Top suppliers
Top suppliers to Suffolk County Council
Top-five suppliers hold 62% of contract value — a concentrated market.
Procurement categories
What Suffolk County Council buys
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV) breakdown of contracts awarded over the reporting period.
808539905048667198796372Recent contracts
Latest Suffolk County Council contracts awarded
The most recently published award notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
Dual placement (2-bed) residential children's home for Suffolk children in care aged 12-17 years including those aged 17 years
CF SUPPORT SERVICES LIMITED · 2026-09-08
£3.5M
Village Hall Rain Garden Little Blakenham
Mixbrow Construction · 2026-08-09
Independent Travel Training
Essex County Council IPTU · 2026-08-09
£2.5M
Provision of Suffolk Adult Learning Service
REALISE FUTURES CIC · 2026-07-28
Individual Placement Support (Substance Misuse)
INTUITIVE THINKING SKILLS LTD · 2026-07-27
£1.1M
Recruitment of up to 13 FTE Locum Social Workers
LEADERS IN CARE RECRUITMENT LIMITED · 2026-07-26
£485K
Toxicology Service for HM Coroner for Suffolk
SHEFFIELD TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST · 2026-07-21
Suffolk Alternative Provision Tier One (Outreach) Service
RAEDWALD TRUST · 2026-07-19
£1.6M
Therapeutic support and mental health services for children in care
Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust · 2026-06-22
£2.8M
Consultancy Services Transport East
GRANT THORNTON UK ADVISORY & TAX LLP · 2026-06-19
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Open opportunities
Open Suffolk County Council tenders
Tenders currently inviting bids. SMEs can respond via the official tender portal.
Supply and Installation of two (2) Fire Behaviour Training Containers for Suffolk Fire and Rescue Service
Deadline: 2026-10-13
£120K
Extension of existing Dynamic Purchasing System of Suffolk Adult and Community Learning Services
Deadline: 2027-03-31
£7.3M
Extension of existing Alternative Education Rolling Select List
Deadline: 2027-07-31
£60.0M
Extension of existing Dynamic Purchasing System for the Supply of Passenger Transport Services
Deadline: 2029-02-23
£600.0M
Pipeline
Contracts expiring in the next 12 months
When these contracts end, Suffolk County Council typically re-tenders. SMEs preparing bids 3-6 months ahead win disproportionately often.
Norfolk and Suffolk Skills Bootcamps Wave 6 (2025/2026)
Expires: 2026-09-30
£379K
Norfolk and Suffolk Skills Bootcamps Wave 6 (2025/2026)
Expires: 2026-09-30
£149K
Norfolk and Suffolk Skills Bootcamps Wave 6 (2025/2026)
Expires: 2026-09-30
£368K
Norfolk and Suffolk Skills Bootcamps Wave 6 (2025/2026)
Expires: 2026-09-30
£450K
Norfolk and Suffolk Skills Bootcamps Wave 6 (2025/2026)
Expires: 2026-09-30
£33K
Norfolk and Suffolk Skills Bootcamps Wave 6 (2025/2026)
Expires: 2026-09-30
£126K
Norfolk and Suffolk Skills Bootcamps Wave 6 (2025/2026)
Expires: 2026-09-30
£101K
Norfolk and Suffolk Skills Bootcamps Wave 6 (2025/2026)
Expires: 2026-09-30
£250K
Norfolk and Suffolk Skills Bootcamps Wave 6 (2025/2026)
Expires: 2026-09-30
£103K
Norfolk and Suffolk Skills Bootcamps Wave 6 (2025/2026)
Expires: 2026-09-30
£157K
Market analysis
Bidding into Suffolk County Council — what to expect
Supplier concentration and timing patterns that shape SME bid strategy.
62%
Awards to SMEs
62%
Top-5 supplier share
0%
Framework call-offs
32
Awards to social enterprises
Around 62% of Suffolk County Council’s classified awards go to small and medium-sized enterprises, and 32 have gone to voluntary, community or social enterprises.
Frequently asked
Common questions about selling to Suffolk County Council
How much does Suffolk County Council spend on procurement?
Suffolk County Council awarded 140 contracts totalling £112.9M between 2023-09-15 and 2026-09-15, working with 123 unique suppliers. Average contract value is £1.2M.
Who are Suffolk County Council's top suppliers?
The largest suppliers to Suffolk County Council by total award value are Provide CIC, Cathena HealthCare Limited, ATHENA CARE HOMES (UK) LIMITED. The top five suppliers together hold 62% of contract value.
What does Suffolk County Council buy from suppliers?
Suffolk County Council's procurement is concentrated in education and training services, health and social work services, furniture (incl. office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances (excl. lighting) and cleaning products, 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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