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Luton Council

Luton 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

£1.4bn

Total spend

415

Contract awards

356

Unique suppliers

£3.9M

Avg contract

According to ENKII, Luton Council has awarded 415 contracts worth £1.4bn to 356 suppliers between 2023-11-08 and 2026-11-08, at an average contract value of £3.9M, with the top five suppliers holding 81% of contract value.

Top suppliers

Top suppliers to Luton Council

Top-five suppliers hold 81% of contract value — a concentrated market.

SupplierAwardsTotal value
7 PLUS TRAVEL LTD4£716.7M
M & J Group (Construction & Roofing) Ltd1£214.4M
Active Care Solutions Limited1£118.0M
ZEST ECO LIMITED1£45.0M
Change Grow Live2£35.6M
ACTIVE LUTON3£26.4M
Boom Construction Ltd2£23.1M
24 X 7 LTD.1£19.7M
Financial Data Management Ltd1£18.7M
ACKERMAN PIERCE EDUCATION LTD2£11.7M
Willmott Dixon Construction1£10.0M
C F SUPPORT SERVICES LIMITED1£9.8M
GOSHEN MULTISERVICES LTD1£7.8M
CHANGE GROW LIVE LIMITED2£7.3M
Parrott Construction1£4.8M
Churchill Contract Services1£4.7M
Civica UK Limited9£3.6M
C & G PLASTERING ACADEMY LTD1£3.6M
HOME SAFE DELIVERY PARTNERS LTD1£3.5M
Home Safe Delivery Partnership Ltd1£3.5M

Procurement categories

What Luton Council buys

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

Software package and information systems

48
70 awards£19.6M

Education and training services

80
68 awards£28.2M

Construction work

45
39 awards£297.8M

Health and social work services

85
31 awards£184.4M

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

79
25 awards£27.3M

IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

72
21 awards£19.5M

Other community, social and personal services

98
19 awards£7.6M

Research and development services and related consultancy services

73
18 awards£802K

Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation

34
15 awards£3.5M

Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

71
14 awards£2.6M

Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

90
13 awards£22.6M

Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

60
11 awards£740.3M

Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment

32
9 awards£2.3M

Machinery for mining, quarrying, construction equipment

43
8 awards£735K

Repair and maintenance services

50
7 awards£3.5M

Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting

31
5 awards£2.1M

Administration, defence and social security services

75
5 awards£1.6M

Petroleum products, fuel, electricity and other sources of energy

09
4 awards£3.6M

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

30
4 awards£674K

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

44
4 awards£3.3M

Real estate services

70
4 awards£1.4M

Postal and telecommunications services

64
3 awards£1.3M

Financial and insurance services

66
3 awards£200K

Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products

33
2 awards£130K

Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment

35
2 awards£778K

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

37
2 awards£239K

Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services

55
2 awards£5.3M

Agricultural, farming, fishing, forestry and related products

03
1 award£75K

Mining, basic metals and related products

14
1 award£400K

Food, beverages, tobacco and related products

15
1 award£75K

Printed matter and related products

22
1 award£18.7M

Chemical products

24
1 award£43K

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

39
1 award£640K

Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services

77
1 award£501K

Recent contracts

Latest Luton Council contracts awarded

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

BT1903 Tracing Services

ASCENDANT SOLUTIONS LTD · 2026-11-05

AT1522 Bus Services and Operation

Systra Limited · 2026-10-30

£2.3M

AT1509 Boarding Provisions for stray dogs Collected by the Council

Appledown Kennels · 2026-10-27

£2.0M

AT1472 Drainage Repairs and Maintenance Services

DALROD (UK) LIMITED · 2026-10-26

£500K

BT1932 - Article 4 Direction for Houses of Multiple Occupation in Luton

Iceni Projects Limited · 2026-10-19

£45K

Selective and Additional Licensing Schemes

Home Safe Delivery Partnership Ltd · 2026-10-15

£3.5M

Selective and Additional Licensing Schemes

HOME SAFE DELIVERY PARTNERS LTD · 2026-10-14

£3.5M

BT1920 Automate Third-Party Patch Management in Intune & Microsoft Configuration Manager – Patch My PC

Softcat Plc · 2026-10-13

£35K

AT1259 Luton Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure

ZEST ECO LIMITED · 2026-10-12

£45.0M

BT1911 Housing Energy Performance System

INFOSHARE+ LIMITED · 2026-10-11

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4

tenders open now

Inviting bids today

83

contracts ending in 12 months

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25

planned procurements

Work this buyer has said it intends to tender

12

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Market analysis

Bidding into Luton Council — what to expect

Supplier concentration and timing patterns that shape SME bid strategy.

71%

Awards to SMEs

81%

Top-5 supplier share

0%

Framework call-offs

24

Awards to social enterprises

Around 71% of Luton Council’s classified awards go to small and medium-sized enterprises, and 24 have gone to voluntary, community or social enterprises.

Frequently asked

Common questions about selling to Luton Council

How much does Luton Council spend on procurement?

Luton Council awarded 415 contracts totalling £1.4bn between 2023-11-08 and 2026-11-08, working with 356 unique suppliers. Average contract value is £3.9M.

Who are Luton Council's top suppliers?

The largest suppliers to Luton Council by total award value are 7 PLUS TRAVEL LTD, M & J Group (Construction & Roofing) Ltd, Active Care Solutions Limited. The top five suppliers together hold 81% of contract value.

What does Luton Council buy from suppliers?

Luton Council's procurement is concentrated in software package and information systems, education and training services, construction work, 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.

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  • · 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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