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Ipswich Borough Council

Ipswich Borough 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

£76.2M

Total spend

212

Contract awards

158

Unique suppliers

£387K

Avg contract

According to ENKII, Ipswich Borough Council has awarded 212 contracts worth £76.2M to 158 suppliers between 2023-11-08 and 2026-11-08, at an average contract value of £387K, with the top five suppliers holding 48% of contract value.

Top suppliers

Top suppliers to Ipswich Borough Council

Top-five suppliers hold 48% of contract value — a concentrated market.

SupplierAwardsTotal value
Gipping Construction Ltd2£10.1M
Mulalley & Co Ltd3£9.5M
Aaron Services Limited1£6.6M
Aaron Services Ltd1£6.6M
HB COMMERCIAL LTD1£4.0M
THE HUB BUILD LIMITED1£3.3M
The Hub Build Limited T/A HUB1£3.3M
Drees and Sommer UK Ltd1£3.2M
Adare SEC Ltd2£3.0M
Mixbrow Construction1£3.0M
Travis Perkins3£1.9M
NEC Software Solutions UK Ltd2£1.3M
Contenur (UK) Ltd2£1.3M
MHR International UK Ltd1£1.2M
UK Plumbing1£1.2M
European Asbestos Services Ltd1£1.2M
Rix Petroleum (East Anglia) Ltd1£1.1M
Oneadvanced Limited1£917K
Phoenix Software Ltd1£875K
CIVICA UK LIMITED1£686K

Procurement categories

What Ipswich Borough Council buys

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

Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation

34
26 awards£3.0M

Agricultural, farming, fishing, forestry and related products

03
21 awards£103K

Construction work

45
18 awards£22.0M

Software package and information systems

48
17 awards£3.4M

Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

71
14 awards£1.7M

Agricultural machinery

16
12 awards£261K

IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

72
10 awards£3.6M

Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

90
10 awards£358K

Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting

31
9 awards£217K

Clothing, footwear, luggage articles and accessories

18
7 awards£3.9M

Repair and maintenance services

50
7 awards£17.5M

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

37
6 awards£199K

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

79
6 awards£3.1M

Health and social work services

85
6 awards£905K

Machinery for mining, quarrying, construction equipment

43
5 awards£32K

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

44
5 awards£300K

Education and training services

80
4 awards£126K

Other community, social and personal services

98
4 awards£242K

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

39
3 awards£184K

Industrial machinery

42
3 awards£98K

Installation services (except software)

51
3 awards£9.5M

Real estate services

70
3 awards£3.2M

Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment

32
2 awards£217K

Petroleum products, fuel, electricity and other sources of energy

09
1 award£1.1M

Leather and textile fabrics, plastic and rubber materials

19
1 award£12K

Printed matter and related products

22
1 award£49K

Chemical products

24
1 award£22K

Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment

35
1 award£24K

Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)

38
1 award£7K

Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services

55
1 award£0

Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

60
1 award£109K

Postal and telecommunications services

64
1 award£100K

Public utilities

65
1 award£400K

Financial and insurance services

66
1 award£162K

Research and development services and related consultancy services

73
1 award£28K

Recent contracts

Latest Ipswich Borough Council contracts awarded

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

Fore Street E-Chlorination System

Prodose Ltd · 2026-10-22

£22K

Asbestos Survey Management

Full Circle Compliance Ltd · 2026-10-13

£194K

Provision of a Compact Utility Tractor

P Tuckwell Ltd - Tuckwells Ltd · 2026-10-05

£49K

Masterplan for South Ravenswood site

Alan Baxter Ltd · 2026-09-15

£253K

TRailer Pressure Washer Unit

Addex Urban Limited · 2026-09-14

£44K

Rough Sleeper Services

Anglia Care Trust · 2026-08-31

£425K

High Level Gutter Clearing

Clearview window cleaning servies ltd · 2026-08-31

£68K

Rough Sleeper Services

Ipswich Housing Action Group Ltd · 2026-08-31

£320K

Liquid Waste Disposal

Veolia ES (UK) Limited · 2026-08-31

£56K

Corn Exchange Replacement Accessible Lift

Eastern Lift Services Ltd · 2026-08-23

£30K

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What Ipswich Borough Council has coming up

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Most of it is in construction works, architecture & engineering and transport equipment.

5

tenders open now

Inviting bids today

40

contracts ending in 12 months

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1

planned procurement

Work this buyer has said it intends to tender

12

frameworks running

Routes to sell here without a full tender

9

tender packs read

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Market analysis

Bidding into Ipswich Borough Council — what to expect

Supplier concentration and timing patterns that shape SME bid strategy.

48%

Awards to SMEs

48%

Top-5 supplier share

13%

Framework call-offs

10

Awards to social enterprises

Around 48% of Ipswich Borough Council’s classified awards go to small and medium-sized enterprises, and 10 have gone to voluntary, community or social enterprises.

Frequently asked

Common questions about selling to Ipswich Borough Council

How much does Ipswich Borough Council spend on procurement?

Ipswich Borough Council awarded 212 contracts totalling £76.2M between 2023-11-08 and 2026-11-08, working with 158 unique suppliers. Average contract value is £387K.

Who are Ipswich Borough Council's top suppliers?

The largest suppliers to Ipswich Borough Council by total award value are Gipping Construction Ltd, Mulalley & Co Ltd, Aaron Services Limited. The top five suppliers together hold 48% of contract value.

What does Ipswich Borough Council buy from suppliers?

Ipswich Borough Council's procurement is concentrated in transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation, agricultural, farming, fishing, forestry and related products, construction work, alongside specialist categories. See the full CPV breakdown below.

How can my business bid for Ipswich Borough Council contracts?

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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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