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UK GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT

Public-sector buyer · United Kingdom

Cornwall Council

Cornwall 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: 2023-07-31 to 2026-07-31Updated 2026-07-31

£1.6bn

Total spend

240

Contract awards

170

Unique suppliers

£6.9M

Avg contract

According to ENKII, Cornwall Council has awarded 240 contracts worth £1.6bn to 170 suppliers between 2023-07-31 and 2026-07-31, at an average contract value of £6.9M, with the top five suppliers holding 76% of contract value.

Top suppliers

Top suppliers to Cornwall Council

Top-five suppliers hold 76% of contract value — a concentrated market.

SupplierAwardsTotal value
4ME&U TA Devencare1£500.0M
HSA CARE LTD1£450.0M
medequip assistive technology ltd1£126.0M
4ME&U Ltd T/A Devoncare1£75.0M
Stayathome1£57.0M
LIVEWEST HOMES LTD3£37.7M
NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED1£29.2M
Brook Young People1£28.6M
Laser Energy1£22.0M
Age Concern in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly1£17.3M
The Women's Centre Cornwall1£16.7M
Cosgarne Hall Limited5£14.2M
Volunteer Cornwall1£13.2M
First South West Limited3£13.2M
Classic Builders (South West) Ltd1£12.3M
Ashfords1£12.0M
Avdon Bristol Limited3£10.5M
Underhill Engineering (UK) Ltd4£9.0M
Paintel Limited1£7.4M
Paintel Ltd1£7.4M

Procurement categories

What Cornwall Council buys

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

Social work services

85310000
29 awards£725.3M

Consultative engineering and construction services

71310000
24 awards£484.0M

Miscellaneous medical devices and products

33190000
2 awards£126.6M

Social services

85320000
6 awards£60.8M

Gaseous fuels

09120000
1 award£22.0M

Building construction work

45210000
18 awards£16.1M

Painting and glazing work

45440000
2 awards£14.8M

Road transport services

60110000
5 awards£14.7M

Motor vehicles for the transport of 10 or more persons

34120000
4 awards£12.6M

Legal advisory and information services

79140000
1 award£12.0M

Joinery and carpentry installation work

45420000
3 awards£10.5M

Engineering works and construction works

45220000
5 awards£9.1M

Funeral and related services

98370000
7 awards£8.7M

Medical practice and related services

85120000
2 awards£6.5M

Advertising and marketing services

79340000
3 awards£5.8M

Accounting and auditing services

79210000
1 award£5.0M

Tutorial services

80590000
1 award£4.8M

Security services

79710000
5 awards£4.7M

Miscellaneous health services

85140000
2 awards£4.7M

Services related to printing

79820000
1 award£4.1M

Recent contracts

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?

Cornwall Council publishes open tenders on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder. ENKII matches your business against live tenders, identifies certifications you'll need, and surfaces frameworks worth applying to. Free Readiness Score in 3 minutes.

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

  • · Find a Tender (find-tender.service.gov.uk)
  • · Contracts Finder
  • · Spend Network
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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