Quick answer — Worthing Borough CouncilLast refreshed 01 Apr 2026

At a glance

Worthing Borough Council has awarded £27.2m across 49 suppliers, with 45 live contracts.

Why: Top supplier share 19% · 13 open notices now · 1 award in last 90 d (£697k) · SME share 79% (Cabinet Office target 33%) · 0 modifications in last 90 d.

Decision signals
Top-supplier concentration19%
Modifications · 90 d0
SME spend share79%
Pipeline · open now13
Awards · 90 d1

About this buyer

Mission, scope and statutory context.

Worthing Borough Council is a contracting authority, based in UKJ27. Tracks 123 published notices and 96 awards on PublicSupply.

123
Notices published
96
Awards
49
Suppliers engaged
2022
First award on file

Spend profile

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

£12.5m
12 m spend
£5.5m
Prior 12 m
+126%
YoY change
£185k
Median award
Awards (£m)12m moving avg
Worthing Borough Council — monthly award value, rolling 24 months£0m£2m£5m£7m£10mJulOctJanAprJulOctJanApr

Contract pipeline

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

Planned

11

Pipeline notices

Open (bidding)

13

Live tenders

Awarded (90d)

1

£697k

Frameworks open

0

Framework / DPS routes

Procurement mix

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

Contract type

services27 · £476.3m
Unspecified93 · £27.2m
works3 · £20.8m

Instrument type

contract123 · £524.3m
Source:Contracts Finder: 78Find a Tender: 45

Awarded contracts · 45 live

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

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TitleSupplierCPVValueAwardedStatus
Worthing Allotment Management70332100planning
Provision of Patient and Healthcare Comms and Related IT ServicesNetcall Technology Limited48000000£697k01 Apr 2026active
GB-Worthing: Worthing Leisure Centre - Pitch 1&2 3G Carpet Replacement 2026/2745000000£0active
Electrical Term Maintenance contract for corporate assetsCORE ELECTRICAL SERVICES (SOUTHERN) LTDactive
Southwick estate - Balcony Repairs and RedecorationJ. Cheesmur & Sons (Lewes) Limited45000000£989k04 Jul 2024active
Homelessness Services in relation to Website and Communications projectBASIS LIMITEDactive
Domestic Waste ManagementBARTEC MUNICIPAL TECHNOLOGIES LIMITEDactive
Commercial Waste Disposal Contract Grundon Waste Management Ltd.£5.3m06 Jan 2026pending
Commercial Waste Disposal Contract TJ Waste & Recycling Limited£50k06 Jan 2026active
Commercial Waste Disposal Contract Veolia ES (UK) Limited£3.5m06 Jan 2026pending
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Top suppliers · by total award value

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

1
GW
1 contract · SME · 06 Jan
£5.3m
19% of total
New
2
JC
2 contracts · SME · 17 Aug04 Jul
£4.0m
15% of total
▼ 100%
3
VE
1 contract · SME · 06 Jan
£3.5m
13% of total
New
4
SC
1 contract · SME · 13 May
£2.6m
9% of total
5
WC
1 contract · SME · 17 Aug
£2.0m
7% of total
6
EC
1 contract · SME · 18 Aug
£1.7m
6% of total
New
7
PC
1 contract · SME · 09 Jan
£858k
3% of total
▼ 100%
8
WG
1 contract · SME · 16 Jul
£800k
3% of total
▼ 100%
949
···
41 other suppliers
long tail · 30 SMEs
£6.2m
23% of total
various

Category spend breakdown

By CPV division · lifetime awards

Petroleum, fuel, energy
6 contracts
£267.6m
54%
Software packages, IT
6 contracts
£101.6m
20%
Financial, insurance
1 contract
£75.0m
15%
Construction works
46 contracts
£33.5m
7%
Other
28 contracts
£12.3m
2%
Architecture, engineering
5 contracts
£5.1m
1%
Other community services
4 contracts
£615k
0%
Repair & maintenance
2 contracts
£385k
0%

Activity heatmap

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

Jul
Aug
Sept
Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Petroleum, fuel, energy
Software packages, IT
1
Financial, insurance
Construction works
2
Other
1
9
Architecture, engineering
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.

Worthing 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.

79%
SME supplier share
target 33%
44
SME award rows
0
VCSE award rows
49
Distinct suppliers

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Statutory & accountability

Legal status, identifiers & accountable officers.

Identifiers & contact

Type
Contracting authority
Region
UKJ27
Contact
Procurement Team
Email
procurement@adur-worthing.gov.uk

Board & accountable officers

Coming Q3 2026

Accountable officer + board roster

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