Top suppliers
Top suppliers to Cambridge City Council
Top-five suppliers hold 92% of contract value — a concentrated market.
Procurement categories
What Cambridge City Council buys
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV) breakdown of contracts awarded over the reporting period.
669072Recent contracts
Latest Cambridge City Council contracts awarded
The most recently published award notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
Pollution Mitigation, Evidence and Design, Hobson's Brook and Coldham's Common
RIVERS ECOLOGY LIMITED · 2026-09-02
Sheep's Green Watercourse Restoration
MILES WATER ENGINEERING LTD · 2026-09-02
Leisure Estate Management
Greenwich Leisure Limited · 2026-08-11
£19.9M
Cambridge Street Art Festival - Project Management
THINGS MADE PUBLIC CIC · 2026-07-19
£86K
The Provision of Print Services for Cambridge Matters and Open Door magazines
WARNERS (MIDLANDS)PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY · 2026-07-15
CAMBRIDGE MATTERS and OPEN DOOR MAGAZINE-DELIVERY
D2D DISTRIBUTION LIMITED · 2026-07-14
Cambridge Chalk Stream Project, water quality and biological monitoring
Anglia Ruskin University · 2026-07-14
Collection, storage, release, and disposal of abandoned and untaxed vehicles
CAMBRIDGE CAR SOLUTIONS LIMITED · 2026-06-25
Sheltered Housing Analogue Alarm Upgrade Project
Everon Group UK · 2026-06-24
£464K
Contract for Private Sector Fire Safety Building Programme Services
MWPRESTON SOLUTIONS LTD · 2026-06-17
£30K
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Tenders currently inviting bids. SMEs can respond via the official tender portal.
Health & Wellbeing Training Opportunities - Local Government Reorganisation
Deadline: 2026-09-15
Electrofishing Survey Programme for Cambridge Chalk Stream Case Study Sites, 2027 and 2028
Deadline: 2026-09-21
Pipeline
Contracts expiring in the next 12 months
When these contracts end, Cambridge City Council typically re-tenders. SMEs preparing bids 3-6 months ahead win disproportionately often.
Surveying Services for Damp, Condensation and Mould cases and Disrepair Claims
Expires: 2026-10-07
£259K
Strategi Asset Management Services
Expires: 2026-10-20
£100K
Consultancy Services for the Review and Development of Cambridge City Council Car Parks Assets
Expires: 2027-01-07
£28K
Sheltered Housing Analogue Alarm Upgrade Project
Expires: 2027-02-06
£464K
Sheep's Green Watercourse Restoration
Expires: 2027-03-01
English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL)
Expires: 2027-03-11
£40K
Counselling Service for Refugees
Expires: 2027-03-18
£6K
MRI Programme Assurance Support
Expires: 2027-03-31
£116K
Contract for Private Sector Fire Safety Building Programme Services
Expires: 2027-03-31
£30K
Pollution Mitigation, Evidence and Design, Hobson's Brook and Coldham's Common
Expires: 2027-04-30
Market analysis
Bidding into Cambridge City Council — what to expect
Supplier concentration and timing patterns that shape SME bid strategy.
85%
Awards to SMEs
92%
Top-5 supplier share
0%
Framework call-offs
4
Awards to social enterprises
Around 85% of Cambridge City Council’s classified awards go to small and medium-sized enterprises, and 4 have gone to voluntary, community or social enterprises.
Frequently asked
Common questions about selling to Cambridge City Council
How much does Cambridge City Council spend on procurement?
Cambridge City Council awarded 39 contracts totalling £29.5M between 2023-09-15 and 2026-09-15, working with 39 unique suppliers. Average contract value is £1.1M.
Who are Cambridge City Council's top suppliers?
The largest suppliers to Cambridge City Council by total award value are Greenwich Leisure Limited, PARK LANE PLUMBING & HEATING LTD, NEC Software Solutions UK Limited. The top five suppliers together hold 92% of contract value.
What does Cambridge City Council buy from suppliers?
Cambridge City Council's procurement is concentrated in financial and insurance services, sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services, it services: consulting, software development, internet and support, alongside specialist categories. See the full CPV breakdown below.
How can my business bid for Cambridge City Council contracts?
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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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