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St.Helens Council

St.Helens 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: 2023-11-08 to 2026-11-08Updated 2026-11-08

£87.6M

Total spend

182

Contract awards

139

Unique suppliers

£519K

Avg contract

According to ENKII, St.Helens Council has awarded 182 contracts worth £87.6M to 139 suppliers between 2023-11-08 and 2026-11-08, at an average contract value of £519K, with the top five suppliers holding 49% of contract value.

Top suppliers

Top suppliers to St.Helens Council

Top-five suppliers hold 49% of contract value — a concentrated market.

SupplierAwardsTotal value
Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust2£15.1M
ROBERTSON CONSTRUCTION NORTH WEST LIMITED1£12.5M
St Helens Carers Centre1£5.8M
INSPIRE CHILDRENS SERVICES LIMITED2£5.8M
J Hopkins (Contractors) Ltd5£3.9M
Huyton Asphalt Civils Ltd3£3.8M
The Compost Bag Company Ltd1£3.5M
Wave LTD1£3.0M
Arnold Clark Finance Ltd.1£3.0M
George Cox and Sons Ltd4£2.5M
COMMUNITY INTEGRATED CARE1£2.5M
Faun Zoeller (Uk) Limited1£1.8M
NEC Software Solutions UK Limited1£1.3M
The Childrens Home Company1£1.2M
Halton & St Helens Voluntary Community Action1£1.2M
N-COMPASS TOWARDS A BRIGHTER FUTURE LIMITED1£1.0M
Senate Group4£777K
George Cox & Sons6£743K
Virgin Media Business Limited2£651K
Treka Bus Limited1£647K

Procurement categories

What St.Helens Council buys

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

Construction work

45
67 awards£28.2M

Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation

34
25 awards£8.1M

Software package and information systems

48
18 awards£2.2M

Health and social work services

85
12 awards£31.3M

IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

72
8 awards£2.4M

Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

71
7 awards£756K

Construction structures and materials; auxiliary products to construction (except electric apparatus)

44
6 awards£1.7M

Industrial machinery

42
4 awards£209K

Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

90
4 awards£481K

Other community, social and personal services

98
4 awards£2.5M

Food, beverages, tobacco and related products

15
3 awards£327K

Agricultural machinery

16
2 awards£91K

Printed matter and related products

22
2 awards£724K

Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages

30
2 awards£200K

Musical instruments, sport goods, games, toys, handicraft, art materials and accessories

37
2 awards£200K

Repair and maintenance services

50
2 awards£185K

Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

60
2 awards£3.0M

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

79
2 awards£264K

Agricultural, farming, fishing, forestry and related products

03
1 award£28K

Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting

31
1 award£184K

Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment

32
1 award£594K

Machinery for mining, quarrying, construction equipment

43
1 award£45K

Installation services (except software)

51
1 award£162K

Postal and telecommunications services

64
1 award£197K

Public utilities

65
1 award£3.0M

Research and development services and related consultancy services

73
1 award£526K

Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services

77
1 award£32K

Recreational, cultural and sporting services

92
1 award£124K

Recent contracts

Latest St.Helens Council contracts awarded

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

Play Area Replacement at St Johns Open Space, Newton-le-Willows

KOMPAN Limited · 2026-10-20

£165K

The Orchard External Play Area

JOHN WADE GROUNDWORKS LIMITED · 2026-10-06

£148K

Peasley Cross Roundabout Active Travel Improvements

HUYTON ASPHALT CIVILS LTD · 2026-09-27

The Gamble - Main Works

ROBERTSON CONSTRUCTION NORTH WEST LIMITED · 2026-09-03

£12.5M

Boiler and Gas Servicing Contract

electrical & combustion (NW) · 2026-08-23

£153K

Healthy Hearts and Building Foundations

Saints Community Development Foundation · 2026-08-11

£60K

Bleak Hill Primary Roof/Fascia/Gutters

FULWOOD ROOFING SERVICES (NORTHERN) LIMITED · 2026-08-03

£50K

020871 - Broad Oak Primary School Structural

EFT CONSTRUCTION LIMITED · 2026-07-31

£75K

Sutton Oak Primary School Fire Doors

EFT CONSTRUCTION LIMITED · 2026-07-30

£25K

Garswood Primary School - Boiler Replacement

SENATE MECH LIMITED · 2026-07-30

£112K

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8

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Inviting bids today

30

contracts ending in 12 months

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18

planned procurements

Work this buyer has said it intends to tender

3

frameworks running

Routes to sell here without a full tender

5

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Market analysis

Bidding into St.Helens Council — what to expect

Supplier concentration and timing patterns that shape SME bid strategy.

60%

Awards to SMEs

49%

Top-5 supplier share

0%

Framework call-offs

11

Awards to social enterprises

Around 60% of St.Helens Council’s classified awards go to small and medium-sized enterprises, and 11 have gone to voluntary, community or social enterprises.

Frequently asked

Common questions about selling to St.Helens Council

How much does St.Helens Council spend on procurement?

St.Helens Council awarded 182 contracts totalling £87.6M between 2023-11-08 and 2026-11-08, working with 139 unique suppliers. Average contract value is £519K.

Who are St.Helens Council's top suppliers?

The largest suppliers to St.Helens Council by total award value are Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, ROBERTSON CONSTRUCTION NORTH WEST LIMITED, St Helens Carers Centre. The top five suppliers together hold 49% of contract value.

What does St.Helens Council buy from suppliers?

St.Helens Council's procurement is concentrated in construction work, transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation, software package and information systems, alongside specialist categories. See the full CPV breakdown below.

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Sources & methodology

How this profile is compiled

Analysed by ENKII · Updated 2026-11-08

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.

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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