Top suppliers
Top suppliers to Somerset Council
Top-five suppliers hold 72% of contract value — a concentrated market.
Procurement categories
What Somerset Council buys
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV) breakdown of contracts awarded over the reporting period.
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Latest Somerset Council contracts awarded
The most recently published award notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
Refurbishment of MUGA at Herne View School
SOMERSET LANDSCAPES LIMITED · 2026-07-28
£122K
Urgent subsidence repairs at Polden Bower School
ABACUS CONSTRUCTION LIMITED · 2026-07-27
£40K
Dulverton Toilet Construction works
HARRIS BROS. AND COLLARD LIMITED · 2026-07-27
£36K
Hospital Youth Worker
TURNING POINT (SERVICES) LIMITED · 2026-07-27
£50K
Community Employment Hubs in West Somerset, Taunton, Wellington and Sedgemoor area
CLICK 2 CONNECT CIC · 2026-07-22
£33K
St Pauls Boundary wall repair
ABACUS CONSTRUCTION LIMITED · 2026-07-15
£47K
North Taunton Woolaway Project Options Appraisal
ARCADIS CONSULTING (UK) LIMITED · 2026-07-15
£32K
Replacement External Cladding
CIG SW LTD · 2026-07-10
£111K
Fiveways Construction works
HARRIS BROS. AND COLLARD LIMITED · 2026-07-10
£83K
Avishayes construction works
WRENCON LIMITED · 2026-07-10
£73K
Fencing works at North Petherton School
ABACUS CONSTRUCTION LIMITED · 2026-07-09
£34K
Microsoft Dynamics Engineer for Finance
MICROSOFT LIMITED · 2026-07-07
£107K
Hindhayes SEN Base - External works
SOMERSET LANDSCAPES LIMITED · 2026-07-01
£38K
Holway Park SEN Base - external works to playground
SOMERSET LANDSCAPES LIMITED · 2026-07-01
£78K
Avishayes SEN Base - External works
ABACUS CONSTRUCTION LIMITED · 2026-07-01
£55K
Security patrols for Duke Street
W4G FIRE & SECURITY LTD · 2026-06-30
£31K
SLA Online Traded Services Platform
FRONTLINE DATA LIMITED · 2026-06-26
£93K
IPS Maintenance Contract
INTERNATIONAL PARKING SYSTEMS (UK) LIMITED · 2026-06-24
£31K
St Cuthberts SEN Units
CIG SW LTD · 2026-06-23
£200K
Herne View STEM Building Refurb
ARQUE LTD · 2026-06-23
£495K
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Open opportunities
Open Somerset Council tenders
Tenders currently inviting bids. SMEs can respond via the official tender portal.
Modular Ramping Service
Deadline: 2026-08-14
Modular Ramping Service in Somerset
Deadline: 2026-08-14
£1.0M
Drone Technology for Environmental Monitoring and Disaster Response
Room to Grow - Garden rental rooms for foster carers
Home Based Detoxification Support Service
Shaping Our Collaborative Response to the Crisis and Resilience Fund
Mental Health Step Down Service
Care Home Provision in Somerset
£800.0M
Taunton Transport Hub
Keeping children close - Residential partnership to deliver homes for children and young people in Somerset
Somerset-Wide Integrated Sexual Health Service
Trauma Informed Service: Support to Adults Facing Homelessness and Multiple Exclusions in Somerset
Care Home Provision in Somerset
£800.0M
Childhood Vision Screening
Creative solutions for complex adults
£4.5M
Highways Major Structures
£20.0M
School works project
£2.0M
Classroom expansion
£3.0M
Affordable Housing
£10.0M
Management and operation of Leisure Services for the BSF PFI contract
£4.8M
Pipeline
Contracts expiring in the next 12 months
When these contracts end, Somerset Council typically re-tenders. SMEs preparing bids 3-6 months ahead win disproportionately often.
C023H - Williton to West Somerset College
Expires: 2026-07-31
£82
Interfaith and Belief Network - Quick Quote
Expires: 2026-07-31
£95K
Public Relations and Marketing Consultancy Services
Expires: 2026-07-31
£80K
Provision of Specialist Support Services for Children/young people experiencing exploitation
Expires: 2026-08-03
£300K
Provision of Specialist Support Services for Children/young people experiencing exploitation
Expires: 2026-08-03
£300K
17/007 Demand Responsive Transport (Slinky) - West Somerset
Expires: 2026-08-31
£492
17/008 Demand Responsive Transport (Slinky) - South Somerset
Expires: 2026-08-31
£567
17/011 Demand Responsive Transport (Slinky) - Mendip
Expires: 2026-08-31
£733
17/009 Demand Responsive Transport (Slinky) - Sedgmoore
Expires: 2026-08-31
£420
St Andrew's Primary School - Modular SEND Unit
Expires: 2026-08-31
£663K
Somerset Council Waste Management System
Expires: 2026-09-21
£83K
Duplicate payment software
Expires: 2026-09-25
£111K
14/025 Dulverton - Wiveliscombe - Cotford-St-Luke - Taunton
Expires: 2026-09-30
£916
SAP Support Services
Expires: 2026-09-30
£832K
ESPO 860_22 - Refuse and Recycling Products - Further Competition
Expires: 2026-10-14
English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) - Mapping provision in Somerset
Expires: 2026-11-01
£60K
Adults Social Care Financial Assessment Tool
Expires: 2026-11-13
£128K
To undertake a Sustainability Appraisal (SA) (incorporating Strategic Environmental Assessment and a Health Impact Assessment) of the emerging Somerset Local Plan 2025 - 2045 and provide associated SA Reports to accompany the stages of plan production, consultation, publication, submission and adoption as necessary. Somerset Council has already produced a SA Scoping Report (Stage A), this tender refers to refining alternatives and assessing the effects of the emerging Local Plan (Stage B), the production of the SA (Stage C) and amend the SA following consultation (Stage D).
Expires: 2026-12-02
Community Employment Hubs in West Somerset, Taunton, Wellington and Sedgemoor area
Expires: 2026-12-31
£33K
Forensic Testing Services
Expires: 2026-12-31
£220K
Provision of Level 5 Youth Justice Practitioner Apprenticeship
Expires: 2027-01-31
Contract for the Provision of Park and Ride Passenger Transport Services for Somerset Council
Expires: 2027-02-11
£726K
Provision of Postal Goods and/or Services for Somerset COuncil
Expires: 2027-03-31
£500K
Audit of Accounts
Expires: 2027-03-31
£829K
Medical Examiner for foster carer, connected person and special guardian applicants
Expires: 2027-03-31
£90K
Planning Systems contract
Expires: 2027-03-31
£900K
Design and Delivery of a Post Graduate Diploma in Social Work Programme (Step Up to Social Work)
Expires: 2027-03-31
Gartner Research Services
Expires: 2027-03-31
£224K
Regulatory Services software system
Expires: 2027-03-31
£338K
Somerset Housing First - Complex Needs Housing Pathway (East Area)
Expires: 2027-03-31
£241K
Heritage Construction Partner and Contractor: Structural and Fabric Repair Works to Toneworks, Wellington. Documents available from https://supplierlive.proactisp2p.com/Account/Login
Expires: 2027-03-31
£4.8M
Healthwatch in Somerset
Expires: 2027-03-31
£1.5M
Digital Forms - ex SWaT
Expires: 2027-03-31
£152K
Digital Forms - ex SDC
Expires: 2027-03-31
£48K
Caseworker Transcript tool
Expires: 2027-03-31
£138K
14/099 Taunton - Chard
Expires: 2027-04-03
£611
Somerset Council Waste Collection ITT (Re-Procurement)
Expires: 2027-04-23
£750K
Dog kennelling
Expires: 2027-05-31
£500K
Customer Engagement, Relationship & Document Management
Expires: 2027-05-31
£410K
Contact Centre Solution for Somerset Council
Expires: 2027-07-04
£150K
Professional Consultancy Services for Planning, Design, Engineering and Place Services 2023
Expires: 2027-07-17
£30.0M
Market analysis
Bidding into Somerset Council — what to expect
Supplier concentration and timing patterns that shape SME bid strategy.
72%
Top-5 supplier share
158d
Avg response window
28d
Median response window
26mo
Avg contract duration
Frequently asked
Common questions about selling to Somerset Council
How much does Somerset Council spend on procurement?
Somerset Council awarded 521 contracts totalling £3.2bn between 2023-07-30 and 2026-07-30, working with 312 unique suppliers. Average contract value is £6.5M.
Who are Somerset Council's top suppliers?
The largest suppliers to Somerset Council by total award value are Multiple Providers, Suez Recycling and Recovery Limited, Kier Transportation Limited. The top five suppliers together hold 72% of contract value.
What does Somerset Council buy from suppliers?
Somerset Council's procurement is concentrated in social work services, refuse disposal and treatment, construction work for pipelines, communication and power lines, for highways, roads, airfields and railways; flatwork, alongside specialist categories. See the full CPV breakdown below.
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What's the typical response window for Somerset Council tenders?
Somerset Council typically gives suppliers a median of 28 days to respond (average 158 days). Standard contract duration is around 26 months.
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Sources & methodology
How this profile is compiled
Analysed by ENKII · Updated 2026-07-30
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