Top suppliers
Top suppliers to Cornwall Council
Top-five suppliers hold 76% of contract value — a concentrated market.
Procurement categories
What Cornwall Council buys
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV) breakdown of contracts awarded over the reporting period.
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Latest Cornwall Council contracts awarded
The most recently published award notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
School Backlog Maintenance 2026 Group SCC02
Cygnus Contracting Ltd · 2026-07-28
£233K
Creative Health and Wellbeing
Arts Well UK CIC · 2026-07-24
£44K
Adult Bereavement Services
Cruse Bereavement Support · 2026-07-13
£375K
Immigration Advice Authority (IAA) Level 3 training and supervision
Devon & Cornwall Refugee Support · 2026-06-24
£40K
Meter Operator Services MOP
Stark Software · 2026-06-12
£326K
Regulated Reablement Services
Stayathome · 2026-05-22
£57.0M
Integrated Community Outreach Support
Age Concern in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly · 2026-05-20
£17.3M
DRC Asset Valuations 2026
NPS Property Consultants Ltd · 2026-05-13
£200K
Duplicate Payment Identification Software
APLX Ltd · 2026-05-08
£50K
HR Research Services
Gartner · 2026-05-08
£145K
Extra Care Services Framework
Be Care · 2026-05-01
£2.6bn
Extra Care Development Framework
Housing 21 · 2026-05-01
£220.0M
MUFG Treasury Management Advice
MUFG · 2026-04-28
£46K
Payment Collection Services
allpay Limited · 2026-04-22
£310K
Creative Skills Bootcamps for Wave 6 (Lot 3 Skills Bootcamps)
Cornwall College · 2026-04-22
£262K
Lettings & Management software
Vebra Solutions Limited · 2026-04-21
£35K
Supported Temporary Accommodation (STA) - Coastline Housing Ltd.
Coastline Housing Ltd. · 2026-04-17
£2.5M
Supported Temporary Accommodation (STA) - Home Group Ltd.
Home Group Ltd. · 2026-04-17
£1.6M
Tolvaddon Fire Station Breathing Apparatus (BA) Facility V2
Crofton Engineering Ltd · 2026-04-13
£162K
Housing Stock Asset Valuations
Savills (UK) Ltd · 2026-04-01
£80K
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Open opportunities
Open Cornwall Council tenders
Tenders currently inviting bids. SMEs can respond via the official tender portal.
Family Domestic Abuse Support Advisors
Deadline: 2026-08-03
£2.2M
Community Drug and Alcohol Services
Deadline: 2026-08-19
£87.1M
Tamar Bridge Toll Collection Service
Deadline: 2026-08-26
£8.4M
Specialist Prevention and Intermediate Care
Deadline: 2026-08-28
Homelessness Supported Accommodation Services (HSAS)
Deadline: 2026-09-04
£7.9M
Shared Lives
Deadline: 2026-09-04
Supported Temporary Accommodation (STA) - Coastline Housing Ltd.
£2.0M
Oracle Fusion Cloud
£6.1M
Housing Assistance Policy - Loan Provider
£150K
Informal Carers Support Service
Duplicate Accounts Payable Data Identification Solution RFI
£60K
EISEC Fibre
£37K
Community Alcohol and Drugs Services
£87.1M
Electronic Case Management System for Multiple Vulnerabilities
£3.0M
Cornwall's Franchising & Bus Reform Pilot
£143.0M
Residential Children's Homes
£4.2M
Fostering
£1.2M
Oracle Support Model
£500K
Income Management System
£400K
Private Sector Investment Solutions for Growth in Long-Term Settled Housing Stock
£750K
Pipeline
Contracts expiring in the next 12 months
When these contracts end, Cornwall Council typically re-tenders. SMEs preparing bids 3-6 months ahead win disproportionately often.
Health and Social Care (Lot 1 - Adult Skills and Lot 2 - Free Courses For Jobs)
Expires: 2026-07-31
£363K
Pre 16 Vocational Courses
Expires: 2026-08-31
£1.1M
Cornwall Road Casualty Reduction Strategy
Expires: 2026-09-02
£42K
Pre 16 Vocational Courses
Expires: 2026-09-17
£1.1M
ASC Finance Assessments
Expires: 2026-09-21
£138K
Creative Skills Bootcamps for Wave 6 (Lot 3 Skills Bootcamps)
Expires: 2026-09-30
£262K
Construction Skills Bootcamps for Wave 6 (Lot 3 - Skills Bootcamps)
Expires: 2026-09-30
£45K
Creative Skills Bootcamps for Wave 6 (Lot 3 Skills Bootcamps)
Expires: 2026-09-30
£262K
Green Skills Bootcamps for Wave 6 (Lot 3 - Skills Bootcamps)
Expires: 2026-09-30
£145K
Health and Social Care Skills Bootcamps for Wave 6 (Lot 3 Skills Bootcamps)
Expires: 2026-09-30
£176K
Technical Skills Bootcamps for Wave 6 (Lot 3 - Skills Bootcamps)
Expires: 2026-09-30
£287K
Professional Services Skills Bootcamps for Wave 6 (Lot 3 Skills Bootcamps)
Expires: 2026-09-30
£237K
Digital Skills Bootcamps for Wave 6 (Lot 3 Skills Bootcamps)
Expires: 2026-09-30
£350K
Early Years / Childcare / Education Skills Bootcamps for Wave 6 (Lot 3 Skills Bootcamps)
Expires: 2026-09-30
£136K
Hospitality Skills Bootcamps for Wave 6 (Lot 3 Skills Bootcamps)
Expires: 2026-09-30
£180K
Automated Processing - Revenues and Benefits
Expires: 2026-10-31
£56K
Managed Service - Employee Benefits 2025
Expires: 2027-01-08
Construction Manager Services for General Refurbishment Works at New County Hall, Truro
Expires: 2027-02-25
£400K
Scaffolding works at New County Hall, Truro, Cornwall
Expires: 2027-03-15
£600K
Speciality Paper Consumables
Expires: 2027-03-17
£260K
Immigration Advice Authority (IAA) Level 3 training and supervision
Expires: 2027-03-31
£33K
Proper Job Challenge
Expires: 2027-03-31
£120K
Oracle database support and licensing
Expires: 2027-04-05
£123K
Home to School Transport Programme
Expires: 2027-04-14
£1.3M
Mechanical and electrical works at New County Hall, Truro, Cornwall
Expires: 2027-06-01
£2.5M
Coroners case management system
Expires: 2027-06-25
£33K
Enterprise Backup Solution
Expires: 2027-06-29
£370K
Understanding Cornish Places Website
Expires: 2027-06-30
£45K
Checkpoint Enterprise Support and Maintenance.
Expires: 2027-06-30
£118K
Checkpoint Enterprise Support and Maintenance.
Expires: 2027-06-30
£118K
Blue Badge Digital Service (BBDS)
Expires: 2027-07-04
£60K
Digital inclusion (Lot 1 - Adult Skills)
Expires: 2027-07-31
£475K
Geographical Gaps (Lot 1 - Adult Skills and /or Lot 2 Fee Courses For Jobs)
Expires: 2027-07-31
£347K
Market analysis
Bidding into Cornwall Council — what to expect
Supplier concentration and timing patterns that shape SME bid strategy.
76%
Top-5 supplier share
42d
Avg response window
27d
Median response window
35mo
Avg contract duration
Frequently asked
Common questions about selling to Cornwall Council
How much does Cornwall Council spend on procurement?
Cornwall Council awarded 240 contracts totalling £1.6bn between 2023-07-31 and 2026-07-31, working with 170 unique suppliers. Average contract value is £6.9M.
Who are Cornwall Council's top suppliers?
The largest suppliers to Cornwall Council by total award value are 4ME&U TA Devencare, HSA CARE LTD, medequip assistive technology ltd. The top five suppliers together hold 76% of contract value.
What does Cornwall Council buy from suppliers?
Cornwall Council's procurement is concentrated in social work services, consultative engineering and construction services, miscellaneous medical devices and products, alongside specialist categories. See the full CPV breakdown below.
How can my business bid for Cornwall Council contracts?
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What's the typical response window for Cornwall Council tenders?
Cornwall Council typically gives suppliers a median of 27 days to respond (average 42 days). Standard contract duration is around 35 months.
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Sources & methodology
How this profile is compiled
Analysed by ENKII · Updated 2026-07-31
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
- · Spend Network
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