Top suppliers
Top suppliers to Plymouth City Council
Top-five suppliers hold 74% of contract value — a concentrated market.
Procurement categories
What Plymouth City Council buys
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV) breakdown of contracts awarded over the reporting period.
4571799072304422983470489263668564383916327750424373033755Recent contracts
Latest Plymouth City Council contracts awarded
The most recently published award notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
Oceansgate Phase 3.1 Enabling Works
Morgan Sindall Construction & Infrastucture Limited · 2026-07-16
£275K
Civic Centre Refurbishment Pre-Construction Services Agreement (Phase 1)
Morgan Sindall Construction & Infrastructure Limited · 2026-04-19
£78K
Civic Centre Refurbishment Pre-Construction Services Agreement (Phase 2)
Morgan Sindall Construction & Infrastructure Limited · 2026-04-19
£416K
NEPO-505 Prepaid Payment Cards
Prepaid Financial Services · 2026-02-27
£180K
Woolwell to George - Phase 2
Balfour Beatty Civil Engineering Limited · 2025-12-30
£16.1M
27970 - Plymouth Sound and Estuaries Little Egret Roosting Study
Land and Heritage Ltd · 2025-10-04
£56K
28002 - SWEEG services
University of Exeter · 2025-10-04
£27K
Procurement Target Operating Model
V4 Services Limited · 2025-09-30
£34K
27974 - Installation of Civic Hoarding Designs
Atlas Graphics · 2025-09-29
£44K
28056 - Phase 2 - Marine structural consultancy
Aecom Ltd · 2025-09-28
£54K
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Tenders currently inviting bids. SMEs can respond via the official tender portal.
Plymouth Adults' Care Home Framework (Reopening 2)
Deadline: 2026-09-27
£500.0M
Energy Efficiency Dynamic Purchasing System (EEDPS)
Deadline: 2028-09-30
£425.0M
Pipeline
Contracts expiring in the next 12 months
When these contracts end, Plymouth City Council typically re-tenders. SMEs preparing bids 3-6 months ahead win disproportionately often.
Oceansgate Phase 3.1 Enabling Works
Expires: 2026-09-17
£275K
26335 - Management & Leadership Development Programme
Expires: 2026-09-30
£75K
Civic Centre Refurbishment Pre-Construction Services Agreement (Phase 1)
Expires: 2026-10-16
£78K
Civic Centre Refurbishment Pre-Construction Services Agreement (Phase 2)
Expires: 2026-10-16
£416K
26205 - Supply & Laundry of Overalls to Fleet Services
Expires: 2027-02-25
£26K
26657 - Hydrological monitoring - Bircham Stream
Expires: 2027-03-31
£38K
26008 - SCRIM and SCANNER Surveys
Expires: 2027-03-31
£45K
23674 - Plymouth Foreshore Condition Survey and provision of Professional Services
Expires: 2027-03-31
£74K
24404 - bottled water and plumbed water services
Expires: 2027-03-31
£120K
27851 - General, Principal and Special Structural Inspections
Expires: 2027-03-31
£60K
Market analysis
Bidding into Plymouth City Council — what to expect
Supplier concentration and timing patterns that shape SME bid strategy.
42%
Awards to SMEs
74%
Top-5 supplier share
0%
Framework call-offs
8
Awards to social enterprises
Around 42% of Plymouth City Council’s classified awards go to small and medium-sized enterprises, and 8 have gone to voluntary, community or social enterprises.
Frequently asked
Common questions about selling to Plymouth City Council
How much does Plymouth City Council spend on procurement?
Plymouth City Council awarded 202 contracts totalling £154.4M between 2023-09-15 and 2026-09-15, working with 137 unique suppliers. Average contract value is £768K.
Who are Plymouth City Council's top suppliers?
The largest suppliers to Plymouth City Council by total award value are Morgan Sindall Construction & Infrastucture Limited, Frontline health professionals Ltd, Balfour Beatty Civil Engineering Limited. The top five suppliers together hold 74% of contract value.
What does Plymouth City Council buy from suppliers?
Plymouth City Council's procurement is concentrated in construction work, architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services, business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security, 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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