Top suppliers
Top suppliers to Bolton Council
Top-five suppliers hold 98% of contract value — a concentrated market.
Procurement categories
What Bolton Council buys
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV) breakdown of contracts awarded over the reporting period.
8598799265459073Recent contracts
Latest Bolton Council contracts awarded
The most recently published award notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
TC057 – Bulky Waste Collection Contract
Bolton Community Furniture Store Limited · 2025-06-16
£189K
TC254 – Electrical Maintenance Contract
Thermatic Technical FM Limited · 2025-05-14
£914K
TC046 - Bolton Albert Halls Pantomime
Shone Productions Ltd · 2025-04-21
£1.1M
TC258 - Fire Risk Assessments Contract
Pennington Choices Limited · 2025-04-16
£246K
Fire & Security Maintenance Contract
ABCA Systems Limited · 2025-04-09
£321K
TC143 - All Age Prevention Flexible Purchasing System (FPS)
Age UK (Bolton) · 2025-04-03
£650K
TC143 - All Age Prevention Flexible Purchasing System (FPS)
Autistic Society Greater Manchester Area · 2025-04-03
£650K
TC077 - Bolton Cares Provision of Building Cleaning Services
Pristine Clean Services · 2025-03-25
£268K
TC031 - Home and Community Based Support
1 Homecare Ltd · 2025-01-28
£114.9M
TC031 - Home and Community Based Support
1 Homecare Ltd · 2025-01-28
£114.9M
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Market analysis
Bidding into Bolton Council — what to expect
Supplier concentration and timing patterns that shape SME bid strategy.
37%
Awards to SMEs
98%
Top-5 supplier share
0%
Framework call-offs
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Awards to social enterprises
Around 37% of Bolton Council’s classified awards go to small and medium-sized enterprises.
Frequently asked
Common questions about selling to Bolton Council
How much does Bolton Council spend on procurement?
Bolton Council awarded 48 contracts totalling £247.3M between 2023-09-15 and 2026-09-15, working with 46 unique suppliers. Average contract value is £13.0M.
Who are Bolton Council's top suppliers?
The largest suppliers to Bolton Council by total award value are 1 Homecare Ltd, Bolton NHS Foundation Trust, Bolton at Home Limited. The top five suppliers together hold 98% of contract value.
What does Bolton Council buy from suppliers?
Bolton Council's procurement is concentrated in health and social work services, other community, social and personal services, business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security, alongside specialist categories. See the full CPV breakdown below.
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Sources & methodology
How this profile is compiled
Analysed by ENKII · Updated 2026-09-15
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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- · Contracts Finder
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