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TENDERScottish Parliamentary Corporate Body · Auditor for Audit Scotland·Value TBC·Scotland
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HCC

UK GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT

Public-sector buyer · United Kingdom

Hertfordshire County Council

Hertfordshire 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: 2023-09-15 to 2026-09-15Updated 2026-09-15

£1.5bn

Total spend

297

Contract awards

201

Unique suppliers

£9.6M

Avg contract

According to ENKII, Hertfordshire County Council has awarded 297 contracts worth £1.5bn to 201 suppliers between 2023-09-15 and 2026-09-15, at an average contract value of £9.6M, with the top five suppliers holding 58% of contract value.

Top suppliers

Top suppliers to Hertfordshire County Council

Top-five suppliers hold 58% of contract value — a concentrated market.

SupplierAwardsTotal value
Jacobs U.K. Limited1£290.0M
Lot 1 - Zest Eco Ltd1£200.0M
Abacus Care and Support Limited1£187.0M
Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust2£92.6M
VEOLIA ES (UK) LIMITED1£80.0M
Bupa Care Homes (CFCHomes) Limited3£76.5M
ONE YMCA5£66.9M
Bupa Care Homes (BNH) Limited2£51.0M
Motorola Solutions UK Limited1£40.5M
Care By Us Limited6£37.8M
Bupa Care Homes (AKW) Limited1£25.5M
B & M Investments Limited1£25.5M
Marston Holdings Limited1£24.0M
Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust (HCT)1£20.9M
Kelwel Care Homes Limited1£16.9M
Abbots Care Limited4£13.6M
Refuge1£13.3M
MacIntyre Care1£13.1M
CARTER JONAS LLP2£11.9M
Care By Us Ltd3£10.5M

Procurement categories

What Hertfordshire County Council buys

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

Health and social work services

85
86 awards£748.8M

Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

90
37 awards£89.5M

Other community, social and personal services

98
13 awards£10.8M

Education and training services

80
9 awards£0

Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

60
9 awards£0

Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation

34
8 awards£0

Construction work

45
6 awards£7.5M

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

39
6 awards£0

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

79
2 awards£6.4M

Administration, defence and social security services

75
1 award£40.5M

Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

71
1 award£290.0M

Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services

77
1 award£0

Real estate services

70
1 award£11.9M

Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment

32
1 award£348K

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

44
1 award£0

IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

72
1 award£241K

Supporting and auxiliary transport services; travel agencies services

63
1 award£24.0M

Financial and insurance services

66
1 award£215K

Recent contracts

Latest Hertfordshire County Council contracts awarded

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

PROVISION OF AN AUTISM COMMUNITY SUPPORT SERVICE FOR HERTFORDSHIRE

Guideposts Trust Ltd · 2026-09-10

£1.1M

Maintenance of Safety Camera Sites

TRUVELO (UK) LIMITED · 2026-09-06

HCC - 03/26 - Provision of 2026 Council Tax Reviews Framework

Liberate UK Limited - Lot 1 · 2026-08-31

The Provision of Treatment of Street Sweeping Arisings from North Herts and Welwyn Hatfield 2026-2030

BIFFA WASTE SERVICES LIMITED · 2026-08-27

HCC 11/25 - Provision of Treatment of Street Sweeping Arisings 2026 – 2030

Biffa Waste Services Limited · 2026-08-27

£2.3M

HCC - 04/26 - The Provision of a Framework for Structural Maintenance and Resurfacing Treatments

Eurovia Infrastructure Limited (Lot 1, 2R and 3R) · 2026-08-25

CSKL and TPPL Bus Framework - Reference UN33363

TREKA BUS LIMITED · 2026-08-24

Transformation and Improvement Support for Connected Outcomes Workstream

NEWTON CONSULTING LIMITED · 2026-08-23

£956K

HCC2617573 Saffron Green Grazing Infrastructure

FARM & COUNTRY SUPPLIES LIMITED · 2026-08-23

HCC 06/2026 St Catherine's Primary School, Hoddesdon - Resurfacing Works

east herts surfacing ltd · 2026-08-18

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Open opportunities

Open Hertfordshire County Council tenders

Tenders currently inviting bids. SMEs can respond via the official tender portal.

HCC - 08/26 - The Provision of Get Enterprising - The Hertfordshire Start Up Programme

Deadline: 2026-10-02

£1.4M

HCC - 09/26 - Provision of Reablement Services

Deadline: 2026-10-08

£44.1M

HCC - 09/26 - Provision of Support at Home Lead Provider Services

Deadline: 2026-10-08

£119.0M

Pipeline

Contracts expiring in the next 12 months

When these contracts end, Hertfordshire County Council typically re-tenders. SMEs preparing bids 3-6 months ahead win disproportionately often.

HCC 06/2026 St Catherine's Primary School, Hoddesdon - Resurfacing Works

Expires: 2026-10-14

HCC2617573 Saffron Green Grazing Infrastructure

Expires: 2026-10-31

Provision of Communicator Guide and Intervenor Services

Expires: 2026-10-31

PROVISION OF SUPPORT AND ADVICE FOR HERTFORDSHIRE RESIDENTS WHO ARE DEAF OR LIVING WITH HEARING LOSS

Expires: 2027-01-31

My Teen Brain Online Training

Expires: 2027-03-31

CSU/CSU Lite and Cradlepoint Support contract

Expires: 2027-03-31

HCC - 01/26 - Provision of Hertfordshire Growth Hub Service

Expires: 2027-03-31

£2.5M

THE PROVISION OF TRAFFIC COUNT SUPPORT SERVICES

Expires: 2027-04-30

Contract to Upgrade Minster Compass to Minster Edge WMS

Expires: 2027-08-11

CSKL and TPPL Bus Framework - Reference UN33363

Expires: 2027-08-24

Market analysis

Bidding into Hertfordshire County Council — what to expect

Supplier concentration and timing patterns that shape SME bid strategy.

79%

Awards to SMEs

58%

Top-5 supplier share

0%

Framework call-offs

14

Awards to social enterprises

Around 79% of Hertfordshire County Council’s classified awards go to small and medium-sized enterprises, and 14 have gone to voluntary, community or social enterprises.

Frequently asked

Common questions about selling to Hertfordshire County Council

How much does Hertfordshire County Council spend on procurement?

Hertfordshire County Council awarded 297 contracts totalling £1.5bn between 2023-09-15 and 2026-09-15, working with 201 unique suppliers. Average contract value is £9.6M.

Who are Hertfordshire County Council's top suppliers?

The largest suppliers to Hertfordshire County Council by total award value are Jacobs U.K. Limited, Lot 1 - Zest Eco Ltd, Abacus Care and Support Limited. The top five suppliers together hold 58% of contract value.

What does Hertfordshire County Council buy from suppliers?

Hertfordshire County Council's procurement is concentrated in health and social work services, sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services, other community, social and personal 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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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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