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UK GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT

Public-sector buyer · United Kingdom

Derby City Council

Derby City 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: 2023-06-17 to 2026-06-17Updated 2026-06-17

£778.5M

Total spend

676

Contract awards

371

Unique suppliers

£1.3M

Avg contract

According to ENKII, Derby City Council has awarded 676 contracts worth £778.5M to 371 suppliers between 2023-06-17 and 2026-06-17, at an average contract value of £1.3M, with the top five suppliers holding 44% of contract value.

Top suppliers

Top suppliers to Derby City Council

Top-five suppliers hold 44% of contract value — a concentrated market.

SupplierAwardsTotal value
Angel and Star Care Services1£158.5M
Acorn Education and Care Services1£60.0M
SJS (4) LIMITED1£45.8M
Alternatives Activity Centre1£40.6M
John Sisk & Son (Holdings) Ltd1£38.4M
Matrix SCM Ltd9£29.6M
CRANSTOUN SERVICES LIMITED1£25.0M
FRONTLINE HEALTH PROFESSIONALS LTD1£23.0M
Action for Children Services Limited3£20.2M
Alpheus Environmental Ltd6£16.0M
Balfour Beatty Civil Engineering Limited3£15.0M
CDW Limited2£12.9M
DERBYSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL2£10.6M
Liberator UK Ltd7£10.3M
RUSHCLIFFE SPECIALIST SCHOOLS MICKLEOVER LTD1£9.6M
Parksafe Systems Ltd4£9.6M
Capita Business Services Ltd7£9.5M
Profad Care Agency Limited1£9.4M
Arcadis Consulting (UK) Ltd8£9.0M
Derby County Community Trust4£8.6M

Procurement categories

What Derby City Council buys

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

85310000

85310000
28 awards£263.5M

45210000

45210000
14 awards£73.4M

80340000

80340000
20 awards£60.6M

45240000

45240000
1 awards£38.4M

45230000

45230000
43 awards£34.7M

79620000

79620000
18 awards£27.6M

70330000

70330000
2 awards£23.2M

72260000

72260000
22 awards£20.7M

90510000

90510000
7 awards£19.1M

72220000

72220000
23 awards£15.2M

71310000

71310000
52 awards£14.8M

75310000

75310000
7 awards£10.3M

98350000

98350000
4 awards£9.6M

66510000

66510000
15 awards£8.7M

79410000

79410000
12 awards£7.8M

50110000

50110000
13 awards£7.6M

24950000

24950000
3 awards£7.6M

85320000

85320000
12 awards£7.0M

66110000

66110000
3 awards£6.9M

09130000

09130000
3 awards£5.9M

Recent contracts

Latest Derby City Council contracts awarded

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

TD2357 - Council House Refurbishment of two existing passenger lifts (2 & 3)

CONCEPT ELEVATORS (UK) LIMITED t/a Andwis Lifts · 2026-06-12

£260K

W801 - Consultancy Support

APSE SYNERGY LIMITED · 2026-06-10

£31K

W766 - Servicing and repair services

TECH TONIC VEHICLE REPAIR LIMITED · 2026-06-10

£50K

TD2285 - Event Security Services

SHOWSEC INTERNATIONAL LIMITED · 2026-05-22

£1.1M

TD2285 - Event Security Services

SHOWSEC INTERNATIONAL LIMITED · 2026-05-22

£1.1M

TD2396 - 2026/27 Capital Programme Road Markings

WJ NORTH LIMITED · 2026-05-20

£100K

The Supply of General Commercial and Industrial Products

AMA Supplies Ltd · 2026-05-20

£900K

TD2394 - 2026/27 Footway Slurry Sealing Programme

KIELY BROS. LIMITED · 2026-05-19

£250K

TD2382 - Supply of 2x Tractor for Grounds Maintenance Team

B&B Tractors · 2026-05-19

£249K

TD2395 - Carlton Gardens Drainage Improvement Works

WHITEHOUSE CONSTRUCTION CO. LIMITED · 2026-05-19

£130K

TD2383 - Capital Programme - Surface Dressing 2026/27

KIELY BROS. LIMITED · 2026-05-19

£686K

TD2342- Income Management system

REDACTED for cyber-security reasons · 2026-05-18

£1.0M

ENQ1242 - Complaint Management System

REDACTED for cyber-security reasons · 2026-05-18

£77K

ENQ1289 - PSN Code of Connection (CoCo) IT Health Check

REDACTED for cyber-security reasons · 2026-05-18

£67K

TD2363- Appointment of a Project Supervisor Mechanical Role

Insight Executive Group Limited · 2026-05-18

£98K

TD2331 - Family Based Community Support Service to help families and care leavers who may have multiple complex needs

Safe Families for Children · 2026-05-15

TD2331 - Family Based Community Support service to help families and care leavers who may have multiple or complex needs

Safe Families for Children · 2026-05-15

£194K

W791 - Housing Benefit Audit Services FOR 2023 - 24

GRANT THORNTON UK LLP · 2026-05-12

£49K

TD2384 - Wragley Way - Carriageway Resurfacing 2026/27

THOMAS BOW LTD · 2026-05-12

£185K

W791 - Housing Benefit Audit Services

GRANT THORNTON UK LLP · 2026-05-12

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Open opportunities

Open Derby City Council tenders

Tenders currently inviting bids. SMEs can respond via the official tender portal.

TD2392 - Fire Risk Assessment Services

Deadline: 2026-06-25

TD2392 - Fire Risk Assessment Services

Deadline: 2026-06-26

£768K

TD2392 - Fire Risk Assessment Services

Deadline: 2026-06-26

£768K

TD2236 - Electrical Equipment & Fixed Wire Testing Services

TD2256 - Supply and Installation of ICT Network Cabling, Repairs and Communication Services

TD2176 - Bulking and Haulage of Dry Mixed Recycling

£3.5M

D2 & NHS ICB Specialist Homes Provision

Procurement of a bus operator for Demand Responsive Transport

Procurement of a bus operator for Demand Responsive Transport

Procurement of a bus operator for Demand Responsive Transport

£1.1M

TD2049 - Remote Processing of Revenues & Benefits Work Package

TD2049 - Remote Processing of Revenues & Benefits Work Package

TD2046 - Ads on the Move

TD2046 - Ads on the Move

Pre-procurement Market Engagement Questionnaire - Mobility Hub (large scale) with Clean Refuelling

Pre-procurement Market Engagement Questionnaire - Mobility Hub (large scale) with Clean Refuelling

Pre-procurement Market Engagement Questionnaire - Mobility Hub (large scale) with Clean Refuelling

Pre-procurement Market Engagement Questionnaire - Mobility Hub (large scale) with Clean Refuelling

Soft Market Testing - D2 & NHS ICB Specialist Homes Provision

Young Peoples - Supported Accommodation Block Contract

£4.7M

Pipeline

Contracts expiring in the next 12 months

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

ENQ1266 - Darley Abbey Emergency Works, Planned Monitoring and Surveys

Expires: 2026-06-30

£50K

TD2326 - Real-time information displays for bus stops 25/26

Expires: 2026-06-30

£200K

ENQ950- Insurance Claims Management System

Expires: 2026-06-30

£26K

TD2151- Assets - Buildings Insurance (RCA or Demolition & Debris Removal)

Expires: 2026-06-30

£132K

TD2018 - Rostering System for HomeFirst & Facilities Management

Expires: 2026-06-30

£211K

TD1892 - Washroom Services

Expires: 2026-06-30

£290K

ENQ1175- SEND & AP Business Intelligence/Developer Support

Expires: 2026-07-13

£31K

TD2369 - Mile Ash Lane wall Re-Build

Expires: 2026-07-31

£375K

TD2310 - Secure Operations Centre

Expires: 2026-07-31

£318K

ENQ1270 - Chellaston park footpath

Expires: 2026-07-31

£26K

ENQ855- New Internal Audit Management System

Expires: 2026-07-31

£60K

ENQ844 - Music System for Crem

Expires: 2026-07-31

£32K

Call off from TD1941 DPS (SEN Placements) for Q4 2024/25

Expires: 2026-07-31

£190K

ENQ1224 - Retail and Centres Study

Expires: 2026-07-31

£51K

W801 - Consultancy Support

Expires: 2026-08-21

£31K

TD1945 - Architectural and Design Services (RIBA 3 TO 6) at the Bowling Ground Rosehill Street (Butterfly project)

Expires: 2026-08-28

£186K

TD1921 - Implementation of PLOTBOX software for Bereavement Services

Expires: 2026-08-31

£158K

TD2395 - Carlton Gardens Drainage Improvement Works

Expires: 2026-09-04

£130K

TD2257 - Refurbishment works at Wilkins Drive, Allenton

Expires: 2026-09-05

£631K

TD2328 - Inner Ring Road Connectivity Project

Expires: 2026-09-18

£250K

ENQ1187 - Small works for electrical distribution board works

Expires: 2026-09-22

£26K

ENQ1255 - Elvaston Lane Play Area Project

Expires: 2026-09-30

£87K

W597 - Creative Pathways Public Art Initiative On Derby City Cycle Network

Expires: 2026-10-07

£40K

ENQ1179 - Cost Consultant - Guildhall

Expires: 2026-10-16

£78K

Children's Rights Service

Expires: 2026-10-25

£410K

TD2228 - Council House Lift Refurbishment (2025)

Expires: 2026-10-26

£110K

ENQ1081 - Lift & VLP Refurbishment for Blagreaves Library

Expires: 2026-10-26

£70K

TD1679- BACS Payment System

Expires: 2026-10-30

£39K

TD2023 - Provision of Markeaton Crematorium Memorials

Expires: 2026-10-31

£200K

TD2078 - Highways, Grounds Maintenance & Parks System

Expires: 2026-10-31

£705K

Framework for the Provision of Best Interest Assessors (Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards) Assessment Services

Expires: 2026-11-26

£400K

TD2150- The Provision of Specialist Training Courses and Needs Specific Training Resources in Private Sector Housing

Expires: 2026-11-30

£260K

TD2336- 9 New Vans for Public Building

Expires: 2026-11-30

£310K

TD2191 - Procurement of Winter Grit Salt

Expires: 2026-11-30

£240K

Cremator maintenance, services and repair

Expires: 2026-12-17

£1.1M

TD2272 - Crematorium Maintenance

Expires: 2026-12-17

£992K

TD2382 - Supply of 2x Tractor for Grounds Maintenance Team

Expires: 2026-12-31

£249K

ENQ1240- Continuation of SEND and Adult Social Care developer support

Expires: 2026-12-31

£55K

W704 - Sculptural artworks between Friar Gate Bridge and Friar Gate Goods Yard

Expires: 2027-01-01

£60K

TD2158- Office Furniture Products and Services

Expires: 2027-01-31

£1.5M

TD2097- Transforming the Council Using AI Technology

Expires: 2027-01-31

£7.0M

TD2320 - Family Group Conferencing

Expires: 2027-02-28

ENQ943- Youth Offending Case Management system

Expires: 2027-02-28

£73K

TD2320 - Family Group Conferencing

Expires: 2027-02-28

£180K

TD2209- Provision of a digital health platform to support health and lifestyle pathways

Expires: 2027-02-28

£233K

ENQ1063 - Electoral Management System

Expires: 2027-03-31

£143K

TD1702 - Maintenance of Traffic Signals and Associated Equipment

Expires: 2027-03-31

£2.2M

TD2206 - Elections and Electoral Registration Bulk Mailing and Printing Services

Expires: 2027-03-31

£273K

W773 - Re appointment of Fire Safety Service Manager

Expires: 2027-03-31

£97K

TD2096 - THE SUPPLY OF DOMESTIC 2 WHEELED REFUSE BINS

Expires: 2027-03-31

£750K

Market analysis

Bidding into Derby City Council — what to expect

Supplier concentration and timing patterns that shape SME bid strategy.

44%

Top-5 supplier share

48d

Avg response window

32d

Median response window

24mo

Avg contract duration

Frequently asked

Common questions about selling to Derby City Council

How much does Derby City Council spend on procurement?

Derby City Council awarded 676 contracts totalling £778.5M between 2023-06-17 and 2026-06-17, working with 371 unique suppliers. Average contract value is £1.3M.

Who are Derby City Council's top suppliers?

The largest suppliers to Derby City Council by total award value are Angel and Star Care Services, Acorn Education and Care Services, SJS (4) LIMITED. The top five suppliers together hold 44% of contract value.

What does Derby City Council buy from suppliers?

Derby City Council's procurement is concentrated in 85310000, 45210000, 80340000, alongside specialist categories. See the full CPV breakdown below.

How can my business bid for Derby City Council contracts?

Derby City 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 Derby City Council tenders?

Derby City Council typically gives suppliers a median of 32 days to respond (average 48 days). Standard contract duration is around 24 months.

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Sources & methodology

How this profile is compiled

Analysed by ENKII · Updated 2026-06-17

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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