Top suppliers
Top suppliers to Ashford Borough Council
Top-five suppliers hold 42% of contract value — a concentrated market.
Procurement categories
What Ashford Borough Council buys
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV) breakdown of contracts awarded over the reporting period.
454879714450377273303951656680859092983455647075Recent contracts
Latest Ashford Borough Council contracts awarded
The most recently published award notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
Open Space Strategy and Green Infrastructure Plan Consultant
The Environment Partnership (TEP) Limited · 2026-11-01
£72K
Civic Centre Strip out
DDS Demolition Ltd · 2026-10-29
£134K
Singleton Environment Centre Decarbonisation Work
MacBrook Gas Limited · 2026-10-28
£57K
Modular Housing - St Stephens Walk
Hill Partnerships Ltd · 2026-10-20
£148K
Legal Support
Capsticks Solicitors LLP · 2026-10-13
£30K
Polling Station Tablets
Modern Democracy Ltd · 2026-10-12
£58K
Structural Engineer Consultant
Ingleton Wood · 2026-09-21
£342K
Kitchen & Bathroom Replacements
TMN Contractors Limited · 2026-09-01
£3.0M
Kitchen & Bathroom Replacements
SER Contractor Ltd · 2026-08-18
£3.1M
Local Plan Consultancy
AECOM Ltd · 2026-08-18
£54K
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Market analysis
Bidding into Ashford Borough Council — what to expect
Supplier concentration and timing patterns that shape SME bid strategy.
58%
Awards to SMEs
42%
Top-5 supplier share
33%
Framework call-offs
39
Awards to social enterprises
Around 58% of Ashford Borough Council’s classified awards go to small and medium-sized enterprises, and 39 have gone to voluntary, community or social enterprises. Around 33%of awards are call-offs from framework agreements — getting onto the right framework matters as much as the bid itself here.
Frequently asked
Common questions about selling to Ashford Borough Council
How much does Ashford Borough Council spend on procurement?
Ashford Borough Council awarded 149 contracts totalling £139.6M between 2023-11-08 and 2026-11-08, working with 132 unique suppliers. Average contract value is £943K.
Who are Ashford Borough Council's top suppliers?
The largest suppliers to Ashford Borough Council by total award value are Jenner (Contractors) Limited, NORFOLK RIVERS CONSORTIUM LIMITED, Harmony Fire Ltd. The top five suppliers together hold 42% of contract value.
What does Ashford Borough Council buy from suppliers?
Ashford Borough Council's procurement is concentrated in construction work, software package and information systems, business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security, alongside specialist categories. See the full CPV breakdown below.
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How this profile is compiled
Analysed by ENKII · Updated 2026-11-08
This profile aggregates public-record procurement data published by the UK Government under the Open Government Licence v3.0. ENKII fetches, deduplicates, and aggregates source records; we don't edit the underlying facts.
Source portals
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