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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: 2023-06-17 to 2026-06-17Updated 2026-06-17

£502.7M

Total spend

417

Contract awards

221

Unique suppliers

£1.4M

Avg contract

According to ENKII, South Ayrshire Council has awarded 417 contracts worth £502.7M to 221 suppliers between 2023-06-17 and 2026-06-17, at an average contract value of £1.4M, 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
NHS Ayrshire & Arran10£2.9M
Unity Enterprise3£2.8M
Ayrshire Refrigeration Ltd.2£2.8M

Procurement categories

What South Ayrshire Council buys

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

85310000

85310000
42 awards£132.2M

90510000

90510000
7 awards£126.0M

85320000

85320000
9 awards£69.3M

45210000

45210000
25 awards£52.7M

71310000

71310000
40 awards£22.5M

66510000

66510000
13 awards£18.1M

80110000

80110000
1 awards£12.8M

60120000

60120000
1 awards£8.3M

70330000

70330000
5 awards£5.3M

85140000

85140000
15 awards£4.9M

44210000

44210000
4 awards£4.5M

50110000

50110000
2 awards£4.1M

72260000

72260000
20 awards£3.8M

72220000

72220000
17 awards£3.4M

45330000

45330000
2 awards£2.8M

34920000

34920000
18 awards£2.4M

45450000

45450000
3 awards£1.9M

34130000

34130000
2 awards£1.9M

45110000

45110000
6 awards£1.6M

34140000

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.

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

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

Orbit performance Limited · 2026-05-18

£17K

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

James A Cuthbertson Ltd · 2026-05-18

£81K

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

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

South Ayrshire Employment Land Audit and Employment Land Review

Ryden LLP · 2026-04-24

£33K

Electricity Metering Maintenance & Data Services

IMSERV Europe Ltd · 2026-04-24

£49K

Supply and Maintenance of Weighbridge Software

Weightron Bilanciai · 2026-04-24

£9K

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

Blue Triangle · 2026-04-23

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

Health Is One Ltd · 2026-04-23

Appointment of a Food Village Manager for the International Ayr Show – Festival of Flight 2026

Chris Ruddy · 2026-04-20

£15K

Provision of a Safety Manager for the International Ayr Show – Festival of Flight 2026

MSLG Safety Consultants Limited · 2026-04-20

£37K

Review of South Ayrshire Council’s Housing Allocations Policy

Arneil Johnston · 2026-04-14

£17K

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Open opportunities

Open South Ayrshire Council tenders

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

Provision of Media Advertising Services

Deadline: 2026-06-19

Provision of Media Advertising Services

Deadline: 2026-06-19

Provision of a Recovery College

Deadline: 2026-06-26

Provision of a Recovery College

Deadline: 2026-06-26

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

Treatment of Residual & Bulky Waste

Measured Term Contract (MTC) for Planned & Reactive Servicing & Maintenance to Gas, Oil, Biomass, LPG Boilers inc Associated Parts

PIN - Provision of Banking and Merchant Services

Measured Term Contract (MTC) for Planned & Reactive Servicing & Maintenance to Gas, Oil, Biomass, LPG Boilers inc Associated Parts

PIN - Provision of Banking and Merchant Services

Provision of a Leisure Management System

Provision of a Leisure Management System

Provision of an Independent Advocacy Service for Adults

Provision of an Independent Advocacy Service for Adults

Provision of a Recovery College

Provision of an Independent Advocacy Service for Adults

Provision of a Recovery College

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

171d

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 417 contracts totalling £502.7M between 2023-06-17 and 2026-06-17, working with 221 unique suppliers. Average contract value is £1.4M.

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 85310000, 90510000, 85320000, alongside specialist categories. See the full CPV breakdown below.

How can my business bid for South Ayrshire Council contracts?

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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 171 days). Standard contract duration is around 0 months.

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Sources & methodology

How this profile is compiled

Analysed by ENKII · Updated 2026-06-17

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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