Top suppliers
Top suppliers to EA
Top-five suppliers hold 92% of contract value — a concentrated market.
Procurement categories
What EA buys
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV) breakdown of contracts awarded over the reporting period.
714573905048163138707944858043Recent contracts
Latest EA contracts awarded
The most recently published award notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
LNA - Lower Witham Toe Erosion
Jackson Civil Engineering Limited · 2026-01-30
WMD - CDF - Tamworth SOC-OBC - ESE
Jackson Civil Engineering Limited · 2025-12-02
EAN-AOMR-Swanton Morley 2 Arch Works 2025
Breheny Civil Engineering · 2025-09-17
EMD - Knighton Park Floodwall
Galliford Try · 2025-08-27
NW AOMR Lot 1 25/26 C & L CCTV programme
JBA Bentley Ltd. · 2025-04-24
Mids - CDF Lot 1 - Pre Soc Scope Development & Small Tasks - Arup
Ove Arup & Partners Ltd · 2024-08-28
Mids - CSF-CDF (PSC) Supervisor & ECoW - Jacobs (Core)
Jacobs UK Ltd · 2024-08-14
RIBA Stage 2-3 Design - EA Selby Riccall Depot
WSP UK Ltd · 2024-08-12
LNA Recovery Designs 2024 - CDF Lot 1 Mids
Ove Arup & Partners Limited · 2024-08-08
LNA Recovery Construction 2024 - CDF Lot 2 Mids
Jackson Civil Engineering Group Limited · 2024-07-25
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Pipeline
Contracts expiring in the next 12 months
When these contracts end, EA typically re-tenders. SMEs preparing bids 3-6 months ahead win disproportionately often.
Automatic Particulate Matter Analyser Contract for Ambient Air
Expires: 2026-10-02
£1.7M
36186 - EA Provision of Laboratory Glass Washers
Expires: 2027-03-30
Fleet Consultancy
Expires: 2027-03-31
Mids - CDF Lot 1 - Pre Soc Scope Development & Small Tasks - Arup
Expires: 2027-03-31
Qube Licences and Development 23-27
Expires: 2027-03-31
£546K
LNA - Lower Witham Toe Erosion
Expires: 2027-03-31
WMD - CDF - Tamworth SOC-OBC - ESE
Expires: 2027-04-01
Framework Contract for marine phytoplankton sample analysis.
Expires: 2027-09-12
Market analysis
Bidding into EA — what to expect
Supplier concentration and timing patterns that shape SME bid strategy.
39%
Awards to SMEs
92%
Top-5 supplier share
90%
Framework call-offs
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Awards to social enterprises
Around 39% of EA’s classified awards go to small and medium-sized enterprises. Around 90%of awards are call-offs from framework agreements — getting onto the right framework matters as much as the bid itself here.
Frequently asked
Common questions about selling to EA
How much does EA spend on procurement?
EA awarded 100 contracts totalling £3.7M between 2023-09-15 and 2026-09-15, working with 47 unique suppliers. Average contract value is £340K.
Who are EA's top suppliers?
The largest suppliers to EA by total award value are ACOEM UK Ltd, Howbery Business Park, UKHSA. The top five suppliers together hold 92% of contract value.
What does EA buy from suppliers?
EA's procurement is concentrated in architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services, construction work, research and development services and related consultancy 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 2026-09-15
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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