Top suppliers
Top suppliers to Northumberland County Council
Top-five suppliers hold 40% 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.
4571344844727985603366355032226430153980905192777063736509Recent contracts
Latest Northumberland County Council contracts awarded
The most recently published award notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
NCC1927 Northumberland Local Plan Transport Evidence Base
AECOM Limited · 2026-09-10
NCC2035 Winter Weather Forecasting Service
DTN Europe UK Ltd · 2026-09-03
NCC1491 Principal Inspections of Confined Spaces Structures and Structures crossing Rail Tracks
AECOM Limited · 2026-09-03
NCC1706 Vulnerability Management System
Computacenter (UK) Limited · 2026-09-01
£35K
NCC1803 Engagement of external advertising agency
PeopleScout Limited (trading as TMP Worldwide) · 2026-08-31
Heat Network Consultancy
Asteros Advisers Ltd · 2026-08-31
NCC1652 Treasury Management Services
MUFG Corporate Markets Treasury Limited · 2026-08-19
Postage Services
Royal Mail Group Ltd · 2026-08-18
NCC2018 Audience Intelligence Platform
Access Intelligence Media & Communications Ltd t/a Vuelio · 2026-08-09
NCC1861 Tenant Paint Packs
Crown Paints Limited · 2026-08-05
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Open opportunities
Open Northumberland County Council tenders
Tenders currently inviting bids. SMEs can respond via the official tender portal.
NCC1945 - Newbiggin Beach Management Works
Deadline: 2026-09-16
£68K
NCC1164 Framework for The Provision of Repairs and Maintenance Works to Highways Bridges
Deadline: 2026-09-28
£3.0M
NCC1519 Provision of NCC1519 Extra Care Schemes at Various Sites across Northumberland
Deadline: 2026-11-20
£30.0M
Provision for a Dynamic Purchasing System for Passenger Transport Services
Deadline: 2028-06-16
£16.0M
Pipeline
Contracts expiring in the next 12 months
When these contracts end, Northumberland County Council typically re-tenders. SMEs preparing bids 3-6 months ahead win disproportionately often.
Architectural Services to Support the Berwick School Re-Organisation Project
Expires: 2026-09-30
Security Installation & Modification Works to Kyloe House
Expires: 2026-10-01
£166K
Supply & Delivery of 10 Gritters
Expires: 2026-10-09
NCC662 Framework Agreement For The Provision Of Traffic Management Services
Expires: 2026-10-09
NCC1624 Demolition of Delaval Terrace and Windmill Grove Blyth
Expires: 2026-10-10
NCC1689 NEP Extension and Land Feasibility Study
Expires: 2026-10-13
Supply & Delivery of 5 x Iveco Tower Vans
Expires: 2026-11-12
Adobe licenses for the current list of subscriptions held by NCC
Expires: 2026-11-17
£31K
Wooler School Refurbishment
Expires: 2026-12-01
Postage Services
Expires: 2026-12-03
Market analysis
Bidding into Northumberland County Council — what to expect
Supplier concentration and timing patterns that shape SME bid strategy.
63%
Awards to SMEs
40%
Top-5 supplier share
22%
Framework call-offs
17
Awards to social enterprises
Around 63% of Northumberland County Council’s classified awards go to small and medium-sized enterprises, and 17 have gone to voluntary, community or social enterprises. Around 22%of awards are call-offs from framework agreements — getting onto the right framework matters as much as the bid itself here.
Frequently asked
Common questions about selling to Northumberland County Council
How much does Northumberland County Council spend on procurement?
Northumberland County Council awarded 207 contracts totalling £31.1M between 2023-09-15 and 2026-09-15, working with 164 unique suppliers. Average contract value is £321K.
Who are Northumberland County Council's top suppliers?
The largest suppliers to Northumberland County Council by total award value are Robertson Construction Group Ltd, Compass Developments (NE) Limited, Compass Developments (NE) Ltd. The top five suppliers together hold 40% of contract value.
What does Northumberland County Council buy from suppliers?
Northumberland County Council's procurement is concentrated in construction work, architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services, transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation, 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
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- · Contracts Finder
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