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Derbyshire County Council

Derbyshire County 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

£1.8bn

Total spend

1,451

Contract awards

808

Unique suppliers

£1.5M

Avg contract

According to ENKII, Derbyshire County Council has awarded 1,451 contracts worth £1.8bn to 808 suppliers between 2023-11-08 and 2026-11-08, at an average contract value of £1.5M, with the top five suppliers holding 50% of contract value.

Top suppliers

Top suppliers to Derbyshire County Council

Top-five suppliers hold 50% of contract value — a concentrated market.

SupplierAwardsTotal value
5AB CARE LTD1£300.0M
A&M CARE SOLUTIONS LTD1£300.0M
ACTION FOR CHILDREN2£150.1M
Framework Housing Association3£106.5M
Holdsworth2£63.6M
GARY FLETCHER (SURFACING) LIMITED1£50.0M
Michael I Holdsworth Ltd1£45.0M
ACTION PATCH PLANING LTD1£38.0M
ARRIVING LIMITED1£38.0M
BLAGG PLANT HIRE (WORKSOP) LIMITED1£38.0M
WHEEL PLANT LIMITED1£38.0M
Post Office Limited1£37.8M
NOTTINGHAM COMMUNITY HOUSING ASSOCIATION LIMITED2£36.7M
Corona Energy Retail 1 Limited1£33.0M
Aggregate Industries UK Ltd15£29.6M
Holdsworth Foods1£18.6M
Tarmac Trading Limited14£16.0M
The Elm Foundation1£15.4M
Stacey Processing Limited11£15.3M
Dragon Asphalt Ltd12£15.2M

Procurement categories

What Derbyshire County Council buys

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

Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

60
381 awards£50.6M

Construction work

45
308 awards£279.8M

Health and social work services

85
175 awards£933.4M

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

44
120 awards£148.6M

Software package and information systems

48
76 awards£24.0M

Education and training services

80
76 awards£34.8M

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

79
46 awards£9.9M

Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services

77
25 awards£10.2M

Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

71
24 awards£6.0M

IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

72
24 awards£21.6M

Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation

34
23 awards£30.8M

Repair and maintenance services

50
19 awards£3.2M

Furniture (incl. office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances (excl. lighting) and cleaning products

39
17 awards£3.8M

Industrial machinery

42
14 awards£770K

Financial and insurance services

66
14 awards£55.8M

Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

90
11 awards£10.1M

Other community, social and personal services

98
11 awards£34.9M

Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products

33
8 awards£1.3M

Machinery for mining, quarrying, construction equipment

43
8 awards£1.5M

Research and development services and related consultancy services

73
8 awards£608K

Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting

31
7 awards£2.6M

Administration, defence and social security services

75
7 awards£1.1M

Petroleum products, fuel, electricity and other sources of energy

09
6 awards£39.4M

Food, beverages, tobacco and related products

15
5 awards£127.2M

Clothing, footwear, luggage articles and accessories

18
4 awards£742K

Printed matter and related products

22
4 awards£2.7M

Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment

32
4 awards£438K

Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment

35
4 awards£523K

Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)

38
4 awards£506K

Postal and telecommunications services

64
3 awards£2.3M

Agricultural, farming, fishing, forestry and related products

03
2 awards£1.6M

Mining, basic metals and related products

14
2 awards£4.0M

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

30
2 awards£91K

Supporting and auxiliary transport services; travel agencies services

63
2 awards£208K

Real estate services

70
2 awards£450K

Recreational, cultural and sporting services

92
2 awards£81K

Chemical products

24
1 award£300K

Installation services (except software)

51
1 award£44K

Public utilities

65
1 award£50K

Recent contracts

Latest Derbyshire County Council contracts awarded

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

Boiler repacement - Belper St Johns Primary

Heating and Process Engineering · 2026-11-06

£38K

CCS077 Trauma Informed Training

KNOWLEDGE CHANGE ACTION LTD · 2026-10-30

£390K

Essential Washroom Services

PERSONNEL HYGIENE SERVICES LIMITED · 2026-10-27

£257K

PLACE1246ET Heartwood Community Forest - Tree Planting, Maintenance and Fencing

Thompson Tree Services (UK) Ltd · 2026-10-27

£2.5M

CPH138 - Clinical Assessment and Prescribing Service for Varenicline, Bupropion and Cytisinicline (also known as Cytisine)

DIRECT SUPPLY SOLUTIONS LTD · 2026-10-22

£160K

Hire of front loading JCB 411 with HiTip Bucket with Winter Spec

clee hill plant · 2026-10-20

£26K

CCS069 Supply and Delivery of Adult Care and Catering Workwear, Call-off from NEPO419 Workwear and PPE Framework, Lot 3

1st Coverall Co Ltd · 2026-10-20

Hire of of front loading JCB 411 with HiTip Bucket with Winter Spec

CLEE HILL PLANT LIMITED · 2026-10-20

£26K

PTS274A Home to School Transport

GLOVERS COACHES LTD · 2026-10-19

£471K

PLACE1325ET PTS276 Home to School Transport

Andrew's of Tideswell · 2026-10-19

£238K

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Most of it is in construction works, software & IT systems and transport services.

14

tenders open now

Inviting bids today

224

contracts ending in 12 months

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97

planned procurements

Work this buyer has said it intends to tender

37

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Market analysis

Bidding into Derbyshire County Council — what to expect

Supplier concentration and timing patterns that shape SME bid strategy.

58%

Awards to SMEs

50%

Top-5 supplier share

1%

Framework call-offs

69

Awards to social enterprises

Around 58% of Derbyshire County Council’s classified awards go to small and medium-sized enterprises, and 69 have gone to voluntary, community or social enterprises.

Frequently asked

Common questions about selling to Derbyshire County Council

How much does Derbyshire County Council spend on procurement?

Derbyshire County Council awarded 1,451 contracts totalling £1.8bn between 2023-11-08 and 2026-11-08, working with 808 unique suppliers. Average contract value is £1.5M.

Who are Derbyshire County Council's top suppliers?

The largest suppliers to Derbyshire County Council by total award value are 5AB CARE LTD, A&M CARE SOLUTIONS LTD, ACTION FOR CHILDREN. The top five suppliers together hold 50% of contract value.

What does Derbyshire County Council buy from suppliers?

Derbyshire County Council's procurement is concentrated in transport services (excl. waste transport), construction work, health and social work 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
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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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