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Places for People

Places for People 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

£63.7M

Total spend

30

Contract awards

19

Unique suppliers

£2.7M

Avg contract

According to ENKII, Places for People has awarded 30 contracts worth £63.7M to 19 suppliers between 2023-11-08 and 2026-11-08, at an average contract value of £2.7M, with the top five suppliers holding 85% of contract value.

Top suppliers

Top suppliers to Places for People

Top-five suppliers hold 85% of contract value — a concentrated market.

SupplierAwardsTotal value
Salesforce UK Limited1£22.5M
JKR Contractors Ltd2£14.0M
E.W Beard1£6.0M
WM Donald2£6.0M
Kirkwood Timber3£5.5M
Business Stream5£4.9M
Rightmove Group Limited1£2.9M
deeside timber1£767K
Langtry-Langton Architects1£320K
Cartmore Building Supply Co Ltd1£238K
Capvond Composites Ltd1£206K
Bricklink Ltd1£150K
Willsweep Limited1£74K
The NWH Group1£50K
IBT innes building and timber merchants2£240

Procurement categories

What Places for People buys

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

Construction work

45
11 awards£26.0M

Agricultural, farming, fishing, forestry and related products

03
6 awards£6.3M

Public utilities

65
5 awards£4.9M

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

44
3 awards£594K

Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation

34
2 awards£124K

Real estate services

70
1 award£2.9M

Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

71
1 award£320K

IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

72
1 award£22.5M

Recent contracts

Latest Places for People contracts awarded

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

Inns Court Main Contractor

E.W Beard · 2026-08-19

£6.0M

Salesforce Service Cloud Voice

Salesforce UK Limited · 2026-01-16

£22.5M

Lot 1 - Scotland

Creagh Concrete Products · 2025-06-23

Lot 3 - South England

Floorspan Contracts Ltd · 2025-06-23

Places for People Developments - Precast Concrete Floors Framework

Creagh Concrete Products · 2025-06-23

Lot 2 - North England

Creagh Concrete Products · 2025-06-23

Scotland Timber Windows

John A Russell (Joinery) · 2025-01-03

Scotland UPVC Windows

Sidey Solutions · 2025-01-03

The Provisions of National Residential Listings Provider

Rightmove Group Limited · 2024-11-18

£2.9M

Places for People Living Plus - Woodside Campus Architect

Langtry-Langton Architects · 2024-06-09

£320K

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Most of it is in public utilities, construction works and architecture & engineering.

1

tender open now

Inviting bids today

6

contracts ending in 12 months

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9

planned procurements

Work this buyer has said it intends to tender

14

frameworks running

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Market analysis

Bidding into Places for People — what to expect

Supplier concentration and timing patterns that shape SME bid strategy.

22%

Awards to SMEs

85%

Top-5 supplier share

0%

Framework call-offs

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Awards to social enterprises

Around 22% of Places for People’s classified awards go to small and medium-sized enterprises.

Frequently asked

Common questions about selling to Places for People

How much does Places for People spend on procurement?

Places for People awarded 30 contracts totalling £63.7M between 2023-11-08 and 2026-11-08, working with 19 unique suppliers. Average contract value is £2.7M.

Who are Places for People's top suppliers?

The largest suppliers to Places for People by total award value are Salesforce UK Limited, JKR Contractors Ltd, E.W Beard. The top five suppliers together hold 85% of contract value.

What does Places for People buy from suppliers?

Places for People's procurement is concentrated in construction work, agricultural, farming, fishing, forestry and related products, public utilities, 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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