Top suppliers
Top suppliers to Northumberland County Council
Top-five suppliers hold 72% of contract value — a concentrated market.
Procurement categories
What Northumberland County Council buys
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV) breakdown of contracts awarded over the reporting period.
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Latest Northumberland County Council contracts awarded
The most recently published award notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
Contract for Early Payment Services
Oxygen Finance · 2026-11-02
£675K
NCC1868 Re-tender Repair Works to Breathing Apparatus Training Facility at Pegswood Fire Station
KENEX ENGINEERING LTD · 2026-10-28
£153K
Purchase of 1 x Mercedes-Benz Econic & Fuller Tanker
BELL TRUCK SALES LIMITED (Bell Truck & Van) · 2026-10-27
£234K
Purchase of 3 x Mercedes Atego Tippers
Bell Truck Sales (Bell Truck & Van) · 2026-10-27
£302K
Purchase of 6 x Ford Transit Vans
LOOKERS MOTOR GROUP LIMITED · 2026-10-27
£320K
NCC1947 Provision of a multi-disciplinary team for Children's Residential Conversions at Darrleigh
Identity Consult Limited · 2026-10-20
£115K
Purchase of 3 x Iveco Chassis
North East Truck & Van Limited · 2026-10-12
£227K
NCC2059 Childrens Residential Capital Project - Architectural services for Darrleigh House
Space Architects (Europe) Limited · 2026-10-06
£46K
NCC2058 Childrens Residential Capital Project - Architectural services for Fairwinds
Space Architects (Europe) Limited · 2026-10-06
£37K
Purchase of 1 x Citroen E-C3
Lookers Limited · 2026-10-04
£15K
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Most of it is in transport equipment, construction works and architecture & engineering.
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83
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13
planned procurements
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12
frameworks running
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3
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Market analysis
Bidding into Northumberland County Council — what to expect
Supplier concentration and timing patterns that shape SME bid strategy.
67%
Awards to SMEs
72%
Top-5 supplier share
18%
Framework call-offs
30
Awards to social enterprises
Around 67% of Northumberland County Council’s classified awards go to small and medium-sized enterprises, and 30 have gone to voluntary, community or social enterprises.
Frequently asked
Common questions about selling to Northumberland County Council
How much does Northumberland County Council spend on procurement?
Northumberland County Council awarded 371 contracts totalling £1.7bn between 2023-11-08 and 2026-11-08, working with 283 unique suppliers. Average contract value is £4.9M.
Who are Northumberland County Council's top suppliers?
The largest suppliers to Northumberland County Council by total award value are Places for People Leisure Management Ltd, Kier Construction Limited, EDF ENERGY CUSTOMERS LIMITED. The top five suppliers together hold 72% of contract value.
What does Northumberland County Council buy from suppliers?
Northumberland County Council's procurement is concentrated in construction work, transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation, architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services, alongside specialist categories. See the full CPV breakdown below.
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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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