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Cherwell District Council

Cherwell District Council is a UK public-sector contracting authority. This profile aggregates its public-record procurement — top suppliers, categories, recent awards, open tenders and expiring contracts.

Data period: 2023-11-08 to 2026-11-08Updated 2026-11-08

£92.2M

Total spend

55

Contract awards

50

Unique suppliers

£1.8M

Avg contract

According to ENKII, Cherwell District Council has awarded 55 contracts worth £92.2M to 50 suppliers between 2023-11-08 and 2026-11-08, at an average contract value of £1.8M, with the top five suppliers holding 94% of contract value.

Top suppliers

Top suppliers to Cherwell District Council

Top-five suppliers hold 94% of contract value — a concentrated market.

SupplierAwardsTotal value
EZ Charge Limited2£44.8M
PARKWOOD LEISURE LIMITED1£38.0M
E W Beard Limited trading as Beard1£1.9M
Netcall1£966K
Connection Support2£960K
travelodge1£900K
Softcat plc1£871K
ANS Group1£772K
PA Consulting1£480K
PHOSTERS (FM) LIMITED1£259K
AP Mithcell Group1£249K
Bucher Municipal Ltd1£246K
Montagu Evans LLP1£137K
Highgate Land and Development2£125K
Thinking Place Ltd1£96K
The Oxfordshire Local Enterprise Partnership (OxLEP) Ltd,1£96K
Abingdon and Winey College1£92K
OVE ARUP & PARTNERS LIMITED2£83K
Banbury Digital1£82K
Cambridge Cleantech Ltd1£72K

Procurement categories

What Cherwell District Council buys

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV) breakdown of contracts awarded over the reporting period.

Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

71
9 awards£193K

Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

79
9 awards£1.0M

Research and development services and related consultancy services

73
5 awards£260K

Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages

30
3 awards£133K

Software package and information systems

48
3 awards£1.7M

IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

72
3 awards£1.0M

Agricultural, farming, fishing, forestry and related products

03
2 awards£74K

Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting

31
2 awards£65K

Construction work

45
2 awards£39.9M

Installation services (except software)

51
2 awards£44.8M

Financial and insurance services

66
2 awards£45K

Education and training services

80
2 awards£187K

Health and social work services

85
2 awards£960K

Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment

32
1 award£34K

Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation

34
1 award£246K

Construction structures and materials; auxiliary products to construction (except electric apparatus)

44
1 award£249K

Repair and maintenance services

50
1 award£37K

Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services

55
1 award£900K

Supporting and auxiliary transport services; travel agencies services

63
1 award£48K

Real estate services

70
1 award£0

Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

90
1 award£259K

Other community, social and personal services

98
1 award£45K

Recent contracts

Latest Cherwell District Council contracts awarded

The most recently published award notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.

Economic Strategy for Cherwell District Council

SQW · 2026-10-19

£61K

Heyford Programme Financial RFP Process

ASPINALL VERDI LIMITED · 2026-09-08

£23K

Castle Quay Architect RFP Process

Leonard Design Limited · 2026-08-31

£19K

Heyford Infrastructure Feasibility Study

OVE ARUP & PARTNERS LIMITED · 2026-08-31

£15K

Heyford Planning Proposal

OVE ARUP & PARTNERS LIMITED · 2026-08-31

£68K

Agency Agreement Award

PARKWOOD LEISURE LIMITED · 2026-08-27

£38.0M

Netcall

Netcall · 2026-08-26

£966K

26PROC12277 - Heyford Transport Strategy

SYSTRA · 2026-08-24

£48K

Property Management of Castle Quay

LAMBERT SMITH HAMPTON GROUP LIMITED · 2026-04-07

Cleaning and Washroom Services

PHOSTERS (FM) LIMITED · 2026-03-13

£259K

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Market analysis

Bidding into Cherwell District Council — what to expect

Supplier concentration and timing patterns that shape SME bid strategy.

21%

Awards to SMEs

94%

Top-5 supplier share

3%

Framework call-offs

4

Awards to social enterprises

Around 21% of Cherwell District 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 Cherwell District Council

How much does Cherwell District Council spend on procurement?

Cherwell District Council awarded 55 contracts totalling £92.2M between 2023-11-08 and 2026-11-08, working with 50 unique suppliers. Average contract value is £1.8M.

Who are Cherwell District Council's top suppliers?

The largest suppliers to Cherwell District Council by total award value are EZ Charge Limited, PARKWOOD LEISURE LIMITED, E W Beard Limited trading as Beard. The top five suppliers together hold 94% of contract value.

What does Cherwell District Council buy from suppliers?

Cherwell District Council's procurement is concentrated in architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services, business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security, research and development services and related consultancy 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

  • · Find a Tender (find-tender.service.gov.uk)
  • · Contracts Finder
Full methodology — calculations, refresh cadence & caveats

Source records remain subject to Open Government Licence v3.0 attribution. ENKII doesn't warrant accuracy beyond the source portals' own publication.

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