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East Lothian Council

East Lothian 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

£209.2M

Total spend

197

Contract awards

149

Unique suppliers

£1.2M

Avg contract

According to ENKII, East Lothian Council has awarded 197 contracts worth £209.2M to 149 suppliers between 2023-11-08 and 2026-11-08, at an average contract value of £1.2M, with the top five suppliers holding 40% of contract value.

Top suppliers

Top suppliers to East Lothian Council

Top-five suppliers hold 40% of contract value — a concentrated market.

SupplierAwardsTotal value
EDF Energy Customers Limited1£27.7M
Galliford Try Construction Limited t/a Morrison Construction1£18.5M
CCG (Scotland) Ltd2£15.0M
C R Smith Glaziers (Dunfermline) Limited1£14.0M
Richard Irvin FM Limited1£9.2M
Total Gas & Power Ltd1£9.2M
McTaggart Construction Ltd1£8.6M
ac's taxis8£8.0M
Algo Design and Build2£6.4M
AC Taxis2£6.4M
Risk Management Partners1£5.2M
FCC Environment (UK) Limited1£4.2M
Scottish Water Business Stream2£4.1M
Alba Taxis4£4.0M
Hamilton Waste & Recycling Ltd1£3.5M
Carr Gomm1£3.4M
Allstar Business Solutions Ltd1£3.0M
MP Group UK Limited1£3.0M
Carers of East Lothian1£3.0M
East Coast Buses Ltd3£2.9M

Procurement categories

What East Lothian Council buys

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

Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

60
24 awards£27.0M

Health and social work services

85
24 awards£14.9M

Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation

34
19 awards£6.4M

IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

72
19 awards£3.6M

Construction work

45
15 awards£22.7M

Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

71
13 awards£3.2M

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

79
8 awards£2.5M

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

44
4 awards£1.9M

Software package and information systems

48
4 awards£813K

Repair and maintenance services

50
4 awards£1.6M

Agricultural machinery

16
3 awards£284K

Supporting and auxiliary transport services; travel agencies services

63
3 awards£3.2M

Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

90
3 awards£5.7M

Petroleum products, fuel, electricity and other sources of energy

09
2 awards£36.9M

Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment

35
2 awards£265K

Postal and telecommunications services

64
2 awards£131K

Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services

77
2 awards£715K

Other community, social and personal services

98
2 awards£2.3M

Agricultural, farming, fishing, forestry and related products

03
1 award£225K

Musical instruments, sport goods, games, toys, handicraft, art materials and accessories

37
1 award£101K

Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)

38
1 award£138K

Installation services (except software)

51
1 award£73K

Public utilities

65
1 award£4.0M

Education and training services

80
1 award£211K

Recent contracts

Latest East Lothian Council contracts awarded

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

Award of ELC-26-0688 Supply of Gym Equipment (Enjoy Leisure)

Pulse Fitness Ltd. · 2026-12-05

£148K

Contract Management System

Atamis Ltd · 2026-10-06

£77K

Centre based provision of intensive individual and shared support

Capella - Charity · 2026-10-02

Individual 1:1 support in a person’s home or to engage in community-based activities. This will also include shared support in community.

Carr Gomm · 2026-10-02

Learning Management System

Softcat Plc · 2026-10-01

£211K

Musselburgh Flood Protection Scheme- Design Manager for Stage 6

Turner & Townsend · 2026-09-12

£205K

Award of ELC-26-0827 School College Partnership Transport 26-27 (Mini comp under ELC DPS Framewok)

ac's taxis · 2026-09-10

Portable Appliance Testing

Invincible Security Ltd. · 2026-09-06

£237K

Award of Mini- Competition under YPO 001081 Decorative Paint and Sundries Framework for Decoratio...

PPG Architectural Coatings UK Ltd · 2026-09-02

Award of Republication of The provision of Electrical Materials under SXL 1422 Construction Mater...

Edmundson Electrical Ltd · 2026-09-02

£150K

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5

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Inviting bids today

10

planned procurements

Work this buyer has said it intends to tender

17

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Routes to sell here without a full tender

37

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Market analysis

Bidding into East Lothian Council — what to expect

Supplier concentration and timing patterns that shape SME bid strategy.

56%

Awards to SMEs

40%

Top-5 supplier share

10%

Framework call-offs

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Awards to social enterprises

Around 56% of East Lothian Council’s classified awards go to small and medium-sized enterprises.

Frequently asked

Common questions about selling to East Lothian Council

How much does East Lothian Council spend on procurement?

East Lothian Council awarded 197 contracts totalling £209.2M between 2023-11-08 and 2026-11-08, working with 149 unique suppliers. Average contract value is £1.2M.

Who are East Lothian Council's top suppliers?

The largest suppliers to East Lothian Council by total award value are EDF Energy Customers Limited, Galliford Try Construction Limited t/a Morrison Construction, CCG (Scotland) Ltd. The top five suppliers together hold 40% of contract value.

What does East Lothian Council buy from suppliers?

East Lothian Council's procurement is concentrated in transport services (excl. waste transport), health and social work services, transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation, 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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