Top suppliers
Top suppliers to Bristol City Council
Top-five suppliers hold 67% of contract value — a concentrated market.
Procurement categories
What Bristol City Council buys
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV) breakdown of contracts awarded over the reporting period.
44458514799855724839608009156650922290Recent contracts
Latest Bristol City Council contracts awarded
The most recently published award notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
Externally funded Drawing of Henry Ulusiboo
BEN ELWES LIMITED · 2026-09-09
£40K
Underfall Yard Sluice Repairs - Phase 4
QUALTER, HALL & COMPANY LIMITED · 2026-09-09
£60K
Rough Sleeping Prevention Service 2026-2029
St Mungo's · 2026-09-07
Social Care and Education Placement
FIVE RIVERS CHILD CARE LIMITED · 2026-08-30
Social Care and Education Placement
PHOENIX LEARNING & CARE HOLDINGS LIMITED · 2026-08-30
Social Care & Education Placement
NATIONAL STAR FOUNDATION · 2026-08-30
Social Care and Education Placement
PHOENIX LEARNING & CARE HOLDINGS LIMITED · 2026-08-30
Social Care and Education Placement
PHOENIX LEARNING & CARE HOLDINGS LIMITED · 2026-08-30
Social Care and Education Placement
PHOENIX LEARNING & CARE HOLDINGS LIMITED · 2026-08-30
Social Care and Education Placement
OUTCOMES FIRST GROUP (OPERATIONS) 1 LIMITED · 2026-08-30
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Open opportunities
Open Bristol City Council tenders
Tenders currently inviting bids. SMEs can respond via the official tender portal.
Children Affected by Parental Offending - Expression of Interest
Deadline: 2026-09-30
£80K
Consumer Electrical Isolation Switches
Deadline: 2026-09-30
£4.4M
Vehicle and Plant Accident Repairs
Deadline: 2026-10-26
£375K
CSI/CYP/Children’s Care and Support Services Framework
Deadline: 2027-01-01
£28.6M
RES/SFM: DPS for the provision of Catering Supplies
Deadline: 2027-05-31
CSI/CYP/Home to School and Social Care Transport
Deadline: 2027-12-31
Pipeline
Contracts expiring in the next 12 months
When these contracts end, Bristol City Council typically re-tenders. SMEs preparing bids 3-6 months ahead win disproportionately often.
Lawrence Weston - Former Youth Centre Planning Process
Expires: 2026-09-28
£122K
Higher Needs Floating Support 2026
Expires: 2026-09-30
£310K
Rough Sleeping Prevention Service
Expires: 2026-09-30
Better by Bike hosting and Maintenance
Expires: 2026-09-30
£140K
Lot 1: Arboriculture Services
Expires: 2026-09-30
Resilient Frome Sustainable Drainage - Glenfrome Primary School and Briarwood Primary School
Expires: 2026-10-01
£438K
Underfall Yard Sluice Repairs - Phase 4
Expires: 2026-10-08
£60K
Social Care and Education Placement
Expires: 2026-10-30
Whitehall Athletics Track Repair and Clean
Expires: 2026-11-01
£43K
Grammarly Business Enterprise Licences
Expires: 2026-11-10
Market analysis
Bidding into Bristol City Council — what to expect
Supplier concentration and timing patterns that shape SME bid strategy.
52%
Awards to SMEs
67%
Top-5 supplier share
0%
Framework call-offs
27
Awards to social enterprises
Around 52% of Bristol City Council’s classified awards go to small and medium-sized enterprises, and 27 have gone to voluntary, community or social enterprises.
Frequently asked
Common questions about selling to Bristol City Council
How much does Bristol City Council spend on procurement?
Bristol City Council awarded 1,149 contracts totalling £310.7M between 2023-09-15 and 2026-09-15, working with 549 unique suppliers. Average contract value is £2.7M.
Who are Bristol City Council's top suppliers?
The largest suppliers to Bristol City Council by total award value are Turning Point Services Ltd., Compass Contract Services (UK) Limited trading as Restaurant Associates Venues, Lorne Stewart PLC. The top five suppliers together hold 67% of contract value.
What does Bristol City Council buy from suppliers?
Bristol City Council's procurement is concentrated in construction structures and materials; auxiliary products to construction (except electric apparatus), construction work, health and social work services, 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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