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East Sussex County Council

East Sussex 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

£618.0M

Total spend

597

Contract awards

344

Unique suppliers

£1.1M

Avg contract

According to ENKII, East Sussex County Council has awarded 597 contracts worth £618.0M to 344 suppliers between 2023-11-08 and 2026-11-08, at an average contract value of £1.1M, with the top five suppliers holding 55% of contract value.

Top suppliers

Top suppliers to East Sussex County Council

Top-five suppliers hold 55% of contract value — a concentrated market.

SupplierAwardsTotal value
Yellow Line Parking Limited1£132.6M
COMPASS CONTRACT SERVICES (U.K.) LIMITED1£72.8M
N&P CRAYFORD MRF LIMITED1£54.0M
CHANGE, GROW, LIVE SERVICES LIMITED1£48.0M
Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust3£35.3M
EDF ENERGY (UK) LIMITED1£16.6M
East Sussex Healthcare Trust2£15.6M
ADVANCE ADVOCACY AND NON-VIOLENCE COMMUNITY EDUCATION2£15.0M
East Kent Road Car Company Limited11£12.8M
COLOURS DECORATING LIMITED14£11.2M
Jackson Civil Engineering Group Limited1£10.8M
East Sussex College Group2£7.5M
Heywood Limited1£7.0M
Thrive Tribe Limited2£6.7M
Interventions Alliance Ltd2£6.4M
Solace Women's Aid1£5.1M
LIFEWAYS COMMUNITY CARE LIMITED1£5.0M
MORGAN SINDALL CONSTRUCTION & INFRASTRUCTURE LTD1£4.8M
Total Gas & Power Limited1£4.5M
CARE SANTE KENT LIMITED1£4.5M

Procurement categories

What East Sussex County Council buys

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

Construction work

45
140 awards£51.1M

Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

60
115 awards£21.7M

Health and social work services

85
72 awards£168.5M

Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation

34
55 awards£27.1M

Education and training services

80
49 awards£19.4M

Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

71
27 awards£10.1M

Software package and information systems

48
25 awards£140.2M

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

79
25 awards£4.5M

Repair and maintenance services

50
14 awards£980K

IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

72
10 awards£1.8M

Financial and insurance services

66
9 awards£10.9M

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

30
6 awards£1.1M

Administration, defence and social security services

75
6 awards£4.1M

Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

90
6 awards£57.2M

Recreational, cultural and sporting services

92
6 awards£430K

Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services

77
5 awards£2.3M

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

39
4 awards£189K

Research and development services and related consultancy services

73
4 awards£274K

Postal and telecommunications services

64
3 awards£1.0M

Public utilities

65
3 awards£23.7M

Agricultural, farming, fishing, forestry and related products

03
2 awards£221K

Supporting and auxiliary transport services; travel agencies services

63
2 awards£482K

Petroleum products, fuel, electricity and other sources of energy

09
1 award£272K

Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment

32
1 award£348K

Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment

35
1 award£125K

Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)

38
1 award£31K

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

44
1 award£0

Installation services (except software)

51
1 award£29K

Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services

55
1 award£72.8M

Real estate services

70
1 award£50K

Services related to the oil and gas industry

76
1 award£45K

Recent contracts

Latest East Sussex County Council contracts awarded

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

Taxi and MPV (1-8 seats) Passenger Assistant - Taxi and MPV (1-8 seats) Passenger Assistant

Eastbourne taxi · 2026-11-05

£101K

Taxi and MPV (1-8 seats) Passenger Assistant - Taxi and MPV (1-8 seats) Passenger Assistant

Brighton Taxi Company · 2026-11-03

£136K

Taxi and MPV (1-8 seats) Passenger Assistant - Taxi and MPV (1-8 seats) Passenger Assistant

Southern Travel Solutions Ltd · 2026-11-02

£143K

Minibus (10-16 seats) - Minibus (10-16 seats)

247 Transport Solutions Ltd · 2026-11-02

£139K

Parking Management Street Works

Reliable Maintenance Limited · 2026-10-27

£300K

Taxi and MPV (1-8 seats) - Taxi and MPV (1-8 seats)

Brighton Taxi Company · 2026-10-26

£89K

Taxi and MPV (1-8 seats) Passenger Assistant - Taxi and MPV (1-8 seats) Passenger Assistant

Southern Travel Solutions Ltd · 2026-10-26

£122K

Taxi and MPV (1-8 seats) - Taxi and MPV (1-8 seats)

Sussex Premier · 2026-10-26

£57K

Taxi and MPV (1-8 seats) - Taxi and MPV (1-8 seats)

Town Trip · 2026-10-26

£86K

Taxi and MPV (1-8 seats) - Taxi and MPV (1-8 seats)

Compass Taxis · 2026-10-26

£43K

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What East Sussex County Council has coming up

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Most of it is in health & social care, education & training and business services.

7

tenders open now

Inviting bids today

82

contracts ending in 12 months

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11

planned procurements

Work this buyer has said it intends to tender

9

frameworks running

Routes to sell here without a full tender

2

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Market analysis

Bidding into East Sussex County Council — what to expect

Supplier concentration and timing patterns that shape SME bid strategy.

58%

Awards to SMEs

55%

Top-5 supplier share

31%

Framework call-offs

97

Awards to social enterprises

Around 58% of East Sussex County Council’s classified awards go to small and medium-sized enterprises, and 97 have gone to voluntary, community or social enterprises. Around 31%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 East Sussex County Council

How much does East Sussex County Council spend on procurement?

East Sussex County Council awarded 597 contracts totalling £618.0M between 2023-11-08 and 2026-11-08, working with 344 unique suppliers. Average contract value is £1.1M.

Who are East Sussex County Council's top suppliers?

The largest suppliers to East Sussex County Council by total award value are Yellow Line Parking Limited, COMPASS CONTRACT SERVICES (U.K.) LIMITED, N&P CRAYFORD MRF LIMITED. The top five suppliers together hold 55% of contract value.

What does East Sussex County Council buy from suppliers?

East Sussex County Council's procurement is concentrated in construction work, transport services (excl. waste transport), 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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