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UK GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT

Public-sector buyer · United Kingdom

Manchester City Council

Manchester City 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: 2023-06-17 to 2026-06-17Updated 2026-06-17

£6.5bn

Total spend

324

Contract awards

189

Unique suppliers

£21.7M

Avg contract

According to ENKII, Manchester City Council has awarded 324 contracts worth £6.5bn to 189 suppliers between 2023-06-17 and 2026-06-17, at an average contract value of £21.7M, with the top five suppliers holding 82% of contract value.

Top suppliers

Top suppliers to Manchester City Council

Top-five suppliers hold 82% of contract value — a concentrated market.

SupplierAwardsTotal value
Conlon Construction Limited5£3.8bn
Muse Places Limited1£750.0M
Drax Energy Solutions Limited6£460.0M
Ocean Outdoor3£228.1M
AGR Power Limited4£144.5M
A E Yates Limited1£100.0M
Change, Grow, Live Services Limited4£83.5M
24x7 Ltd1£80.0M
Corona Energy2£64.0M
Corona Energy Retail 4 Limited3£64.0M
Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust6£54.7M
J. Hopkins (Contractors) Limited1£48.0M
JPCS LTD2£48.0M
Handicare Accessibility Ltd3£46.8M
Big Life Schools Academy Trust4£44.3M
Baily Garner LLP1£36.0M
Mace Consult Limited1£36.0M
Phoenix Software Ltd1£31.9M
Pinnacle Housing Ltd2£31.0M
Redgate Holdings Limited3£27.8M

Procurement categories

What Manchester City Council buys

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

45210000

45210000
9 awards£4.5bn

09310000

09310000
9 awards£556.3M

45230000

45230000
13 awards£246.2M

79340000

79340000
3 awards£228.1M

09120000

09120000
5 awards£128.0M

85320000

85320000
13 awards£120.7M

85310000

85310000
27 awards£104.6M

60120000

60120000
4 awards£85.0M

71530000

71530000
4 awards£72.2M

70330000

70330000
5 awards£50.2M

09330000

09330000
2 awards£49.0M

85140000

85140000
8 awards£40.5M

42410000

42410000
2 awards£39.9M

48210000

48210000
1 awards£31.9M

90510000

90510000
3 awards£27.8M

79950000

79950000
4 awards£22.7M

55330000

55330000
4 awards£15.6M

38620000

38620000
2 awards£14.3M

80530000

80530000
2 awards£10.0M

85120000

85120000
4 awards£9.6M

Recent contracts

Latest Manchester City Council contracts awarded

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

P-1042- Wilbraham Road Streets for All (feasibility)

Steer Davies Gleave · 2026-06-12

£150K

MOP DCDA Services for Electricity Supplies

STARK SOFTWARE INTERNATIONAL LTD. · 2026-05-27

£250K

HIV/STI Prevention Service For Women Who Sex Work

Manchester Action on Street Health (MASH) · 2026-05-21

£1.1M

Removal, supply and installation of new playground equipment

HAGS-SMP Ltd · 2026-05-21

£732K

Open Brook Courses and Trash Screens Maintenance

CLEARWAY DRAINAGE SYSTEMS LIMITED · 2026-05-21

£1.4M

Call and Recall System for NHS Health Checks

HEALTH DIAGNOSTICS LIMITED · 2026-04-30

£111K

Tier 2 Weight Management Service

Miles Bramwell Administrative Services Ltd t/a Slimming World · 2026-04-30

£80K

TC718 Microsoft Products and Services

Phoenix Software Ltd · 2026-04-28

£31.9M

Community Health Checks

Northenden Group Practice · 2026-04-28

£93K

Kickstarter - Delivery of Mental Health Support to Children and Young People

42nd Street - Community-based Resource for Young People Under Stress · 2026-04-28

£256K

Junior PARS - Physical Activity on Referral Scheme

MoreLife (UK) Ltd · 2026-04-28

£178K

Integrated Settlement NEET Contract

CAREER CONNECT · 2026-04-27

£520K

Specialist Street Lighting Consultancy Service.

P2G Contract Support LLP · 2026-04-20

£200K

Specialist Street Lighting Consultancy Service.

P2G Contract Support LLP · 2026-04-20

£200K

Supply of Metric and Bottle Concrete

BETTAMIX HIGHWAYS LIMITED · 2026-04-16

£400K

Housing Related Support Accommodation - Framework

CARITAS DIOCESE OF SALFORD · 2026-03-31

Maintenance of Water Features

THE FOUNTAIN COMPANY LIMITED · 2026-03-30

£663K

School Health Service

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust · 2026-03-19

£9.0M

Health Visitor Service

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust · 2026-03-19

£25.0M

Oral Health Improvement Team

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust · 2026-03-19

£606K

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Social Needs Transport - Round 3

Deadline: 2026-07-03

£90.0M

The Northern - Integrated Sexual and Reproductive Health Service

Oral Health Improvement Team

Domestic Violence and Abuse (DVA) safe accommodation and support services for individuals within the LGBTQ+ community

£392K

TC1180 - Wythenshawe Civic Development Partner and Joint Venture Asset Manager Partner

Highway Asset Management Solution

£600K

TC1101 - Data Analytical Services System for Rent Accounts

Reflective Practice

£50K

Geodemographic Segmentation tools

Repairs and Maintenance IT Software System - Direct Labour Organisation (DLO) - Preliminary Market Engagement Exercise

Reflective Practice

£50K

Night time Medical and Welfare Support

Supported Accommodation for Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking Children (Age 16+)

£6.0M

Children and Young People Independent Advocacy and Independent Visitor Service

Community Accommodation Service Tier 3 (CAS3)

Legal Case Management

£1.4M

Supported Accommodation for Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking Children (Age 16+)

£2.2M

Supported Accommodation for Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking Children (Age 16+)

£2.2M

Provision of Insurance coverage for Combined Liability

Residential and Nursing Care for Adults - Care Home Services

Pipeline

Contracts expiring in the next 12 months

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

TC1130 - Provision of services to improve database accuracy, credit checking and tracing services for Council Tax and NDR

Expires: 2026-06-30

£200K

TC931 - Bowling Green Maintenance in Parks

Expires: 2026-07-25

£520K

TC1135 - Provision and supply of a System to Enforce Moving Traffic Offences, including maintenance

Expires: 2026-07-31

£348K

TC207 - Collection, Disposal and Recycling of Street Cleansing and Bulky Waste

Expires: 2026-07-31

£12.4M

Audio Visual Services 062-2022

Expires: 2026-07-31

£960K

TC671 - Bikeability

Expires: 2026-08-06

£719K

P-0709 Highways Principal Consultant

Expires: 2026-08-14

£135K

P-0710 Highways Technician Consultant

Expires: 2026-08-14

£84K

TC1190 - Provision of Christmas Houses for St Anne's Square

Expires: 2026-08-31

£110K

TC622 NORTH WEST CONSTRUCTION HUB - MEDIUM VALUE CONSTRUCTION FRAMEWORK (2023 TO 2026)

Expires: 2026-09-04

£8.0M

TC622 NORTH WEST CONSTRUCTION HUB - MEDIUM VALUE CONSTRUCTION FRAMEWORK (2023 TO 2026)

Expires: 2026-09-04

£250.0M

TC1141 - Apprenticeship Training and Assessment Providers

Expires: 2026-09-30

£5.0M

TC787 Manchester Advocacy Hub

Expires: 2026-09-30

£6.7M

TC1198 - Safer At Home

Expires: 2026-10-27

£800K

P-0145 Provision of Caddy Liners

Expires: 2026-12-01

£291K

P-1042- Wilbraham Road Streets for All (feasibility)

Expires: 2026-12-28

£150K

TC1191 - Secure Email and Large File Transfer

Expires: 2026-12-31

£117K

P-0907 Wilmslow Road Cyclops

Expires: 2026-12-31

£980K

TC778 - Cashless Parking

Expires: 2027-01-11

£450K

TC728 - Multisystemic Therapy Service for Young People in Manchester

Expires: 2027-01-12

£2.0M

TC728 - Multisystemic Therapy Service for Young People in Manchester

Expires: 2027-01-12

£2.0M

Supply of Meat Products 064-2024

Expires: 2027-01-31

£342K

TC1187 - South Parks and Heaton Park

Expires: 2027-03-19

£420K

P-0913 - 210936H Peter Street and Quay Street- Streets for All

Expires: 2027-03-22

£80K

Agency Workers 071-2024 Provision of Front of House (FOH), Back of House (BOH) & Kitchen (Chefs & preparation) Agency Workers for Manchester Central Convention Complex Limited

Expires: 2027-03-31

£1.4M

TC1103 - The Provision of a Speech and Language Therapy (SaLT) Service

Expires: 2027-03-31

£1.3M

Integrated Settlement NEET Contract

Expires: 2027-03-31

£520K

Integrated Settlement NEET Contract

Expires: 2027-03-31

£520K

TC543 - Cycle to Work Scheme

Expires: 2027-03-31

£320K

TC840 - Supply and Installation of Electrical Equipment and Adaptations

Expires: 2027-04-23

£36.0M

TC041 - Proprietary Treatments to Carriageways and Footways

Expires: 2027-05-14

£24.0M

TC813 - The Provision of Enforcement Agent Services

Expires: 2027-05-18

£2.0M

TC040- Surfacing of Carriageways and Footways Framework

Expires: 2027-05-18

£48.0M

TC951 - Commercial Office Furniture and Furniture Services

Expires: 2027-05-31

£1.8M

TC1196 - Traffic Orders Management System

Expires: 2027-06-02

£69K

Market analysis

Bidding into Manchester City Council — what to expect

Supplier concentration and timing patterns that shape SME bid strategy.

82%

Top-5 supplier share

30d

Avg response window

29d

Median response window

30mo

Avg contract duration

Frequently asked

Common questions about selling to Manchester City Council

How much does Manchester City Council spend on procurement?

Manchester City Council awarded 324 contracts totalling £6.5bn between 2023-06-17 and 2026-06-17, working with 189 unique suppliers. Average contract value is £21.7M.

Who are Manchester City Council's top suppliers?

The largest suppliers to Manchester City Council by total award value are Conlon Construction Limited, Muse Places Limited, Drax Energy Solutions Limited. The top five suppliers together hold 82% of contract value.

What does Manchester City Council buy from suppliers?

Manchester City Council's procurement is concentrated in 45210000, 09310000, 45230000, alongside specialist categories. See the full CPV breakdown below.

How can my business bid for Manchester City Council contracts?

Manchester City Council publishes open tenders on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder. ENKII matches your business against live tenders, identifies certifications you'll need, and surfaces frameworks worth applying to. Free Readiness Score in 3 minutes.

What's the typical response window for Manchester City Council tenders?

Manchester City Council typically gives suppliers a median of 29 days to respond (average 30 days). Standard contract duration is around 30 months.

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Sources & methodology

How this profile is compiled

Analysed by ENKII · Updated 2026-06-17

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
  • · Spend Network
Full methodology — calculations, refresh cadence & caveats

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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