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UK GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT

Public-sector buyer · United Kingdom

Dumfries and Galloway Council

Dumfries and Galloway 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

£470.0M

Total spend

122

Contract awards

67

Unique suppliers

£6.3M

Avg contract

According to ENKII, Dumfries and Galloway Council has awarded 122 contracts worth £470.0M to 67 suppliers between 2023-09-15 and 2026-09-15, at an average contract value of £6.3M, with the top five suppliers holding 81% of contract value.

Top suppliers

Top suppliers to Dumfries and Galloway Council

Top-five suppliers hold 81% of contract value — a concentrated market.

SupplierAwardsTotal value
Little Gems Childcare3£146.1M
First Steps Nursery2£97.4M
Home Grown Early Learning and Childcare1£48.7M
Midget Gems Chilminder1£48.7M
McLaughlin & Harvey1£37.5M
John McGeady Ltd1£24.5M
Hillhouse Quarry Group Ltd1£16.3M
Colas Limited1£9.6M
Ashleigh (Scotland) Limited1£8.8M
Archway Roadmaster UK Ltd.2£5.6M
The Mid Galloway Community Day Centre for Older People In Newton Stewart1£3.4M
Oakbank Waste Management Ltd.4£2.7M
Dennis Eagle Limited1£2.1M
AMP Clean Energy Services1£1.8M
Telford's Coaches Ltd1£1.8M
Swarco UK & Ireland Ltd1£1.7M
Derek Mitchell Group Ltd4£1.6M
Turning Point Scotland Services Ltd1£1.3M
PFD (Carlisle) Ltd. t/a Pioneer Foodservice2£1.1M
nuphalt1£1.0M

Procurement categories

What Dumfries and Galloway Council buys

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

Education and training services

80
32 awards£405K

Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

90
17 awards£4.1M

Health and social work services

85
14 awards£345.5M

Construction work

45
12 awards£103.2M

Repair and maintenance services

50
12 awards£6.2M

Administration, defence and social security services

75
5 awards£625K

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

44
4 awards£0

Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

60
4 awards£2.6M

Food, beverages, tobacco and related products

15
4 awards£1.5M

Petroleum products, fuel, electricity and other sources of energy

09
1 award£1.8M

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

79
1 award£153K

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

39
1 award£431K

IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

72
1 award£174K

Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

71
1 award£191K

Recent contracts

Latest Dumfries and Galloway Council contracts awarded

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

Award of DGCC-00098 - 22EED001 - Kelloholm Primary School - Various Small Works

David Hardie Engineering Limited · 2026-11-05

£84K

Award of DGCP-0782 - 26EED004 - Annan Academy - Toilet Block Refurbishments

William Waugh & Sons (Builders) Ltd · 2026-08-09

£207K

MTC for Planned Preventive Maintenance of Fire & Security

Chubb Fire & Security Limited · 2026-07-07

£876K

Food Waste (East)

Oakbank Waste Management Ltd. · 2026-07-01

£229K

Food Waste (West)

Oakbank Waste Management Ltd. · 2026-07-01

£83K

Planned Preventive Maintenance of Overhead Sectional Doors 2026-2029

GEZE UK Limited · 2026-06-24

£174K

501 Local Bus Service - Dumfries to Castle Douglas to Kirkcudbright

McCalls Coaches Ltd · 2026-06-08

£819K

Small Value Works

Cairn Construction Ltd · 2026-02-11

Medium Value Works

Border homes ltd · 2026-02-11

Uncoated Roadstone

Breedon Trading Limited · 2026-02-06

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Measured Term Contract (MTC) for Fixed Electrical Inpsections

Deadline: 2026-09-18

£800K

Measured Term Contract (MTC) for Fixed Electrical Inpsections

Deadline: 2026-09-18

£800K

Street Lighting and Electrical Infrastructure Works

Deadline: 2026-10-01

£1.4M

Committee Livestreaming

Deadline: 2026-10-07

£376K

Committee Livestreaming

Deadline: 2026-10-07

£376K

Employability Support Services Flexible Framework

Deadline: 2028-09-01

Market analysis

Bidding into Dumfries and Galloway Council — what to expect

Supplier concentration and timing patterns that shape SME bid strategy.

93%

Awards to SMEs

81%

Top-5 supplier share

0%

Framework call-offs

Awards to social enterprises

Around 93% of Dumfries and Galloway Council’s classified awards go to small and medium-sized enterprises.

Frequently asked

Common questions about selling to Dumfries and Galloway Council

How much does Dumfries and Galloway Council spend on procurement?

Dumfries and Galloway Council awarded 122 contracts totalling £470.0M between 2023-09-15 and 2026-09-15, working with 67 unique suppliers. Average contract value is £6.3M.

Who are Dumfries and Galloway Council's top suppliers?

The largest suppliers to Dumfries and Galloway Council by total award value are Little Gems Childcare, First Steps Nursery, Home Grown Early Learning and Childcare. The top five suppliers together hold 81% of contract value.

What does Dumfries and Galloway Council buy from suppliers?

Dumfries and Galloway Council's procurement is concentrated in education and training services, sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services, health and social work services, alongside specialist categories. See the full CPV breakdown below.

How can my business bid for Dumfries and Galloway Council contracts?

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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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