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Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council

Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council is a UK public-sector contracting authority. This profile aggregates its public-record procurement — top suppliers, categories, recent awards, open tenders and expiring contracts.

Data period: 2023-11-08 to 2026-11-08Updated 2026-11-08

£311.0M

Total spend

648

Contract awards

459

Unique suppliers

£666K

Avg contract

According to ENKII, Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council has awarded 648 contracts worth £311.0M to 459 suppliers between 2023-11-08 and 2026-11-08, at an average contract value of £666K, with the top five suppliers holding 36% of contract value.

Top suppliers

Top suppliers to Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council

Top-five suppliers hold 36% of contract value — a moderately competitive market.

SupplierAwardsTotal value
Reed Specialist Recruitment Ltd1£48.0M
Humankind Charity2£41.1M
Active Barnsley Limited1£8.1M
Wilmott Dixon Construction Ltd1£7.4M
Insight Direct UK2£6.5M
Independent Domestic Abuse Services1£5.7M
INSIGHT DIRECT (UK) LTD5£5.1M
Total Energies1£5.0M
Total Energies Gas and Power1£5.0M
Sustainable Building Services (UK) Ltd1£4.7M
SMART DOOR SOLUTIONS LIMITED2£4.7M
SSG Support Group Services Ltd1£4.3M
CIVCON GROUNDWORKS LTD1£4.2M
RS Civil Engineering Ltd1£4.2M
R.S Civil Engineering1£4.0M
Dennis Eagle2£3.8M
Arrow Developments Ltd1£3.8M
DENNIS EAGLE LIMITED1£3.6M
Insight (Direct) UK1£3.5M
Turning Point1£3.2M

Procurement categories

What Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council buys

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV) breakdown of contracts awarded over the reporting period.

Health and social work services

85
127 awards£71.1M

Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

60
122 awards£40K

Construction work

45
69 awards£52.5M

IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

72
47 awards£24.2M

Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

79
36 awards£65.4M

Software package and information systems

48
35 awards£3.1M

Other community, social and personal services

98
27 awards£2.5M

Repair and maintenance services

50
21 awards£12.2M

Education and training services

80
18 awards£1.8M

Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation

34
17 awards£11.5M

Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

71
17 awards£7.6M

Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

90
10 awards£9.2M

Construction structures and materials; auxiliary products to construction (except electric apparatus)

44
9 awards£5.4M

Recreational, cultural and sporting services

92
8 awards£446K

Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages

30
7 awards£1.8M

Supporting and auxiliary transport services; travel agencies services

63
6 awards£4.3M

Financial and insurance services

66
6 awards£2.7M

Real estate services

70
6 awards£2.7M

Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting

31
5 awards£2.1M

Administration, defence and social security services

75
5 awards£326K

Agricultural machinery

16
4 awards£275K

Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment

32
4 awards£390K

Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services

77
4 awards£789K

Petroleum products, fuel, electricity and other sources of energy

09
3 awards£10.0M

Furniture (incl. office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances (excl. lighting) and cleaning products

39
3 awards£3.7M

Industrial machinery

42
3 awards£691K

Postal and telecommunications services

64
3 awards£404K

Agricultural, farming, fishing, forestry and related products

03
2 awards£736K

Mining, basic metals and related products

14
2 awards£4.0M

Printed matter and related products

22
2 awards£216K

Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services

55
2 awards£8.2M

Clothing, footwear, luggage articles and accessories

18
1 award£26K

Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment

35
1 award£36K

Musical instruments, sport goods, games, toys, handicraft, art materials and accessories

37
1 award£24K

Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)

38
1 award£234K

Machinery for mining, quarrying, construction equipment

43
1 award£150K

Installation services (except software)

51
1 award£81K

Public utilities

65
1 award£40K

Research and development services and related consultancy services

73
1 award£27K

Recent contracts

Latest Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council contracts awarded

The most recently published award notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.

Provision of Passenger Transport Services for Children & Adults - Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) - Awarded Routes

SM Travel LTD · 2026-11-03

Day Opportunities Framework for Adults

Age UK Barnsley · 2026-10-29

TS1107

SM Travel · 2026-10-28

TS1103

SM Travel · 2026-10-18

Provision of Minor Adaptations Service

24/7 Locks Secure Horizon Ltd · 2026-10-14

£920K

Insourced Autism Assessment Service – Children and Young People (CYP)

ID MEDICAL GROUP LIMITED · 2026-10-14

£399K

Microsoft 365 A3 Licences

INSIGHT DIRECT (UK) LTD · 2026-10-08

£27K

Waste and Recycling Collection Service Review

Walker Resource Management Limited · 2026-10-06

£35K

CONTRACT FOR THE PURCHASE OF Shared Steps

BMBC · 2026-10-05

£8K

Welfare Services

Barnsley & District Citizens Advice Bureau · 2026-10-04

£145K

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Most of it is in health & social care, construction works and IT services.

8

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Inviting bids today

110

contracts ending in 12 months

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41

planned procurements

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20

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Market analysis

Bidding into Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council — what to expect

Supplier concentration and timing patterns that shape SME bid strategy.

47%

Awards to SMEs

36%

Top-5 supplier share

0%

Framework call-offs

54

Awards to social enterprises

Around 47% of Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council’s classified awards go to small and medium-sized enterprises, and 54 have gone to voluntary, community or social enterprises.

Frequently asked

Common questions about selling to Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council

How much does Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council spend on procurement?

Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council awarded 648 contracts totalling £311.0M between 2023-11-08 and 2026-11-08, working with 459 unique suppliers. Average contract value is £666K.

Who are Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council's top suppliers?

The largest suppliers to Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council by total award value are Reed Specialist Recruitment Ltd, Humankind Charity, Active Barnsley Limited. The top five suppliers together hold 36% of contract value.

What does Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council buy from suppliers?

Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council's procurement is concentrated in health and social work services, transport services (excl. waste transport), construction work, alongside specialist categories. See the full CPV breakdown below.

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Sources & methodology

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

  • · Find a Tender (find-tender.service.gov.uk)
  • · Contracts Finder
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Source records remain subject to Open Government Licence v3.0 attribution. ENKII doesn't warrant accuracy beyond the source portals' own publication.

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