Top suppliers
Top suppliers to Southampton City Council
Top-five suppliers hold 70% 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.
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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 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
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