Top suppliers
Top suppliers to Oldham Council
Top-five suppliers hold 97% of contract value — a concentrated market.
Procurement categories
What Oldham Council buys
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV) breakdown of contracts awarded over the reporting period.
487216794571098575668060343032Recent contracts
Latest Oldham Council contracts awarded
The most recently published award notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
ICT242: CAF Compliance : Supply Chain Risk Management Software
RISK LEDGER LTD · 2026-05-31
ICT179: CGA Project Ref 73033 Send Education, Health and Care (EHC) Hub
Idox Software Ltd · 2026-05-31
ICT 230 CR : IT Senior Network resource
Softcat PLC · 2026-04-21
ICT240 : Microsoft Unified Support
Insight Direct UK LTD · 2026-03-01
ICT240 : Microsoft Unified Support
Insight Direct UK LTD · 2026-03-01
CCS Project 70658 Cloud Networking Project Management RM1557.14-All-Oldham Council
4C Strategies Ltd · 2026-02-28
CCS G CLOUD 14 RM1557.14 : PROJECT REF 70232 Waste Management Software
Bartec Technologies · 2026-01-28
CCS Project 66026 SEND TRANSPORT RM1557.14-All-Oldham Council
PAX Systems Limited · 2026-01-16
CCS GC14 Project Ref 68835 Income Manager RM1557.14 Oldham Council Unit4 Business Software
Unit4 Business Software Limited · 2026-01-05
Wrigley Head Solar Farm EPC and O&M Contractor
Vital Energi Utilities Limited · 2025-10-06
£1.6M
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Intelligent Automation (RPA) Capability Development and Automation Delivery Partner
Deadline: 2026-09-04
£215K
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Contracts expiring in the next 12 months
When these contracts end, Oldham Council typically re-tenders. SMEs preparing bids 3-6 months ahead win disproportionately often.
Manchester Street Viaduct Main Contractor
Expires: 2026-11-27
Professional Design Services - Manchester St Viaduct, Oldham
Expires: 2026-11-30
Owner's Engineer Services for Wrigley Head Solar Farm Oldham
Expires: 2026-12-14
£77K
Purchase of Office Supplies
Expires: 2027-01-31
CCS Project 70658 Cloud Networking Project Management RM1557.14-All-Oldham Council
Expires: 2027-02-28
Enforcement Agency Services
Expires: 2027-03-31
Occupational Health Service Provision for the Greater Manchester Authorities Collaboration
Expires: 2027-03-31
Special Educational Needs Home to School Transport Service Dynamic Purchasing System
Expires: 2027-08-31
Market analysis
Bidding into Oldham Council — what to expect
Supplier concentration and timing patterns that shape SME bid strategy.
53%
Awards to SMEs
97%
Top-5 supplier share
54%
Framework call-offs
11
Awards to social enterprises
Around 53% of Oldham Council’s classified awards go to small and medium-sized enterprises, and 11 have gone to voluntary, community or social enterprises. Around 54%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 Oldham Council
How much does Oldham Council spend on procurement?
Oldham Council awarded 41 contracts totalling £2.1M between 2023-09-15 and 2026-09-15, working with 39 unique suppliers. Average contract value is £306K.
Who are Oldham Council's top suppliers?
The largest suppliers to Oldham Council by total award value are Vital Energi Utilities Limited, Womble Bond Dickinson (UK) LLP, Gibson Garden Machinery Limited. The top five suppliers together hold 97% of contract value.
What does Oldham Council buy from suppliers?
Oldham Council's procurement is concentrated in software package and information systems, it services: consulting, software development, internet and support, agricultural machinery, 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.
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- · Contracts Finder
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