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East Ayrshire Council

East Ayrshire 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

£486.7M

Total spend

277

Contract awards

220

Unique suppliers

£2.5M

Avg contract

According to ENKII, East Ayrshire Council has awarded 277 contracts worth £486.7M to 220 suppliers between 2023-11-08 and 2026-11-08, at an average contract value of £2.5M, with the top five suppliers holding 74% of contract value.

Top suppliers

Top suppliers to East Ayrshire Council

Top-five suppliers hold 74% of contract value — a concentrated market.

SupplierAwardsTotal value
Biffa Waste Services Limited2£252.0M
Believ Limited1£58.0M
Clark Contracts Limited2£24.3M
Highland Fuels Ltd1£15.0M
Heron Bros. Ltd.1£10.8M
Heron Bros Ltd1£9.0M
A & A SPITTAL Ltd1£7.5M
Lynas Foodservice1£7.5M
Muller UK and Ireland LLP T/A Müller Milk & Ingredients1£7.5M
Reids Food Service Ltd1£7.5M
People Asset Management Ltd1£6.3M
Fleming Buildings Ltd1£4.5M
George Murphy & Son1£4.0M
IPL Plastics (UK) LTD1£3.1M
Lowmac Alloys Ltd6£3.0M
Chase Services Group Ltd1£2.7M
Cairn Construction Ltd1£2.2M
Children 1st2£2.2M
SPIE Limited1£2.1M
J & A Young Leicester Ltd1£2.0M

Procurement categories

What East Ayrshire Council buys

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

Construction work

45
60 awards£72.0M

Health and social work services

85
33 awards£11.2M

Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

71
29 awards£64.0M

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

79
28 awards£3.9M

Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

90
25 awards£267.2M

Repair and maintenance services

50
19 awards£5.2M

IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

72
14 awards£2.0M

Education and training services

80
12 awards£82K

Software package and information systems

48
9 awards£1.8M

Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation

34
7 awards£6.1M

Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment

32
5 awards£673K

Food, beverages, tobacco and related products

15
4 awards£30.0M

Administration, defence and social security services

75
4 awards£550K

Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services

77
4 awards£800K

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

44
3 awards£422K

Real estate services

70
3 awards£470K

Other community, social and personal services

98
3 awards£500K

Petroleum products, fuel, electricity and other sources of energy

09
2 awards£16.2M

Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting

31
2 awards£291K

Industrial machinery

42
2 awards£1.9M

Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

60
2 awards£800K

Financial and insurance services

66
2 awards£257K

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

30
1 award£185K

Supporting and auxiliary transport services; travel agencies services

63
1 award£0

Recent contracts

Latest East Ayrshire Council contracts awarded

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

Residential Rehabilitation (Alcohol & Drugs) Services - Townend

Townend Care Ltd · 2026-10-19

£22K

PS/26/85 - Dunure Castle Footbridge Replacement

Beaver Bridges Ltd · 2026-10-06

£340K

PS-25-251 - Ayrshire Innovation Park, Phase 3 – Construction of Industrial Units (PRJ0013527)

Clark Contracts Limited · 2026-09-24

£12.2M

PS-25-251 - Ayrshire Innovation Park, Phase 3 – Construction of Industrial Units (PRJ0013527)

Clark Contracts Limited · 2026-09-23

£12.2M

Digital Economist (PS/26/143)

Intelligens Consulting Ltd · 2026-09-10

£80K

PS/26/120 - Sheet Pile Wall Works at Kirkford Gabions, Stewarton

Track Civil Enginineering Solutions Ltd · 2026-09-07

£699K

PS-26-136 - Demolition of 6No. Garages at Gameshill View, Stewarton (PRJ0013851)

MacWilliam Demolition Ltd. · 2026-09-03

£19K

Provision of public electric vehicle charging services and supply and installation of associated electricity vehicle charging services for local authority (including fleet charging)

Believ Limited · 2026-08-25

£58.0M

The Provision of Foster Care Advertising and Campaign Services

CAN Digital Solutions Limited · 2026-08-20

£16K

Omnissa Horizon 8 Licencing

Softcat Plc · 2026-08-13

£95K

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2

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Inviting bids today

8

planned procurements

Work this buyer has said it intends to tender

38

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2

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Market analysis

Bidding into East Ayrshire Council — what to expect

Supplier concentration and timing patterns that shape SME bid strategy.

67%

Awards to SMEs

74%

Top-5 supplier share

6%

Framework call-offs

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Awards to social enterprises

Around 67% of East Ayrshire Council’s classified awards go to small and medium-sized enterprises.

Frequently asked

Common questions about selling to East Ayrshire Council

How much does East Ayrshire Council spend on procurement?

East Ayrshire Council awarded 277 contracts totalling £486.7M between 2023-11-08 and 2026-11-08, working with 220 unique suppliers. Average contract value is £2.5M.

Who are East Ayrshire Council's top suppliers?

The largest suppliers to East Ayrshire Council by total award value are Biffa Waste Services Limited, Believ Limited, Clark Contracts Limited. The top five suppliers together hold 74% of contract value.

What does East Ayrshire Council buy from suppliers?

East Ayrshire Council's procurement is concentrated in construction work, health and social work services, architectural, construction, engineering and inspection 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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