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UK GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT

Public-sector buyer · United Kingdom

South Ayrshire Council

South Ayrshire 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: 2023-07-31 to 2026-07-31Updated 2026-07-31

£500.3M

Total spend

394

Contract awards

213

Unique suppliers

£1.5M

Avg contract

According to ENKII, South Ayrshire Council has awarded 394 contracts worth £500.3M to 213 suppliers between 2023-07-31 and 2026-07-31, at an average contract value of £1.5M, with the top five suppliers holding 66% of contract value.

Top suppliers

Top suppliers to South Ayrshire Council

Top-five suppliers hold 66% of contract value — a concentrated market.

SupplierAwardsTotal value
Biffa Waste Services Limited1£126.0M
Ayrshire Care Solutions2£74.0M
Quarriers2£67.5M
Oncall Care Service Ltd1£37.0M
McTaggart Construction8£27.9M
Busy Bees Nurseries Ayr2£25.6M
British Gas Social Housing Ltd trading as PH Jones5£14.7M
Ailsa Building Contractors Limited1£11.0M
Protector Insurance1£10.1M
1 Alba Cabs Limited1£8.3M
CK contracts Ltd2£8.0M
Risk Management Partners Ltd4£7.6M
MOTUS Commercials9£5.6M
Access Solutions (Scaffolding Contracts) Ltd3£4.5M
Ayr Housing Aid Centre SCIO2£4.3M
McGregor Projects Ltd4£4.2M
Tony Patterson Sportsgrounds3£3.8M
Unity Enterprise3£2.8M
Ayrshire Refrigeration Ltd.2£2.8M
Softcat Plc10£2.6M

Procurement categories

What South Ayrshire Council buys

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

Social work services

85310000
42 awards£132.2M

Refuse disposal and treatment

90510000
7 awards£126.0M

Social services

85320000
9 awards£69.3M

Building construction work

45210000
26 awards£52.9M

Consultative engineering and construction services

71310000
34 awards£22.1M

Insurance services

66510000
13 awards£18.1M

Pre-school education services

80110000
1 award£12.8M

Taxi services

60120000
1 award£8.3M

Property management services of real estate on a fee or contract basis

70330000
5 awards£5.3M

Structures and parts of structures

44210000
4 awards£4.5M

Software-related services

72260000
21 awards£4.4M

Repair and maintenance services of motor vehicles and associated equipment

50110000
2 awards£4.1M

Miscellaneous health services

85140000
11 awards£3.5M

Systems and technical consultancy services

72220000
17 awards£3.4M

Plumbing and sanitary works

45330000
2 awards£2.8M

Road equipment

34920000
18 awards£2.4M

Other building completion work

45450000
3 awards£1.9M

Motor vehicles for the transport of goods

34130000
2 awards£1.9M

Building demolition and wrecking work and earthmoving work

45110000
6 awards£1.6M

Heavy-duty motor vehicles

34140000
9 awards£1.6M

Recent contracts

Latest South Ayrshire Council contracts awarded

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

Re-opening of the South Ayrshire Local Employability Partnership (SALEP) Trusted Partner Flexible Framework Agreement (FFA)

Crystal Pathways Ltd · 2026-07-30

£280K

Girvan Primary School New Build - Supervisor and Inspection Services

Currie & Brown UK Limited · 2026-06-30

£250K

Provision of Microsoft Agreement for Azure hosting

Softcat Plc · 2026-06-30

£599K

SIP Provision For Telephony Services

Gamma Network Solutions · 2026-06-02

£300K

Relocation & Conservation of the Poet & Scholar Sculpture

Graciela Ainsworth Sculpture Conservation · 2026-05-18

£31K

Supply, Delivery, Installation and Maintenance of Compactor Units at Girvan Household Waste Recycling Centre

James A Cuthbertson Ltd · 2026-05-18

£81K

Appointment of a Flying Display Director for the International Ayr Show – Festival of Flight 2026

Orbit performance Limited · 2026-05-18

£17K

Supply, Implementation, Support & Maintenance of a Social Care Case Management System

Access UK Limited · 2026-05-15

£905K

Award of CE-29-26-B6 - Provision of a Self Harm Support Service

Penumbra · 2026-05-15

Supply, Implementation, Support & Maintenance of a Social Care Case Management System

Access UK Limited · 2026-05-15

£905K

Provision of speech and language therapy

NHS Ayrshire & Arran · 2026-04-30

£472K

Supply of an HGV Road Sweeper with Operator

Wm Hamilton & Sons Limited · 2026-04-30

£170K

Provision of speech and language therapy

NHS Ayrshire & Arran · 2026-04-30

£472K

Supply and Maintenance of Weighbridge Software

Weightron Bilanciai · 2026-04-24

£9K

Play Sufficiency Assessment

Ironside Farrar · 2026-04-24

£23K

Provision of Prepaid Card Accounts

Prepaid Financial Services (Trading as EML Payments) · 2026-04-24

£27K

Electricity Metering Maintenance & Data Services

IMSERV Europe Ltd · 2026-04-24

£49K

South Ayrshire Employment Land Audit and Employment Land Review

Ryden LLP · 2026-04-24

£33K

Award of CE-23-26-B6 Provision of a Bespoke Primary Intervention Service

Health Is One Ltd · 2026-04-23

Award of CE-22-26-B6 Provision of a Temporary Accommodation and Support Service

Blue Triangle · 2026-04-23

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Open South Ayrshire Council tenders

Tenders currently inviting bids. SMEs can respond via the official tender portal.

CE-176-23 - PROVISION OF FUNDED EARLY LEARNING AND CHILDCARE (ELC) PLACES

Deadline: 2027-08-16

CE-176-23 - PROVISION OF FUNDED EARLY LEARNING AND CHILDCARE (ELC) PLACES

Deadline: 2027-08-16

CE-176-23 - PROVISION OF FUNDED EARLY LEARNING AND CHILDCARE (ELC) PLACES

Deadline: 2027-08-16

CE-176-23 - PROVISION OF FUNDED EARLY LEARNING AND CHILDCARE (ELC) PLACES

Deadline: 2027-08-16

CE-48-24 PROVISION OF SITE CREW & EQUIPMENT FOR THE INTERNATIONAL AYR SHOW, LOW GREEN, AYR

CE-52-24 TECHNICAL SITE PROVISION FOR THE INTERNATIONAL AYR SHOW, LOW GREEN, AYR

CE-51-24 - PROVISION & ERECTION OF MARQUEES FOR THE INTERNATIONAL AYR SHOW, LOW GREEN, AYR

Pan-Ayrshire Occupational Health Services

CE-58-23 - Early Supplier Payment Discount Scheme

CE-202-23 - Security Maturity Assessment

Provision of Refuge and Outreach Support for Women and Children Experiencing Domestic Abuse

Provision of Refuge and Outreach Support for Women and Children Experiencing Domestic Abuse

CE-202-23 - Security Maturity Assessment

CE-202-23 - Security Maturity Assessment

Provision of Refuge and Outreach Support for Women and Children Experiencing Domestic Abuse

Treatment of Residual & Bulky Waste

Process Automation

Process Automation

Process Automation

Process Automation

Market analysis

Bidding into South Ayrshire Council — what to expect

Supplier concentration and timing patterns that shape SME bid strategy.

66%

Top-5 supplier share

175d

Avg response window

34d

Median response window

Avg contract duration

Frequently asked

Common questions about selling to South Ayrshire Council

How much does South Ayrshire Council spend on procurement?

South Ayrshire Council awarded 394 contracts totalling £500.3M between 2023-07-31 and 2026-07-31, working with 213 unique suppliers. Average contract value is £1.5M.

Who are South Ayrshire Council's top suppliers?

The largest suppliers to South Ayrshire Council by total award value are Biffa Waste Services Limited, Ayrshire Care Solutions, Quarriers. The top five suppliers together hold 66% of contract value.

What does South Ayrshire Council buy from suppliers?

South Ayrshire Council's procurement is concentrated in social work services, refuse disposal and treatment, social services, alongside specialist categories. See the full CPV breakdown below.

How can my business bid for South Ayrshire Council contracts?

South Ayrshire Council publishes open tenders on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder. ENKII matches your business against live tenders, identifies certifications you'll need, and surfaces frameworks worth applying to. Free Readiness Score in 3 minutes.

What's the typical response window for South Ayrshire Council tenders?

South Ayrshire Council typically gives suppliers a median of 34 days to respond (average 175 days). Standard contract duration is around 0 months.

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Sources & methodology

How this profile is compiled

Analysed by ENKII · Updated 2026-07-31

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
  • · Spend Network
Full methodology — calculations, refresh cadence & caveats

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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