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Milton Keynes Council

Milton Keynes 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

£569.4M

Total spend

462

Contract awards

179

Unique suppliers

£1.2M

Avg contract

According to ENKII, Milton Keynes Council has awarded 462 contracts worth £569.4M to 179 suppliers between 2023-11-08 and 2026-11-08, at an average contract value of £1.2M, with the top five suppliers holding 91% of contract value.

Top suppliers

Top suppliers to Milton Keynes Council

Top-five suppliers hold 91% of contract value — a concentrated market.

SupplierAwardsTotal value
Ringway Infrastructure Services Limited1£350.0M
GRAHAM GROUP LIMITED1£70.6M
John Graham Construction Ltd, Trading as GRAHAM1£70.6M
D.J. HIGGINS CONSTRUCTION LIMITED1£24.8M
Milton Keynes YMCA Limited1£5.1M
Ashe Construction Ltd2£4.5M
Connection Floating Support1£3.2M
Travel Perk UK IRL Limited1£2.9M
ASHE CONSTRUCTION (SOUTHERN) LTD2£2.6M
NEC Software Solutions UK Limited2£2.1M
ACH Healthcare Ltd1£1.7M
Richesther Semi Independent Living Ltd1£1.7M
Connection Support.1£1.5M
ExcelCare24 Limited1£1.4M
The Salvation Army2£1.3M
BID Services1£1.3M
Baily Garner5£1.2M
Whistl UK Ltd1£1.1M
Gray & Sons Builders Ltd1£828K
Alzheimer's Society1£654K

Procurement categories

What Milton Keynes Council buys

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

Health and social work services

85
311 awards£20.6M

Construction work

45
32 awards£526.7M

Software package and information systems

48
31 awards£6.1M

Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

71
21 awards£2.5M

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

79
14 awards£2.3M

Education and training services

80
8 awards£943K

Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation

34
5 awards£903K

IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

72
5 awards£1.4M

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

30
4 awards£260K

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

39
4 awards£622K

Financial and insurance services

66
4 awards£685K

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

44
3 awards£165K

Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

90
3 awards£127K

Petroleum products, fuel, electricity and other sources of energy

09
2 awards£595K

Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment

32
2 awards£85K

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

37
2 awards£166K

Repair and maintenance services

50
2 awards£1.0M

Administration, defence and social security services

75
2 awards£393K

Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting

31
1 award£84K

Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment

35
1 award£98K

Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)

38
1 award£66K

Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services

55
1 award£2.9M

Postal and telecommunications services

64
1 award£1.1M

Research and development services and related consultancy services

73
1 award£50K

Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services

77
1 award£84K

Recent contracts

Latest Milton Keynes Council contracts awarded

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

Temporary Accommodation Call Off/Booking Platform (call off via YPO - Commissioning Solutions 2 - 001231)

Access UK Ltd · 2026-11-03

£429K

Transcription tool for Childrens services

BEAM UP LTD · 2026-09-28

£88K

Revenues & Benefits core processing System including Digital Portal, Blue Badge and ad hoc Modules

NEC Software Solutions UK Limited · 2026-09-22

£1.3M

Home to School Transport - System Configuration

Access UK Limited · 2026-09-09

£293K

Attendance monitoring for statutory school age pupils attending Milton Keynes settings

Studybugs Ltd · 2026-09-08

£105K

Adults Digital Directory

People, Places, Lives (PPL) · 2026-08-19

£80K

Linford Wood Furniture

Morleys (Bicester) Limited trading as Principal Furniture · 2026-08-18

£50K

Digital Mapping Platform for Milton Keynes Public Transport

Pindar Travel Information Systems Limited04894211 · 2026-08-17

£80K

Warwick Activity Centre - Major Refurbishment Work - PCSA

Borras Construction Limited · 2026-08-03

£41K

Civic Office Major Refurbishment Works - PCSA

Ashe Construction Limited · 2026-07-30

£57K

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Market analysis

Bidding into Milton Keynes Council — what to expect

Supplier concentration and timing patterns that shape SME bid strategy.

78%

Awards to SMEs

91%

Top-5 supplier share

5%

Framework call-offs

9

Awards to social enterprises

Around 78% of Milton Keynes Council’s classified awards go to small and medium-sized enterprises, and 9 have gone to voluntary, community or social enterprises.

Frequently asked

Common questions about selling to Milton Keynes Council

How much does Milton Keynes Council spend on procurement?

Milton Keynes Council awarded 462 contracts totalling £569.4M between 2023-11-08 and 2026-11-08, working with 179 unique suppliers. Average contract value is £1.2M.

Who are Milton Keynes Council's top suppliers?

The largest suppliers to Milton Keynes Council by total award value are Ringway Infrastructure Services Limited, GRAHAM GROUP LIMITED, John Graham Construction Ltd, Trading as GRAHAM. The top five suppliers together hold 91% of contract value.

What does Milton Keynes Council buy from suppliers?

Milton Keynes Council's procurement is concentrated in health and social work services, construction work, software package and information systems, 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.

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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