Top suppliers
Top suppliers to Sunderland City Council
Top-five suppliers hold 56% 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.
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Latest Sunderland City Council contracts awarded
The most recently published award notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
Independent evaluation of the Links for Life programme in Sunderland
URBAN FORESIGHT LIMITED · 2026-11-03
£70K
Lot 11 - Floor Coverings Below £50K
JOHNSON WRIGHT (FLOORING) LIMITED · 2026-10-30
Lot 28 - General Building Works Below £250K
A.C.T CONSTRUCTION SERVICES LIMITED · 2026-10-30
Lot 12 - Metal/Aluminium Door, Window, Roller Shutter and Automatic Controls Including Servicing Below £50k
J C MAINTENANCE SERVICES LTD · 2026-10-30
Lot 9 - Decoration Work Below £50k
MITIE PROPERTY SERVICES (UK) LIMITED · 2026-10-30
Lot 3 - Roofing Work Above £50k to Below £500K
M & J GROUP (CONSTRUCTION & ROOFING) LTD · 2026-10-30
Lot 25 - Air Conditioning and Air Handling Unit Above £150k to Below £500K
LEYBOURNE URWIN LIMITED · 2026-10-30
Lot 24 - Air Conditioning and Air Handling Units Work Below £150k
HARRY BURNICLE ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS LIMITED · 2026-10-30
Lot 19 - Intruder Alarm Works Including Servicing Below £250K
C.D.S. SECURITY LIMITED · 2026-10-30
Lot 26 - Commercial and Domestic Gas Work Below £150k
HARRY BURNICLE ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS LIMITED · 2026-10-30
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Market analysis
Bidding into Sunderland City Council — what to expect
Supplier concentration and timing patterns that shape SME bid strategy.
65%
Awards to SMEs
56%
Top-5 supplier share
15%
Framework call-offs
71
Awards to social enterprises
Around 65% of Sunderland City Council’s classified awards go to small and medium-sized enterprises, and 71 have gone to voluntary, community or social enterprises.
Frequently asked
Common questions about selling to Sunderland City Council
How much does Sunderland City Council spend on procurement?
Sunderland City Council awarded 497 contracts totalling £431.1M between 2023-11-08 and 2026-11-08, working with 405 unique suppliers. Average contract value is £1.1M.
Who are Sunderland City Council's top suppliers?
The largest suppliers to Sunderland City Council by total award value are 1Energy Group Limited, HARROGATE AND DISTRICT NHS FOUNDATION TRUST, Brims Construction Limited. The top five suppliers together hold 56% of contract value.
What does Sunderland City Council buy from suppliers?
Sunderland City Council's procurement is concentrated in construction work, business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security, health and social work services, 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
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- · Contracts Finder
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