Top suppliers
Top suppliers to Chelmsford City Council
Top-five suppliers hold 87% of contract value — a concentrated market.
Procurement categories
What Chelmsford City Council buys
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV) breakdown of contracts awarded over the reporting period.
4845663470797142093572984419223943505164738590Recent contracts
Latest Chelmsford City Council contracts awarded
The most recently published award notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
Temporary Accommodation at Paragon House
HOUSING ACTION MANAGEMENT LTD · 2026-10-16
£7.5M
Council Tax Billing & Printing Software
DSI BILLING SERVICES LIMITED · 2026-09-30
£320K
GIS Software Information System
ESRI (UK) Limited · 2026-09-30
£136K
Local Authority Case Management System - Uniform
Idox Software Ltd · 2026-09-30
£320K
Supply of HVO
Craggs Energy Limited · 2026-09-30
Paris On Demand software subscriptions
DOCUMENT OUTPUT SOLUTIONS UK LIMITED · 2026-09-24
£63K
Building Control Software System
RESOLUTION DATA MANAGEMENT LIMITED · 2026-09-15
£150K
Local Plan Examination Support
DAC PLANNING LIMITED · 2026-09-13
£60K
Integrated Impact Assessment for Local Plan
WSP UK Limited · 2026-08-31
£53K
Theatre Booking & Ticketing System
SPEKTRIX LIMITED · 2026-08-02
£250K
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Market analysis
Bidding into Chelmsford City Council — what to expect
Supplier concentration and timing patterns that shape SME bid strategy.
42%
Awards to SMEs
87%
Top-5 supplier share
15%
Framework call-offs
1
Awards to social enterprises
Around 42% of Chelmsford City Council’s classified awards go to small and medium-sized enterprises, and 1 have gone to voluntary, community or social enterprises.
Frequently asked
Common questions about selling to Chelmsford City Council
How much does Chelmsford City Council spend on procurement?
Chelmsford City Council awarded 103 contracts totalling £217.8M between 2023-11-08 and 2026-11-08, working with 90 unique suppliers. Average contract value is £2.4M.
Who are Chelmsford City Council's top suppliers?
The largest suppliers to Chelmsford City Council by total award value are Axis Europe Ltd, HOUSING ACTION MANAGEMENT LTD, MMC HOMEBUILDING LIMITED. The top five suppliers together hold 87% of contract value.
What does Chelmsford City Council buy from suppliers?
Chelmsford City Council's procurement is concentrated in software package and information systems, construction work, financial and insurance 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 2026-11-08
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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