
8
SME award rows
0
VCSE award rows
90
Distinct suppliers
⚠ Below target. SME supplier share at 7% vs Cabinet Office target of 33%.

Peer benchmark

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News mentions

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Statutory & accountability

Legal status, identifiers & accountable officers.

Identifiers & contact

Type
Contracting authority
Region
UKH23
Contact
Omobolaji Oladokun
Email
Omobolaji.Oladokun@watford.gov.uk

Board & accountable officers

Coming Q3 2026

Accountable officer + board roster

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