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Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council

Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council 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

£2.0bn

Total spend

447

Contract awards

366

Unique suppliers

£5.0M

Avg contract

According to ENKII, Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council has awarded 447 contracts worth £2.0bn to 366 suppliers between 2023-11-08 and 2026-11-08, at an average contract value of £5.0M, with the top five suppliers holding 25% of contract value.

Top suppliers

Top suppliers to Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council

Top-five suppliers hold 25% of contract value — a moderately competitive market.

SupplierAwardsTotal value
121 Carz LTD1£100.0M
247 Cars Willenhall Limited1£100.0M
BCC Passenger Transport ltd1£100.0M
Carolean Coaches Ltd1£100.0M
City Cars (Midlands) Limited1£100.0M
County Cars (2003) Limited1£100.0M
DROACH TRAVEL LTD1£100.0M
Egans Coach Travel Ltd1£100.0M
Five Star Taxis and Mini Buses Ltd1£100.0M
Green Destinations Ltd1£100.0M
Hotline Cars Limited1£100.0M
JPC Travel Solution1£100.0M
North Birmingham Travel Ltd1£100.0M
One 4 You Services Ltd1£100.0M
Skyways Executive Travel1£100.0M
TNS Travel Limited1£100.0M
Dodd Group (Midlands) Limited1£30.0M
Dodd Group Midlands Ltd1£30.0M
Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Hospitals Trust2£23.1M
Graham Asset Management Limited Trading As GRAHAM1£20.0M

Procurement categories

What Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council buys

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

Health and social work services

85
131 awards£1.7bn

Construction work

45
71 awards£170.2M

Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

71
32 awards£22.3M

Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

79
24 awards£20.6M

IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

72
22 awards£4.1M

Repair and maintenance services

50
21 awards£34.6M

Software package and information systems

48
16 awards£6.0M

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

44
15 awards£5.3M

Education and training services

80
14 awards£1.3M

Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

90
12 awards£5.6M

Agricultural, farming, fishing, forestry and related products

03
10 awards£520K

Machinery for mining, quarrying, construction equipment

43
10 awards£1.8M

Research and development services and related consultancy services

73
10 awards£560K

Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment

35
7 awards£2.9M

Financial and insurance services

66
7 awards£1.5M

Recreational, cultural and sporting services

92
6 awards£275K

Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation

34
4 awards£2.6M

Furniture (incl. office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances (excl. lighting) and cleaning products

39
4 awards£3.1M

Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services

55
4 awards£2.3M

Food, beverages, tobacco and related products

15
3 awards£63K

Agricultural machinery

16
3 awards£127K

Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting

31
3 awards£3.4M

Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment

32
3 awards£686K

Other community, social and personal services

98
3 awards£449K

Installation services (except software)

51
2 awards£117K

Mining, basic metals and related products

14
1 award£0

Chemical products

24
1 award£605

Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages

30
1 award£75K

Musical instruments, sport goods, games, toys, handicraft, art materials and accessories

37
1 award£2K

Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)

38
1 award£81K

Industrial machinery

42
1 award£180K

Postal and telecommunications services

64
1 award£69K

Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services

77
1 award£2.4M

Recent contracts

Latest Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council contracts awarded

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

Transformation Managed Service Provider - AWARD

Korn Ferry (UK) Ltd · 2026-11-06

£1.0M

Supply of Plant Hire Services

SUNBELT RENTALS LIMITED · 2026-10-29

£360K

Street Lighting Improvements Programme 2026 - 2030

J MCCANN & CO LIMITED · 2026-10-29

£4.5M

Wrap Around Service (ASC151)

5 Care Services Limited · 2026-10-22

£816K

Enterprise Resource Planning System

ORACLE CORPORATION UK HOLDINGS LIMITED · 2026-10-22

£2.4M

Refurbishment of Existing KS2 toilets and New Resource Room, Temple Meadow School, - AWARD

GM Building and Property Services · 2026-10-13

£28K

Enterprise Resource Planning System

ORACLE CORPORATION UK LIMITED · 2026-09-28

£2.4M

Tree Maintenance Services 2026 - 2030

Heartwood Tree Surgeons Limited · 2026-09-28

£2.4M

Media Workshop - AWARD

JK Essentials · 2026-09-15

Starting your Tax Journey 2026 - AWARD

Ark & Co Ltd · 2026-09-14

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Most of it is in construction works, health & social care and environmental services.

2

tenders open now

Inviting bids today

68

contracts ending in 12 months

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19

planned procurements

Work this buyer has said it intends to tender

40

frameworks running

Routes to sell here without a full tender

4

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Market analysis

Bidding into Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council — what to expect

Supplier concentration and timing patterns that shape SME bid strategy.

21%

Awards to SMEs

25%

Top-5 supplier share

2%

Framework call-offs

15

Awards to social enterprises

Around 21% of Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council’s classified awards go to small and medium-sized enterprises, and 15 have gone to voluntary, community or social enterprises.

Frequently asked

Common questions about selling to Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council

How much does Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council spend on procurement?

Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council awarded 447 contracts totalling £2.0bn between 2023-11-08 and 2026-11-08, working with 366 unique suppliers. Average contract value is £5.0M.

Who are Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council's top suppliers?

The largest suppliers to Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council by total award value are 121 Carz LTD, 247 Cars Willenhall Limited, BCC Passenger Transport ltd. The top five suppliers together hold 25% of contract value.

What does Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council buy from suppliers?

Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council's procurement is concentrated in health and social work services, construction work, architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services, 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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