Top suppliers
Top suppliers to Southend City Council
Top-five suppliers hold 79% of contract value — a concentrated market.
Procurement categories
What Southend City Council buys
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV) breakdown of contracts awarded over the reporting period.
454480328509439042Recent contracts
Latest Southend City Council contracts awarded
The most recently published award notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
M2526-09 - T.V. AERIAL MAINTENANCE
Crystal Electronics · 2026-01-26
£174K
SCC - Refurbishments to Play Areas in Multiple Parks within the City of Southend on Sea
PVR contracting Ltd · 2025-10-19
£798K
M2526-12 - Stairlift, Step-lift and Homelift Service & Maintenance Contract
Mountfield Services · 2025-10-14
£60K
Provision of CCTV Maintenance Services
Taylor Woodrow Infrastructure Limited · 2025-02-17
£727K
Project 1862 - Civic 2 Demolition
Tru Demolition Ltd · 2025-02-10
£105K
SCC TC13 Water Management Services to Public Buildings and Delegated Properties within the City of Southend on Sea
Northumbrian Water Limited · 2025-02-03
£780K
Project 1861 - Solar Panel Installation at Shoebury Leisure Centre
Electech Essex Limited · 2024-12-04
£35K
Project 1836 - Beecroft Art Gallery - Museum Collection Store
A W Hardy & Co. Limited · 2024-11-26
£145K
SCC - Final Design and Construction of the New Area Resource Building at Blenheim Primary School, Southend on Sea
A W Hardy & Co. Limited · 2024-11-11
£734K
M2425-06 - Christchurch Court Complete Block Drainage Replacement
Kieran Lucas Contractors Limited · 2024-10-06
£47K
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Contracts expiring in the next 12 months
When these contracts end, Southend City Council typically re-tenders. SMEs preparing bids 3-6 months ahead win disproportionately often.
Provision of Ad-Hoc Community Safety Patrolling Resource Service within the City of Southend-on-Sea
Expires: 2026-09-24
£700K
SCC BSTC001 - Servicing and Maintenance of Building Management System, Lightning Protection and Fall Protection Equipment
Expires: 2027-05-31
£160K
SSC - BSTC002 - Inspection, Servicing and Maintenance of Drains and Pumps, Fire Fighting Equipment, Fire Suppression Systems and Security Systems
Expires: 2027-07-31
£1.2M
Healthy Lifestyles Services
Expires: 2027-08-31
£3.2M
Market analysis
Bidding into Southend City Council — what to expect
Supplier concentration and timing patterns that shape SME bid strategy.
85%
Awards to SMEs
79%
Top-5 supplier share
0%
Framework call-offs
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Awards to social enterprises
Around 85% of Southend City Council’s classified awards go to small and medium-sized enterprises.
Frequently asked
Common questions about selling to Southend City Council
How much does Southend City Council spend on procurement?
Southend City Council awarded 29 contracts totalling £13.8M between 2023-09-15 and 2026-09-15, working with 20 unique suppliers. Average contract value is £475K.
Who are Southend City Council's top suppliers?
The largest suppliers to Southend City Council by total award value are Auburn Group, Everyone Health Limited, Blake Contractors Ltd. The top five suppliers together hold 79% of contract value.
What does Southend City Council buy from suppliers?
Southend City Council's procurement is concentrated in construction work, construction structures and materials; auxiliary products to construction (except electric apparatus), education and training services, 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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