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TENDERNorfolk County Council · Bikeability Cycle Training·£2.5M·East of England
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TENDERScottish Parliamentary Corporate Body · Auditor for Audit Scotland·Value TBC·Scotland
PROGRAMMEDepartment for Business and Trade · Arts Derbyshire·Value TBC·East Midlands
TENDERLeicestershire County Council · Bespoke Bus Shelter- Melton Mowbray·£25k·Leicester
GRANTInnovate UK on behalf of the Department for… · Battery Innovation: Feasibility Studies Rd 3·£500k·National
TENDERStirling Council · EV Infrastructure Back Office·£315k·Scotland
PROGRAMMEDepartment for Business and Trade · Sir James Knott Fund·Value TBC·North East
TENDEROffice of Rail and Road · ​​Independent review of ORR's approach to cost assessment and…·£100k·London
GRANTMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local… · Common Ground Award 2026-2027·£250k·England
TENDERHome Group · Housing Disrepair Legal Support Framework·£1.8M·North East
PROGRAMMEDepartment for Business and Trade · South West Investment Fund (SWIF)·Value TBC·South West
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UK GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT

Public-sector buyer · United Kingdom

The Association of North East Councils Limited

The Association of North East Councils Limited 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: 2023-09-15 to 2026-09-15Updated 2026-09-15

£150.3bn

Total spend

376

Contract awards

153

Unique suppliers

£400.7M

Avg contract

According to ENKII, The Association of North East Councils Limited has awarded 376 contracts worth £150.3bn to 153 suppliers between 2023-09-15 and 2026-09-15, at an average contract value of £400.7M, with the top five suppliers holding 40% of contract value.

Top suppliers

Top suppliers to The Association of North East Councils L…

Top-five suppliers hold 40% of contract value — a concentrated market.

SupplierAwardsTotal value
BREEDON TRADING LIMITED136£30.6bn
CONSTELLIA PUBLIC LTD1£20.0bn
GRANT THORNTON UK ADVISORY & TAX LLP1£4.0bn
JAMES A. JOBLING AND COMPANY LIMITED15£3.4bn
HOLCIM UK LIMITED12£2.7bn
B.B.S. (BRICK AND STONE) LIMITED11£2.5bn
HANSON QUARRY PRODUCTS EUROPE LIMITED6£1.4bn
Motus Group UK Ltd2£1.2bn
Heathrow Truck Centre Limited1£1.1bn
Econ Engineering Ltd1£1.1bn
Macpac Refuse Bodies Ltd1£1.1bn
Bunce (Ashbury) Ltd1£1.1bn
Estar Truck & Van Limited1£1.1bn
Intercounty Truck & Van Limited1£1.1bn
Torton Bodies Limited1£1.1bn
Ciceley Commercials Limited1£1.1bn
Guest Motors Limited1£1.1bn
Thompson Commercials Limited1£1.1bn
A M Phillip Trucktech Ltd1£1.1bn
Contenur UK Limited1£1.1bn

Procurement categories

What The Association of North East Councils L… buys

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

Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation

34
86 awards£77.2bn

Clothing, footwear, luggage articles and accessories

18
11 awards£805.2M

Construction work

45
10 awards£1.0bn

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

79
7 awards£840.0M

Petroleum products, fuel, electricity and other sources of energy

09
3 awards£540.0M

Financial and insurance services

66
2 awards£1.0bn

Public utilities

65
1 award£120.0M

Education and training services

80
1 award£1.0M

Recent contracts

Latest The Association of North East Councils L… contracts awarded

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

NEPO214 - Grounds Maintenance, Equipment & Plant

AEBI SCHMIDT UK LIMITED · 2026-09-06

£200.0M

Wrap Service Fiction Non-Fiction Books and Multimedia Materials

ASKEWS AND HOLTS LIBRARY SERVICES LTD. · 2026-08-31

£68.0M

School Library Multimedia Materials

ASKEWS AND HOLTS LIBRARY SERVICES LTD. · 2026-08-31

£68.0M

Childrens Multimedia Materials

ASKEWS AND HOLTS LIBRARY SERVICES LTD. · 2026-08-31

£68.0M

Adults Multimedia Materials

ASKEWS AND HOLTS LIBRARY SERVICES LTD. · 2026-08-31

£68.0M

School Library Services for Educational and Curriculum Books

ASKEWS AND HOLTS LIBRARY SERVICES LTD. · 2026-08-31

£68.0M

Childrens Fiction and Non-Fiction Books

ASKEWS AND HOLTS LIBRARY SERVICES LTD. · 2026-08-31

£68.0M

Adults Fiction & Non-Fiction Books including Reference Materials

ASKEWS AND HOLTS LIBRARY SERVICES LTD. · 2026-08-31

£68.0M

eAudiobooks

BOLINDA UK LTD · 2026-08-31

£68.0M

eNewspapers

BOLINDA UK LTD · 2026-08-31

£68.0M

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NEPO219 Building Materials & Managed Stores DPS

Deadline: 2027-01-31

£350.0M

NEPO528 Pseudo Dynamic Purchasing System for the Provision of British Sign Language Interpreters

Deadline: 2028-08-31

£2.0M

Pipeline

Contracts expiring in the next 12 months

When these contracts end, The Association of North East Councils L… typically re-tenders. SMEs preparing bids 3-6 months ahead win disproportionately often.

NEPO407 - Frozen Food

Expires: 2027-07-17

£6.0M

NEPO407 - Frozen Food

Expires: 2027-07-17

£10.5M

NEPO407 - Frozen Food

Expires: 2027-07-17

£20.0M

NEPO407 - Frozen Food

Expires: 2027-07-17

£3.5M

Market analysis

Bidding into The Association of North East Councils L… — what to expect

Supplier concentration and timing patterns that shape SME bid strategy.

98%

Awards to SMEs

40%

Top-5 supplier share

0%

Framework call-offs

5

Awards to social enterprises

Around 98% of The Association of North East Councils L…’s classified awards go to small and medium-sized enterprises, and 5 have gone to voluntary, community or social enterprises.

Frequently asked

Common questions about selling to The Association of North East Councils L…

How much does The Association of North East Councils L… spend on procurement?

The Association of North East Councils L… awarded 376 contracts totalling £150.3bn between 2023-09-15 and 2026-09-15, working with 153 unique suppliers. Average contract value is £400.7M.

Who are The Association of North East Councils L…'s top suppliers?

The largest suppliers to The Association of North East Councils L… by total award value are BREEDON TRADING LIMITED, CONSTELLIA PUBLIC LTD, GRANT THORNTON UK ADVISORY & TAX LLP. The top five suppliers together hold 40% of contract value.

What does The Association of North East Councils L… buy from suppliers?

The Association of North East Councils L…'s procurement is concentrated in transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation, clothing, footwear, luggage articles and accessories, construction work, 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

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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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