Top suppliers
Top suppliers to Sunderland City Council
Top-five suppliers hold 58% of contract value — a concentrated market.
Procurement categories
What Sunderland City Council buys
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV) breakdown of contracts awarded over the reporting period.
807945487134608573306672779070325039033116249851099235426337Recent contracts
Latest Sunderland City Council contracts awarded
The most recently published award notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
Gritter Hire for 3 Winter Seasons
Econ Engineering Limited · 2026-07-01
Highways Engineer
Bloom Procurement Services · 2026-03-30
Provision of a Financial Support On-line Platform
Lightning Social Ventures Limited · 2026-03-29
£87K
Refurbishment of Existing Play Areas at East Herrington Park Play Area, Crowe Lane, Sunderland. SR3 3TE and Barnes Park, Barnes Park Road, Sunderland. SR4 7PY
BRAMBLEDOWN LANDSCAPE SERVICES LIMITED · 2026-03-12
THE PURCHASE OF 61 LIGHT COMMERCIAL VEHICLES
Motus Group (UK) Ltd t/a Pentagon Derby · 2026-03-02
Court of Protection Case Management System
Trojan Consultants Ltd · 2026-02-26
GB-Sunderland: TPPL Sunderland City Council HCC Lot 2 - 61 x LCVs (28797)
Motus Commercials Derby · 2026-02-13
£1.8M
Business Case Development for Inner Ring Road Western Section Scheme
AECOM · 2026-02-06
Windows Desktop Devices and Mobile Phone Replacement
Probrand Limited · 2026-02-05
Building Condition Surveys
Fairhurst Group LLP · 2026-01-28
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Open Sunderland City Council tenders
Tenders currently inviting bids. SMEs can respond via the official tender portal.
Sunderland Technology Incubator Programme
Deadline: 2026-10-06
Dynamic Purchasing System for the Delivery of holiday activity food programmes and early help services
Deadline: 2029-02-23
Dynamic Purchasing System for the Provision of Insights for Behaviour Insights, Engagement and Research
Deadline: 2029-02-23
Dynamic Purchasing System for the Provision of Training for the Sunderland Public Health Capacity Building Programme
Deadline: 2029-02-23
Dynamic Purchasing System for small vehicles, mini buses and coaches
Deadline: 2029-02-23
Pipeline
Contracts expiring in the next 12 months
When these contracts end, Sunderland City Council typically re-tenders. SMEs preparing bids 3-6 months ahead win disproportionately often.
Framework for Specialist Building Preservation Works Below £30k
Expires: 2026-09-26
Business Case Development for Inner Ring Road Western Section Scheme
Expires: 2026-09-30
Provision of Royal Society of Public Health Understanding Health Improvement Level 2 Training
Expires: 2026-09-30
£65K
Women's Rugby World Cup - Community Engagement Partner
Expires: 2026-09-30
£66K
Proposed City Centre Student Housing Development
Expires: 2026-09-30
£76K
Lease of 3x Crew Cab Dropside Trucks
Expires: 2026-09-30
£93K
THE PURCHASE OF 61 LIGHT COMMERCIAL VEHICLES
Expires: 2026-09-30
Quotation for Glazing Works Below £30k
Expires: 2026-09-30
£40K
First Aid at Work, First Aid at Work Requalification, Paediatric First Aid and Food Safety and Catering Training
Expires: 2026-10-02
£12K
VMware Licenses, Support and Maintenance.
Expires: 2026-10-18
Market analysis
Bidding into Sunderland City Council — what to expect
Supplier concentration and timing patterns that shape SME bid strategy.
50%
Awards to SMEs
58%
Top-5 supplier share
24%
Framework call-offs
45
Awards to social enterprises
Around 50% of Sunderland City Council’s classified awards go to small and medium-sized enterprises, and 45 have gone to voluntary, community or social enterprises. Around 24%of awards are call-offs from framework agreements — getting onto the right framework matters as much as the bid itself here.
Frequently asked
Common questions about selling to Sunderland City Council
How much does Sunderland City Council spend on procurement?
Sunderland City Council awarded 243 contracts totalling £80.4M between 2023-09-15 and 2026-09-15, working with 204 unique suppliers. Average contract value is £613K.
Who are Sunderland City Council's top suppliers?
The largest suppliers to Sunderland City Council by total award value are Not awarded, Badger Minibus Hire, Esh Construction Limited. The top five suppliers together hold 58% of contract value.
What does Sunderland City Council buy from suppliers?
Sunderland City Council's procurement is concentrated in education and training services, business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security, construction work, alongside specialist categories. See the full CPV breakdown below.
How can my business bid for Sunderland City Council contracts?
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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
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- · Contracts Finder
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