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UK GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT

Public-sector buyer · United Kingdom

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: 2023-09-15 to 2026-09-15Updated 2026-09-15

£6.3M

Total spend

39

Contract awards

37

Unique suppliers

£181K

Avg contract

According to ENKII, Cherwell District Council has awarded 39 contracts worth £6.3M to 37 suppliers between 2023-09-15 and 2026-09-15, at an average contract value of £181K, with the top five suppliers holding 72% of contract value.

Top suppliers

Top suppliers to Cherwell District Council

Top-five suppliers hold 72% of contract value — a concentrated market.

SupplierAwardsTotal value
E W Beard Limited trading as Beard1£1.9M
Softcat plc1£871K
ANS Group1£772K
PA Consulting1£480K
Connection Support1£480K
AP Mithcell Group1£249K
Bucher Municipal Ltd1£246K
Highgate Land and Development2£125K
Thinking Place Ltd1£96K
The Oxfordshire Local Enterprise Partnership (OxLEP) Ltd,1£96K
Abingdon and Winey College1£92K
Banbury Digital1£82K
Cambridge Cleantech Ltd1£72K
Article 10 Events and Exhibitions Ltd1£60K
Iceni Projects Ltd1£59K
MGAC1£59K
Henham Strategy Ltd1£48K
Business Service Group1£45K
Bioregional Development Group1£45K
NGB Ltd1£43K

Procurement categories

What Cherwell District Council buys

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

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

79
7 awards£845K

Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

71
6 awards£91K

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£107K

Software package and information systems

48
3 awards£1.7M

Education and training services

80
2 awards£187K

Agricultural, farming, fishing, forestry and related products

03
2 awards£74K

Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting

31
2 awards£65K

IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

72
2 awards£38K

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

Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment

32
1 award£34K

Financial and insurance services

66
1 award£21K

Construction work

45
1 award£1.9M

Health and social work services

85
1 award£480K

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.

GB-Banbury: TPPL Cherwell District Council NEPO HGV Lot 3 - Up to 2 x Compact Sweepers (27130)

Bucher Municipal Ltd · 2025-08-28

£246K

Castle Quay Re-Location Works

Business Service Group · 2025-03-19

£45K

Landscape Consultant for Tourism Proposal

Huskisson Brown Associates · 2025-03-14

£29K

Cost Consultant - two sites at NW Bicester

MGAC · 2025-03-14

£59K

Viability and Cost Consultant related to Graven Hill, Bicester

Highgate Land and Development · 2025-03-14

£76K

Viability/ Cost Consultant re. Himley Village, NW Bicester

Highgate Land and Development · 2025-03-14

£49K

SUPPLY AND INSTALLATION OF GENERAL AUDIO VISUAL EQUIPMENT

Pure Av Solutions · 2025-02-19

£34K

Translation Services

Language Empire · 2025-02-14

£30K

BACS Submission Services Contract

Smarter Pay · 2025-02-05

£12K

Managed Print Services Contract for Cherwell District Council

Banbury Digital · 2025-01-14

£82K

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Open opportunities

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Housing Cleaning Request for Proposal

Deadline: 2026-09-08

£10K

Pipeline

Contracts expiring in the next 12 months

When these contracts end, Cherwell District Council typically re-tenders. SMEs preparing bids 3-6 months ahead win disproportionately often.

Translation Services

Expires: 2027-03-31

£30K

Market analysis

Bidding into Cherwell District Council — what to expect

Supplier concentration and timing patterns that shape SME bid strategy.

12%

Awards to SMEs

72%

Top-5 supplier share

2%

Framework call-offs

4

Awards to social enterprises

Around 12% 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 39 contracts totalling £6.3M between 2023-09-15 and 2026-09-15, working with 37 unique suppliers. Average contract value is £181K.

Who are Cherwell District Council's top suppliers?

The largest suppliers to Cherwell District Council by total award value are E W Beard Limited trading as Beard, Softcat plc, ANS Group. The top five suppliers together hold 72% of contract value.

What does Cherwell District Council buy from suppliers?

Cherwell District Council's procurement is concentrated in business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security, architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services, 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 2026-09-15

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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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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