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UK GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT

Public-sector buyer · United Kingdom

Southampton City Council

Southampton City 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

£1.8bn

Total spend

375

Contract awards

247

Unique suppliers

£5.1M

Avg contract

According to ENKII, Southampton City Council has awarded 375 contracts worth £1.8bn to 247 suppliers between 2023-07-31 and 2026-07-31, at an average contract value of £5.1M, with the top five suppliers holding 70% of contract value.

Top suppliers

Top suppliers to Southampton City Council

Top-five suppliers hold 70% of contract value — a concentrated market.

SupplierAwardsTotal value
Audagio Services Limited T/A Bluebird Care (New Forest & Sou1£946.0M
Trident Maintenance Services Ltd3£114.0M
Millbrook Healthcare Ltd2£78.0M
Balfour Beatty Civil Engineering Limited (BBCE)1£60.0M
Comensura Limited3£55.0M
BH Live3£45.0M
CLC Contractors Limited5£37.0M
Solent NHS Trust3£32.1M
C.L.C. CONTRACTORS LIMITED3£31.1M
Society of St James1£30.3M
URBAN FOX NETWORKS (UK) LIMITED1£30.0M
Care Quality Services Limited2£22.6M
NPOWER COMMERCIAL GAS LIMITED1£20.0M
TOTALENERGIES GAS & POWER LIMITED1£20.0M
IFI Group Ltd1£18.0M
BH LIVE1£15.0M
Corrigenda Ltd2£13.1M
PwC (PricewaterhouseCoopers)1£10.9M
Added Security Technology Ltd3£10.7M
ABP Associates Ltd1£10.0M

Procurement categories

What Southampton City Council buys

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

Social work services

85310000
22 awards£990.8M

Social services

85320000
19 awards£150.1M

Roof works and other special trade construction works

45260000
10 awards£112.6M

Construction work for pipelines, communication and power lines, for highways, roads, airfields and railways; flatwork

45230000
6 awards£67.2M

Sports facilities operation services

92610000
6 awards£60.0M

Supply services of personnel including temporary staff

79620000
9 awards£55.4M

Fencing, railing and safety equipment installation work

45340000
2 awards£30.0M

Ballasts for discharge lamps or tubes

31150000
1 award£30.0M

Other building completion work

45450000
1 award£30.0M

Gaseous fuels

09120000
1 award£20.0M

Electricity

09310000
1 award£20.0M

Fire-brigade and rescue services

75250000
1 award£18.0M

Asbestos removal services

90650000
2 awards£17.0M

Repair and maintenance services of electrical and mechanical building installations

50710000
2 awards£16.5M

Business and management consultancy services

79410000
15 awards£15.2M

Building demolition and wrecking work and earthmoving work

45110000
7 awards£12.3M

Builders' joinery

44220000
3 awards£10.7M

Software-related services

72260000
17 awards£10.1M

Lift-maintenance services

50750000
2 awards£6.4M

Consultative engineering and construction services

71310000
32 awards£6.3M

Recent contracts

Latest Southampton City Council contracts awarded

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

HOLYROOD REPLACEMENT WORKS (HEAT EFFICIENCY SCHEME) - SCC-SMS-0585

CLC Contractors Limited · 2026-07-30

£7.0M

Millbrook Roundabout Green Columns Maintenance

SCOTSCAPE SMARTSCAPE LIMITED · 2026-07-29

£41K

Tree Surgery Works

RICHARD HALL LIMITED · 2026-07-23

£125K

Affordable Housing Framework Mini Tender 2 - Plots 2 & 9 Townhill Park Estate

Sovereign Housing Association Limited · 2026-07-10

SCC-SMS-0906 Affordable Housing Framework Mini Tender 3 - Plots 10 & Hare & Hounds Site

Sovereign Housing Association Limited · 2026-07-10

Southampton Smokefree Service

ICE Creates Ltd · 2026-07-02

£3.4M

Leadership & Organisational Design and Development Programme

Heroes and Stardust · 2026-06-29

£108K

Operator Connect Provision

Gamma Telecom Ltd · 2026-06-05

£191K

Team Leader Level 3 and Operations Manager Level 5 apprenticeships

Instep UK Limited · 2026-06-05

£320K

Electric Vehicle Charge Point Concession Contract Southampton City Council

URBAN FOX NETWORKS (UK) LIMITED · 2026-06-04

£30.0M

Armstrong Court Trees & Planters

SCHOFIELD GROUNDWORKS LIMITED · 2026-05-20

£43K

Penna contract for the recruitment of an HRDirector

PENNA PLC · 2026-05-15

£116K

Low Spend Platform

Unite Procurement UK Ltd · 2026-05-15

£2.0M

Chief Finance Officer

TILE HILL INTERIM & EXECUTIVE LIMITED · 2026-05-15

£180K

Low Spend Platform

Unite Procurement UK Ltd · 2026-05-15

£2.0M

Technical Advisory Services - Term Service Overaching Delivery Agreement

Perfect Circle JV Ltd · 2026-04-29

£6.3M

Provision of Electoral Consultancy Services

AEA · 2026-04-28

£70K

Ovington Court

SCHOFIELD GROUNDWORKS LIMITED · 2026-04-23

£28K

Cluster Model Quality Assurance Tool

Global Equality Ltd · 2026-04-17

£50K

Sturminster House MUGA

SCHOFIELD GROUNDWORKS LIMITED · 2026-04-10

£34K

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Open opportunities

Open Southampton City Council tenders

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

Southampton EIP Market Engagement Workshops

Deadline: 2029-02-01

£0

Innovative Platform for Home Based Services

Deadline: 2043-05-17

Innovative Platform for Home Based Services

Deadline: 2043-06-04

£946.0M

Innovative Platform for Home Based Services

Deadline: 2043-06-04

Innovative Platform for Home Based Services

Deadline: 2043-06-04

Innovative Platform for Home Based Services

Deadline: 2043-06-04

£946.0M

Southampton Early Advice and Support (SEAS) service

Managed Service for building materials

£3.1M

St George´s Expansion (Phase 2) - Works

Southampton Mental Health Recovery Service

Southampton Early Access and Support (SEAS) Services

£23.0M

Southampton Mental Health Recovery Service

£1.4M

International Way and Thornhill Works

Breastfeeding Support Service for Southampton

Respite- Residential Provision for Adults with Learning Disabilities Living in Southampton

Respite- Residential Provision for Adults with Learning Disabilities Living in Southampton

Respite- Residential Provision for Adults with Learning Disabilities Living in Southampton

Respite- Residential Provision for Adults with Learning Disabilities Living in Southampton

Respite- Residential Provision for Adults with Learning Disabilities Living in Southampton

Provision of an advice service helping households at risk of fuel poverty

Pipeline

Contracts expiring in the next 12 months

When these contracts end, Southampton City Council typically re-tenders. SMEs preparing bids 3-6 months ahead win disproportionately often.

Home to School MC425

Expires: 2026-07-31

£89

Home to School MC427

Expires: 2026-07-31

£25K

Home to School MC425

Expires: 2026-07-31

£31K

Outdoor Sports Centre Development - (Client Side) PM Appointment (RIBA Stages 3-6)

Expires: 2026-08-10

£578K

Tenant Satisfaction Measures

Expires: 2026-08-13

£60K

Social Workers Level 6

Expires: 2026-08-31

£690K

Mobile Voice & Data Services

Expires: 2026-09-06

£146K

Moving and Positioning Training

Expires: 2026-09-23

£66K

Warden Call Replacement Works (New Digital Installations)

Expires: 2026-09-30

£2.2M

AVC Wise\ My Money Matters Salary Sacrifice

Expires: 2026-09-30

£60K

Carers Support Service

Expires: 2026-09-30

£375K

School Appeals Management Software and Portals

Expires: 2026-10-30

£32K

DPS for Design, Print and Related Services

Expires: 2026-11-16

£140K

Heritage Repairs Project: Client-side Property Consultancy Services (Programme Manager, Specialist Design Services, Project/Contract Management)

Expires: 2026-12-02

£1.3M

HOLYROOD REPLACEMENT WORKS (HEAT EFFICIENCY SCHEME)

Expires: 2026-12-31

£1.1M

Water Quality (Legionella) servicing and maintenance

Expires: 2026-12-31

£233K

Recruitment System Contract Renewal

Expires: 2026-12-31

£43K

Desktop Refresh

Expires: 2027-01-13

£200K

Source to contract system

Expires: 2027-01-30

£34K

Print Management System

Expires: 2027-02-28

£200K

Minor Works - highways projects

Expires: 2027-03-24

£26K

Ovington Court

Expires: 2027-03-24

£28K

Citrix license renewal

Expires: 2027-03-28

£74K

SYPOL CMS (COSHH Management System)

Expires: 2027-03-30

£32K

Sturminster House MUGA

Expires: 2027-03-30

£34K

Replacement for Project Online

Expires: 2027-03-31

£43K

Cluster Model Quality Assurance Tool

Expires: 2027-04-14

£50K

Think Learning Totara Learn with CourseMart

Expires: 2027-04-30

£147K

Implementation Partner for Mosaic Programme

Expires: 2027-05-31

£2.0M

Bill Payments

Expires: 2027-06-30

£123K

Prepaid Cards

Expires: 2027-06-30

£204K

Further Competition - Asset Development and Disposals Programme. Agency, Valuers and Consultancy

Expires: 2027-07-21

£500K

Enforcement Agents

Expires: 2027-07-22

£2.4M

Digital360 Licence, Hosting, Support and Maintenance

Expires: 2027-07-22

£433K

Market analysis

Bidding into Southampton City Council — what to expect

Supplier concentration and timing patterns that shape SME bid strategy.

70%

Top-5 supplier share

247d

Avg response window

28d

Median response window

26mo

Avg contract duration

Frequently asked

Common questions about selling to Southampton City Council

How much does Southampton City Council spend on procurement?

Southampton City Council awarded 375 contracts totalling £1.8bn between 2023-07-31 and 2026-07-31, working with 247 unique suppliers. Average contract value is £5.1M.

Who are Southampton City Council's top suppliers?

The largest suppliers to Southampton City Council by total award value are Audagio Services Limited T/A Bluebird Care (New Forest & Sou, Trident Maintenance Services Ltd, Millbrook Healthcare Ltd. The top five suppliers together hold 70% of contract value.

What does Southampton City Council buy from suppliers?

Southampton City Council's procurement is concentrated in social work services, social services, roof works and other special trade construction works, alongside specialist categories. See the full CPV breakdown below.

How can my business bid for Southampton City Council contracts?

Southampton City 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 Southampton City Council tenders?

Southampton City Council typically gives suppliers a median of 28 days to respond (average 247 days). Standard contract duration is around 26 months.

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Sources & methodology

How this profile is compiled

Analysed by ENKII · Updated 2026-07-31

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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