Top suppliers
Top suppliers to Southampton City Council
Top-five suppliers hold 89% of contract value — a concentrated market.
Procurement categories
What Southampton City Council buys
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV) breakdown of contracts awarded over the reporting period.
6085454879717266300980325031344342759044033963981522773733Recent contracts
Latest Southampton City Council contracts awarded
The most recently published award notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
First Aid Training/Qualifications for SCC staff
St John Ambulance · 2026-09-09
Employee Benefits Platform for SCC employees.
SME HCI Ltd (trading as Perkbox) · 2026-09-01
SCC-202627-0012
Aspire Procurement Training Ltd · 2026-08-25
Structural earth retaining wall and assoc' works
SCHOFIELD GROUNDWORKS LIMITED · 2026-08-24
Sturminster House Decent Neighbourhoods Project
3 COUNTIES CIVIL ENGINEERING LIMITED · 2026-08-16
Montague Avenue - R4
SCHOFIELD GROUNDWORKS LIMITED · 2026-08-12
Mayflower Play Area
KOMPAN LIMITED · 2026-07-20
Mayflower Park Demolition
SCHOFIELD GROUNDWORKS LIMITED · 2026-07-19
Threefield Play Area refurbishment
Kompan Ltd · 2026-07-16
Exec Recruitment - HSCCA
GATENBYSANDERSON LIMITED · 2026-07-12
£30K
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Open Southampton City Council tenders
Tenders currently inviting bids. SMEs can respond via the official tender portal.
DPS for Design, Print and Related Services
Deadline: 2026-11-16
£700K
DPS for Home to School Transport
Deadline: 2028-08-23
£25.0M
Innovative Platform for Home Based Services
Deadline: 2043-06-04
£946.0M
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.
Moving and Positioning Training
Expires: 2026-09-23
£66K
AVC Wise\ My Money Matters Salary Sacrifice
Expires: 2026-09-30
Carers Support Service
Expires: 2026-09-30
£375K
School Appeals Management Software and Portals
Expires: 2026-10-30
Exec Recruitment - HSCCA
Expires: 2026-11-12
£30K
DPS for Design, Print and Related Services
Expires: 2026-11-16
Heritage Repairs Project: Client-side Property Consultancy Services (Programme Manager, Specialist Design Services, Project/Contract Management)
Expires: 2026-12-02
External improvement works identified at Tarant Road
Expires: 2026-12-21
Recruitment System Contract Renewal
Expires: 2026-12-31
Water Quality (Legionella) servicing and maintenance
Expires: 2026-12-31
£233K
Market analysis
Bidding into Southampton City Council — what to expect
Supplier concentration and timing patterns that shape SME bid strategy.
59%
Awards to SMEs
89%
Top-5 supplier share
29%
Framework call-offs
56
Awards to social enterprises
Around 59% of Southampton City Council’s classified awards go to small and medium-sized enterprises, and 56 have gone to voluntary, community or social enterprises. Around 29%of awards are call-offs from framework agreements — getting onto the right framework matters as much as the bid itself here.
Frequently asked
Common questions about selling to Southampton City Council
How much does Southampton City Council spend on procurement?
Southampton City Council awarded 289 contracts totalling £96.1M between 2023-09-15 and 2026-09-15, working with 214 unique suppliers. Average contract value is £807K.
Who are Southampton City Council's top suppliers?
The largest suppliers to Southampton City Council by total award value are Trident Maintenance Services Ltd, Solent NHS Trust, CLC Contractors Limited. The top five suppliers together hold 89% of contract value.
What does Southampton City Council buy from suppliers?
Southampton City Council's procurement is concentrated in transport services (excl. waste transport), health and social work services, construction work, alongside specialist categories. See the full CPV breakdown below.
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Sources & methodology
How this profile is compiled
Analysed by ENKII · Updated 2026-09-15
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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