Worcestershire County Council is the upper-tier local authority for the county of Worcestershire in the West Midlands, headquartered in Worcester and serving a population of around 600,000 residents. It procures across adult and children's social care, highways and transport, libraries, school transport, waste disposal and fire and rescue services.
At a glance
Worcestershire County Council has awarded £33.1bn across 456 suppliers, with 725 live contracts.
Why: Top supplier share 60% · 94 open notices now · 21 awards in last 90 d (£16.1m) · SME share 36% (Cabinet Office target 33%) · 0 modifications in last 90 d.
About this buyer
Mission, scope and statutory context.
Worcestershire County Council is the upper-tier local authority for the county of Worcestershire in the West Midlands, headquartered in Worcester and serving a population of around 600,000 residents. It procures across adult and children's social care, highways and transport, libraries, school transport, waste disposal and fire and rescue services.
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
73
Open (bidding)
94
Awarded (90d)
21
Frameworks open
0
Procurement mix
How this buyer procures — by procedure, instrument, and publication source.
Contract type
Instrument type
Awarded contracts · 725 live
All contracts with a published award notice where Worcestershire County Council is the contracting authority.
| Title | Supplier | CPV | Value | Awarded | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WCC 2026 2607 The Laboratory Analysis of Groundwater, Surface Waters and Leachate 2026-2028 | SOCOTEC UK LIMITED | 71900000 | £21k | 12 May 2026 | active |
| Family Hubs 2027 | — | 85311300 | £0est. | — | planned |
| Short Breaks Services Framework (CSC25128) | — | 85000000 | £14.5mest. | — | active |
| EDU24007 Enhanced Early Years Provision | Dingley Family and Specialist Early Years Centres | £2.5m | 29 Apr 2026 | pending | |
| EDU24007 Enhanced Early Years Provision | The Diocese of Worcester Multi Academy Trust | £2.5m | 29 Apr 2026 | pending | |
| EDU24007 Enhanced Early Years Provision | Special Steps Limited | £2.5m | 29 Apr 2026 | pending | |
| PL0308 Poolbrook Centre SEN Demolition | Cawarden Co Limited | 45110000 | £91k | 14 Nov 2025 | active |
| ASC26070 - Worcestershire Integrated Community Equipment Service - Preliminary Market Engagement | — | 63120000 | — | — | planning |
| Neighbourhood Engagement Programme | — | 85000000 | — | — | planning |
| Positive Steps Project in Worcestershire | WEST MERCIA RAPE AND SEXUAL ABUSE SUPPORT CENTRE | — | — | 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 · 0 in 90 d
Variations logged under Procurement Act 2023 s.74. Above-tolerance modifications attract a flag.
No modifications recorded in the last 90 days.
Worcestershire County Council has not filed a modification notice in the selected window.
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
- UKG12
- Contact
- Simon Pons
- SPons@worcestershire.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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