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UK GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT

Public-sector buyer · United Kingdom

Southend-on-Sea City Council

Southend-on-Sea 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: 2023-09-15 to 2026-09-15Updated 2026-09-15

£21.2M

Total spend

166

Contract awards

118

Unique suppliers

£189K

Avg contract

According to ENKII, Southend-on-Sea City Council has awarded 166 contracts worth £21.2M to 118 suppliers between 2023-09-15 and 2026-09-15, at an average contract value of £189K, with the top five suppliers holding 64% of contract value.

Top suppliers

Top suppliers to Southend-on-Sea City Council

Top-five suppliers hold 64% of contract value — a concentrated market.

SupplierAwardsTotal value
Kensa Contracting Limited1£7.2M
YUNEX LIMITED1£3.0M
STEPHENSONS OF ESSEX LIMITED1£1.8M
R & A MECHANICAL SERVICES LTD11£924K
EDMUNDS DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION LTD12£651K
Harrison Catering Services Limited1£542K
Cable Test Limited1£462K
CARETECH UK LIMITED1£450K
Christopher's Cottage - SEN TRUST SOUTHEND2£427K
SOUTHEND ASSOCIATION OF VOLUNTARY SERVICES3£395K
PELL FRISCHMANN CONSULTANTS LIMITED3£308K
NEWHAVEN CARE LIMITED2£239K
SANCTUARY HOUSING ASSOCIATION1£230K
SWARCO UK & IRELAND LTD3£185K
MOBILITY SOLUTIONS (SOUTH) LTD1£179K
INTEGRITY PRINT LIMITED1£179K
VOLUNTEERING MATTERS1£153K
RUSKINS TREES & SOIL BIOLOGY LTD1£150K
TILE HILL INTERIM & EXECUTIVE LIMITED1£150K
MT BUILD LTD1£126K

Procurement categories

What Southend-on-Sea City Council buys

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

Health and social work services

85
11 awards£246K

Construction work

45
3 awards£7.2M

Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

79
1 award£0

Repair and maintenance services

50
1 award£462K

Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

71
1 award£0

Recent contracts

Latest Southend-on-Sea City Council contracts awarded

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

Unit 8 - Light Refurbishment

BARLING PROPERTY SERVICES LIMITED · 2026-09-09

£33K

Rough Sleeping Rapid Assessment Hub & Outreach / InReach Service

HOMELESS ACTION RESOURCE PROJECT · 2026-09-08

Installation of Festoon Lighting along Southend Pier

RE-GEN (M&E SERVICES) LTD · 2026-08-27

£39K

Transitional Supported Housing

HOME GROUP LIMITED · 2026-08-24

£51K

Better Queensway - Housing Design

CIVIC ENGINEERS LIMITED · 2026-08-23

£74K

Westcliff Adult Community Centre Boiler Replacement

R & A MECHANICAL SERVICES LTD · 2026-08-23

£72K

Better Queensway - Housing Consultancy Support

31TEN CONSULTING LIMITED · 2026-08-23

£58K

My City System - traffic signal management

SWARCO UK & IRELAND LTD · 2026-08-18

£65K

St Christophers School

Christopher's Cottage - SEN TRUST SOUTHEND · 2026-08-17

Cambridge Road Best Centre Decoration

EDMUNDS DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION LTD · 2026-08-03

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Open opportunities

Open Southend-on-Sea City Council tenders

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

Holiday, Activities and Food (HAF) Programme - Round 4

Deadline: 2026-09-25

Dynamic Market for Direct Payment Payroll and Managed Account Services

Deadline: 2026-12-01

Pipeline

Contracts expiring in the next 12 months

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

Westcliff Adult Community Centre Boiler Replacement

Expires: 2026-09-15

£72K

Interim Contract for Asset Manager for the Victoria Centre

Expires: 2026-09-30

Better Queensway - Housing Design

Expires: 2026-10-18

£74K

Installation of Festoon Lighting along Southend Pier

Expires: 2026-10-23

£39K

Unit 8 - Light Refurbishment

Expires: 2026-11-06

£33K

Parks and Open Spaces Fuel Requirement 2025

Expires: 2026-12-09

£70K

Head of Service Recruitment

Expires: 2026-12-16

£150K

Accredited Commissioning training

Expires: 2026-12-31

£30K

Better Queensway - Housing Consultancy Support

Expires: 2026-12-31

£58K

Strategic Planning - Local Plan Strategic Modelling

Expires: 2027-01-01

£110K

Market analysis

Bidding into Southend-on-Sea City Council — what to expect

Supplier concentration and timing patterns that shape SME bid strategy.

80%

Awards to SMEs

64%

Top-5 supplier share

0%

Framework call-offs

13

Awards to social enterprises

Around 80% of Southend-on-Sea City Council’s classified awards go to small and medium-sized enterprises, and 13 have gone to voluntary, community or social enterprises.

Frequently asked

Common questions about selling to Southend-on-Sea City Council

How much does Southend-on-Sea City Council spend on procurement?

Southend-on-Sea City Council awarded 166 contracts totalling £21.2M between 2023-09-15 and 2026-09-15, working with 118 unique suppliers. Average contract value is £189K.

Who are Southend-on-Sea City Council's top suppliers?

The largest suppliers to Southend-on-Sea City Council by total award value are Kensa Contracting Limited, YUNEX LIMITED, STEPHENSONS OF ESSEX LIMITED. The top five suppliers together hold 64% of contract value.

What does Southend-on-Sea City Council buy from suppliers?

Southend-on-Sea City Council's procurement is concentrated in health and social work services, construction work, business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security, 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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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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