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Public-sector buyer · United Kingdom

Blackburn With Darwen Borough Council

Blackburn With Darwen 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: 2023-07-30 to 2026-07-30Updated 2026-07-30

£147.6M

Total spend

176

Contract awards

153

Unique suppliers

£858K

Avg contract

According to ENKII, Blackburn With Darwen Borough Council has awarded 176 contracts worth £147.6M to 153 suppliers between 2023-07-30 and 2026-07-30, at an average contract value of £858K, with the top five suppliers holding 50% of contract value.

Top suppliers

Top suppliers to Blackburn With Darwen Borough Council

Top-five suppliers hold 50% of contract value — a concentrated market.

SupplierAwardsTotal value
Connected Kerb2£20.0M
Barnfield Construction Limited1£20.0M
HOUSING 211£17.3M
SUEZ Recycling and Recovery UK Limited1£9.0M
Barnfield Construction1£8.0M
Conlon Construction Ltd1£8.0M
Conlon Construction Limited1£7.0M
Zurich Municipal1£6.7M
Blackburn with Darwen1£4.7M
Phoenix Software Ltd2£2.3M
Walter Carefoot & Sons (Construction) Ltd1£2.3M
Blackburn and Darwen District without Abuse1£2.0M
Adferiad Recovery1£1.8M
George Cox & Sons Ltd1£1.8M
The Casey Group Ltd2£1.7M
Turner & Townsend Project Management Ltd1£1.5M
Solutions 4 Health1£1.4M
N-Compass1£1.3M
Tivoli Group Ltd2£1.3M
Centerprise International1£1.2M

Procurement categories

What Blackburn With Darwen Borough Council buys

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

Building construction work

45210000
13 awards£63.7M

Ballasts for discharge lamps or tubes

31150000
2 awards£20.0M

Refuse disposal and treatment

90510000
4 awards£10.1M

Construction work for pipelines, communication and power lines, for highways, roads, airfields and railways; flatwork

45230000
17 awards£7.9M

Insurance services

66510000
1 award£6.7M

Social services

85320000
5 awards£6.5M

Social work services

85310000
4 awards£5.2M

Networking software package

48210000
4 awards£3.2M

Planting and maintenance services of green areas

77310000
6 awards£2.5M

Heavy-duty motor vehicles

34140000
6 awards£2.3M

Architectural design services

71220000
4 awards£1.8M

Roof works and other special trade construction works

45260000
8 awards£1.8M

Software-related services

72260000
3 awards£1.5M

Consultative engineering and construction services

71310000
17 awards£1.5M

Various medicinal products

33690000
1 award£1.4M

Building demolition and wrecking work and earthmoving work

45110000
8 awards£1.4M

Data-processing machines (hardware)

30210000
1 award£1.2M

Tyres for heavy/light-duty vehicles

34350000
2 awards£760K

Youth education services

80310000
1 award£720K

Gully cleaning and emptying services

90640000
2 awards£720K

Recent contracts

Latest Blackburn With Darwen Borough Council contracts awarded

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

Roe Lee Primary School Roofing & Associated Building Works

Thomas Kershaw Builders Ltd · 2026-07-07

£269K

Active Travel Improvement Scheme (Phase 2)

Multevo Limited · 2026-07-07

£315K

Refurbishment of Troy Street Multi use games area MUGA

Pentagon Sport Ltd · 2026-07-07

£181K

Whalley Old Road Roundabout

George Cox & Sons Ltd · 2026-06-19

£1.8M

Active Travel 2026 - Phase 1

Bethell Construction Limited · 2026-06-10

£344K

The hire of cars and vans for Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council

INTACK SELF DRIVE LIMITED · 2026-05-01

£160K

2026 Annual Road and Footway Condition Survey

GAIST SOLUTIONS LIMITED · 2026-04-28

£115K

Hoddlesden Branch New Retaining Wall Replacement Scheme

JDR Construction and Groundworks Ltd · 2026-04-22

£97K

Architect Consultancy

John Puttick Associates Limited · 2026-04-21

£70K

Purchase of Wheelie Bins

Contenur UK Ltd · 2026-04-17

£35K

The Purchase of Two Refuse Collection Vehicles

Dennis Eagle Limited · 2026-04-13

£506K

Mill Hill Football Club Improved Facilities

MAC Container Company Ltd · 2026-04-10

£67K

Footway Preventative Treatment Works 2025-26

ROAD MAINTENANCE SERVICES LIMITED · 2026-04-08

£60K

on-line legal library services

RELX (UK) Limited · 2026-03-31

£50K

BwDBC Waste Contracts 2026

SUEZ Recycling and Recovery UK Limited · 2026-03-24

£9.0M

Highways Minor Works Framework

A J Bretherton Groundworks & Plant · 2026-03-18

£4.0M

Lot 1- Extra Care

HOUSING 21 · 2026-03-06

£17.3M

Street Lighting Testing

Altitude Services Limited · 2026-03-06

£375K

Gully Cleaning Service

DRAINRITE ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES LIMITED · 2026-03-04

£360K

St Johns Centre Conversion

Barnfield Construction · 2026-02-26

£8.0M

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Public Mental Wellbeing Programme - Community Bereavement Support Service for Children and Families (Lot 1); Community Bereavement Support Service for Adults (Lot 2)

£540K

Various Supported Living contracts for people with a learning disability, autistic people or mental health

£85.0M

Oral Health Improvement Service

Oral Health Improvement Service

BwDBC Waste Contracts 2026

Extra care for older Adults

£30.8M

Process and disposal of Council collected municipal solid waste from domestic and non-domestic premises within the boundary of Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council.

£48.6M

Domiciliary Care

£67.5M

Provision of Cremators to the Council

£2.0M

Concession Contract for Local Electrical Vehicle Infrastructure (LEVI) Installation, Operation and Maintenance

Management of Blackburn with Darwen Household Waste Recycling Centres

Management of Blackburn with Darwen Household Waste Recycling Centres

St John's Church Development, Blackburn

Treatment of Green Garden Waste

Blackburn with Darwen Drug and Alcohol Prevention, Treatment and Recovery Service

£26.7M

Traffic Signals Works Contract

£1.7M

Pipeline

Contracts expiring in the next 12 months

When these contracts end, Blackburn With Darwen Borough Council typically re-tenders. SMEs preparing bids 3-6 months ahead win disproportionately often.

Contract for MDM, family hub and support families solution

Expires: 2026-07-31

£249K

Education Data Collection for Virtual School 2023

Expires: 2026-08-31

£75K

Purchase of 2 x Refuse Collection Vehicles

Expires: 2026-09-01

£493K

Maths and English Tuition (For Children in our Care) quote

Expires: 2026-10-31

£78K

Award of Contract for data centre maintenance

Expires: 2026-10-31

£58K

Highways Weed Spraying and Treatment of Invasive Weeds

Expires: 2026-10-31

£160K

Provision of a Highways Verges, Amenity Land and Specialist Grass Cutting Service

Expires: 2026-11-30

£450K

M65 Junction 5 Technical Adviser

Expires: 2026-12-31

£450K

Award of contract for Adult Social Care System

Expires: 2027-02-16

£800K

Thermoplastic Road Markings Framework

Expires: 2027-03-31

£200K

Pitch Renovations and Line Markings to Blackburn with Darwen Football Pitches

Expires: 2027-03-31

£200K

TaAF Leadership

Expires: 2027-03-31

£175K

Award of Contracts for Microsoft Licences for server and database

Expires: 2027-03-31

£392K

Specialist Advice to Review Viability Appraisals Associated with Planning Applications

Expires: 2027-03-31

£110K

Restoration of Aushaw Moss

Expires: 2027-03-31

£200K

Provision of Landscape Works

Expires: 2027-03-31

£400K

Pitch Renovations and Line Markings to Blackburn with Darwen Football Pitches

Expires: 2027-03-31

£200K

Award of Home to school transport contracts

Expires: 2027-03-31

£139K

Contract Hire of 4 x Gritters

Expires: 2027-04-30

£213K

specialist Ecology Advise

Expires: 2027-05-31

£42K

The Supply and Fitting of Tyres with Associated Services

Expires: 2027-06-02

£380K

Market analysis

Bidding into Blackburn With Darwen Borough Council — what to expect

Supplier concentration and timing patterns that shape SME bid strategy.

50%

Top-5 supplier share

27d

Avg response window

28d

Median response window

20mo

Avg contract duration

Frequently asked

Common questions about selling to Blackburn With Darwen Borough Council

How much does Blackburn With Darwen Borough Council spend on procurement?

Blackburn With Darwen Borough Council awarded 176 contracts totalling £147.6M between 2023-07-30 and 2026-07-30, working with 153 unique suppliers. Average contract value is £858K.

Who are Blackburn With Darwen Borough Council's top suppliers?

The largest suppliers to Blackburn With Darwen Borough Council by total award value are Connected Kerb, Barnfield Construction Limited, HOUSING 21. The top five suppliers together hold 50% of contract value.

What does Blackburn With Darwen Borough Council buy from suppliers?

Blackburn With Darwen Borough Council's procurement is concentrated in building construction work, ballasts for discharge lamps or tubes, refuse disposal and treatment, alongside specialist categories. See the full CPV breakdown below.

How can my business bid for Blackburn With Darwen Borough Council contracts?

Blackburn With Darwen Borough Council publishes open tenders on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder. ENKII matches your business against live tenders, identifies certifications you'll need, and surfaces frameworks worth applying to. Free Readiness Score in 3 minutes.

What's the typical response window for Blackburn With Darwen Borough Council tenders?

Blackburn With Darwen Borough Council typically gives suppliers a median of 28 days to respond (average 27 days). Standard contract duration is around 20 months.

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Sources & methodology

How this profile is compiled

Analysed by ENKII · Updated 2026-07-30

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
  • · Spend Network
Full methodology — calculations, refresh cadence & caveats

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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