Top suppliers
Top suppliers to Southend-on-Sea City Council
Top-five suppliers hold 91% of contract value — a concentrated market.
Procurement categories
What Southend-on-Sea City Council buys
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV) breakdown of contracts awarded over the reporting period.
45854871347930506672327580904244700938609803162231333943556365737792Recent contracts
Latest Southend-on-Sea City Council contracts awarded
The most recently published award notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
Southend on Sea City Council Civic Centre Lifts A, B & C Re-Roping
LIFT SPECIALISTS LIMITED · 2026-11-05
£39K
TC14L2 - Responsive Electrical Repairs and Maintenance Services for Public Buildings within the City of Southend- on-Sea
HOUGHTON & SON LIMITED · 2026-10-30
£500K
Provision of Pre-Paid Cards
Prepaid Financial Services Limited · 2026-10-29
£133K
Feasibility study and proposal to launch in house childrens homes
TILE HILL INTERIM & EXECUTIVE LIMITED · 2026-10-22
£45K
Equipment Service Management System via GCA RM1557.14 G-Cloud 14 Lot 2 Cloud Software
CSS EUROPE LIMITED · 2026-10-20
£137K
Milton Hall Primary School - Roof Replacement and Repair
EDMUNDS DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION LTD · 2026-10-13
£44K
Civic Centre Council Chamber Microphone Replacement
VP-AV Limited · 2026-10-04
£104K
Prj 1949 - Civic Centre Floor 7 LED Replacement of Light Fittings (Call-Off from TC-14 framework)
MDE Power Ltd · 2026-10-04
£32K
Asset Manager for Victoria Centre
RIVINGTONHARK LIMITED · 2026-09-29
£50K
Unit 8 - Light Refurbishment
BARLING PROPERTY SERVICES LIMITED · 2026-09-09
£33K
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planned procurements
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6
frameworks running
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Market analysis
Bidding into Southend-on-Sea City Council — what to expect
Supplier concentration and timing patterns that shape SME bid strategy.
61%
Awards to SMEs
91%
Top-5 supplier share
15%
Framework call-offs
39
Awards to social enterprises
Around 61% of Southend-on-Sea City Council’s classified awards go to small and medium-sized enterprises, and 39 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 251 contracts totalling £446.0M between 2023-11-08 and 2026-11-08, working with 178 unique suppliers. Average contract value is £1.9M.
Who are Southend-on-Sea City Council's top suppliers?
The largest suppliers to Southend-on-Sea City Council by total award value are SUEZ RECYCLING AND RECOVERY UK LTD, The Forward Trust, Southend Care Ltd. The top five suppliers together hold 91% of contract value.
What does Southend-on-Sea City Council buy from suppliers?
Southend-on-Sea City Council's procurement is concentrated in construction work, health and social work services, software package and information systems, alongside specialist categories. See the full CPV breakdown below.
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SECTOR
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How this profile is compiled
Analysed by ENKII · Updated 2026-11-08
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.
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