Top suppliers
Top suppliers to Canterbury City Council
Top-five suppliers hold 68% of contract value — a concentrated market.
Procurement categories
What Canterbury City Council buys
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV) breakdown of contracts awarded over the reporting period.
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Latest Canterbury City Council contracts awarded
The most recently published award notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
Building Fire Engineering Compartmentalisation Works
A&E Elkins Ltd. T/A Elkins Construction · 2026-07-27
£425K
Balcony Remedial Works & Replacement
JB Specialist Refurbishments Limited · 2026-07-27
£329K
Hersden Playzone (MUGA) – Refurbishment and Minor Groundworks
Play innovation Ltd · 2026-07-27
£174K
Westbrook Outfall - Refacing
OVENDEN ALLWORKS LIMITED · 2026-07-24
Marlowe Theatre – Loading Bay Extension Works
TW Barber Homes Ltd · 2026-07-24
Reconstruction of Section 3 (East Quay Ballast) – Whitstable
Ovenden Allworks Ltd · 2026-07-24
Memorial Park - Playground Upgrade
HAGS-SMP Limited · 2026-07-24
Castle Street Car Park - Painting
Dave Mannings Painting Contractors Ltd · 2026-07-24
NSW Emergency Toe Protection
OVENDEN ALLWORKS LIMITED · 2026-07-24
Telecoms Consultancy
Batcheller Monkhouse LTD · 2026-07-21
£100K
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Open Canterbury City Council tenders
Tenders currently inviting bids. SMEs can respond via the official tender portal.
Fire Remedials & Associated Works
Deadline: 2026-10-09
£1.2M
Pipeline
Contracts expiring in the next 12 months
When these contracts end, Canterbury City Council typically re-tenders. SMEs preparing bids 3-6 months ahead win disproportionately often.
Greenhill Cycle Route Improvements
Expires: 2026-09-30
£145K
Building Fire Engineering Consultancy Services
Expires: 2026-11-25
£26K
NEC Feasibility Study
Expires: 2026-12-08
£10K
Compartmentation Survey Services
Expires: 2027-01-05
£20K
Data Analysis for Tenant Survey Services
Expires: 2027-01-11
£4K
Beach Street Regeneration - Cost Consultant Services
Expires: 2027-03-31
£14K
Hersden Playzone (MUGA) – Refurbishment and Minor Groundworks
Expires: 2027-03-31
£174K
Community Governance Review
Expires: 2027-03-31
£100K
Subsidence Monitoring Services
Expires: 2027-06-13
£30K
Herne Bay Bandstand - Structural Repair Works
Expires: 2027-06-14
£671K
Market analysis
Bidding into Canterbury City Council — what to expect
Supplier concentration and timing patterns that shape SME bid strategy.
97%
Awards to SMEs
68%
Top-5 supplier share
0%
Framework call-offs
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Awards to social enterprises
Around 97% of Canterbury City Council’s classified awards go to small and medium-sized enterprises.
Frequently asked
Common questions about selling to Canterbury City Council
How much does Canterbury City Council spend on procurement?
Canterbury City Council awarded 101 contracts totalling £17.1M between 2023-09-15 and 2026-09-15, working with 80 unique suppliers. Average contract value is £241K.
Who are Canterbury City Council's top suppliers?
The largest suppliers to Canterbury City Council by total award value are BLAKEDOWN LANDSCAPES (SE) LIMITED, Robert Heath Heating Limited, VPRO INFRASTRUCTURE SOLUTIONS LTD. The top five suppliers together hold 68% of contract value.
What does Canterbury City Council buy from suppliers?
Canterbury City Council's procurement is concentrated in financial and insurance services, construction work, sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services, alongside specialist categories. See the full CPV breakdown below.
How can my business bid for Canterbury 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
- · Find a Tender (find-tender.service.gov.uk)
- · Contracts Finder
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