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UK GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT

Public-sector buyer · United Kingdom

Milton Keynes City Council

Milton Keynes 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: 2023-09-15 to 2026-09-15Updated 2026-09-15

£710.8M

Total spend

73

Contract awards

63

Unique suppliers

£12.5M

Avg contract

According to ENKII, Milton Keynes City Council has awarded 73 contracts worth £710.8M to 63 suppliers between 2023-09-15 and 2026-09-15, at an average contract value of £12.5M, with the top five suppliers holding 92% of contract value.

Top suppliers

Top suppliers to Milton Keynes City Council

Top-five suppliers hold 92% of contract value — a concentrated market.

SupplierAwardsTotal value
Mears Limited1£475.0M
Qwello (UK) Ltd2£73.8M
Ringway Infrastructure Services Limited1£69.0M
Jigsaw Care Services Ltd1£17.8M
Serco Leisure Operating Limited1£15.0M
BELL GROUP LTD1£13.9M
CF Support Services Limited1£7.3M
Milton Keynes Energy Limited1£6.3M
Via Transportation UK Limited1£5.4M
Qwello UK Ltd2£2.6M
Harrold Medical Practice1£2.4M
Axiomb21£1.6M
Intuitive Thinking Skills Ltd1£1.6M
HANDS IN HARMONY HOME CARE SERVICES LIMITED2£1.5M
CRIMEWAVE LTD1£1.3M
BID Services1£1.3M
The Advocacy People1£1.2M
MLCS31£1.2M
Neo Property Solutions Limited1£1.2M
The Salvation Army Trustee Company1£1.1M

Procurement categories

What Milton Keynes City Council buys

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

Health and social work services

85
11 awards£15.8M

Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

71
5 awards£3.0M

Construction work

45
2 awards£544.0M

Repair and maintenance services

50
2 awards£2.0M

Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

60
1 award£5.4M

Recent contracts

Latest Milton Keynes City Council contracts awarded

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

Residential Children Home Works

Poplars Construction Ltd · 2026-08-30

£288K

Household Goods and Associated Products and Services Framework

FAMILY FUND TRADING LIMITED · 2026-08-27

Household Goods and Associated Products and Services Framework

FAMILY FUND TRADING LIMITED · 2026-08-27

Household Goods and Associated Products and Services Framework

FAMILY FUND TRADING LIMITED · 2026-08-27

Household Goods and Associated Products and Services Framework

FAMILY FUND TRADING LIMITED · 2026-08-27

Environmental Managed Investigation Services

CRIMEWAVE LTD · 2026-08-27

£1.3M

3x Level 6 Teacher Undergraduate Apprenticeship ST1502

CU Apprenticeships (Better Futures) Ltd · 2026-08-24

£81K

Treasury and Leasing Advisory Services

MUFG Corporate Markets Treasury Limited · 2026-08-16

£65K

Long Meadow School Distribution upgrade

Perfect Pipework Limited · 2026-08-11

£266K

School Admission Appeals

Clerks Associates UK LTD · 2026-08-10

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Open opportunities

Open Milton Keynes City Council tenders

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

PAS 2038 Commercial Retrofit Assessments

Deadline: 2026-09-18

£40K

Whitehouse Archaeological Mitigation Excavation for Cricket Ground Works

Deadline: 2026-09-25

£115K

Supply and Installation of Bus Stop Infrastructure DPS

Deadline: 2029-02-23

£3.3M

Dynamic Purchasing System for the Provision of Adult's and Children's Home Care Services for Milton Keynes City Council

Deadline: 2029-12-08

£135.4M

Milton Keynes City Council - Dynamic Purchasing System for the Provision of Supported Accommodation Services for Young People

Deadline: 2030-03-15

Pipeline

Contracts expiring in the next 12 months

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

Long Meadow School Distribution upgrade

Expires: 2026-09-30

£266K

Long Meadow School and Broughton Fields School Boiler Replacement

Expires: 2026-10-24

Residential Children Home Works

Expires: 2026-10-27

£288K

Provision of Professional Structural Engineering & Architectural Services relating to on-going monitoring and maintenance of HRA assets

Expires: 2026-11-09

£408K

Training Programme for Children’s Services

Expires: 2027-02-01

£100K

Emberton Country Park – Foul and surface water drainage repairs

Expires: 2027-03-27

Woodlands School Roof Pitched Roof Upgrade

Expires: 2027-04-30

£283K

Bus Route 33/X33

Expires: 2027-05-31

£1.0M

Sanctuary Scheme for victims of Domestic Abuse in Milton Keynes

Expires: 2027-06-30

£120K

Market analysis

Bidding into Milton Keynes City Council — what to expect

Supplier concentration and timing patterns that shape SME bid strategy.

68%

Awards to SMEs

92%

Top-5 supplier share

0%

Framework call-offs

6

Awards to social enterprises

Around 68% of Milton Keynes City Council’s classified awards go to small and medium-sized enterprises, and 6 have gone to voluntary, community or social enterprises.

Frequently asked

Common questions about selling to Milton Keynes City Council

How much does Milton Keynes City Council spend on procurement?

Milton Keynes City Council awarded 73 contracts totalling £710.8M between 2023-09-15 and 2026-09-15, working with 63 unique suppliers. Average contract value is £12.5M.

Who are Milton Keynes City Council's top suppliers?

The largest suppliers to Milton Keynes City Council by total award value are Mears Limited, Qwello (UK) Ltd, Ringway Infrastructure Services Limited. The top five suppliers together hold 92% of contract value.

What does Milton Keynes City Council buy from suppliers?

Milton Keynes City Council's procurement is concentrated in health and social work services, architectural, construction, engineering and inspection 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 2026-09-15

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
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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