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The City of Edinburgh Council

The City of Edinburgh 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

£1.7bn

Total spend

547

Contract awards

363

Unique suppliers

£3.4M

Avg contract

According to ENKII, The City of Edinburgh Council has awarded 547 contracts worth £1.7bn to 363 suppliers between 2023-11-08 and 2026-11-08, at an average contract value of £3.4M, with the top five suppliers holding 58% of contract value.

Top suppliers

Top suppliers to The City of Edinburgh Council

Top-five suppliers hold 58% of contract value — a concentrated market.

SupplierAwardsTotal value
1st Focus Homecare ltd1£550.0M
Marston (Holdings) Limited1£150.0M
Cruden Homes Ltd1£126.5M
Pertemps Ltd1£70.0M
Harmony Fire Ltd2£64.3M
McLaughlin & Harvey1£55.3M
CCG (Scotland) Ltd10£53.7M
CrossReach (the operating name for The Church of Scotland Social Care Council)1£36.4M
Galliford Try Construction Limited t/a Morrison Construction4£29.5M
CF Services Ltd1£28.5M
Kier Construction2£23.1M
Simon Community Scotland2£22.3M
Right There1£22.0M
Nottingham Rehab Limited1£18.8M
Forth Resource Management Ltd3£18.1M
VivreStays6£11.1M
Dennis Eagle Limited1£11.0M
Sysco GB Limited1£10.5M
Maxi Construction Limited3£10.4M
John Graham Construction Limited1£9.9M

Procurement categories

What The City of Edinburgh Council buys

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

Health and social work services

85
86 awards£723.5M

Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

71
79 awards£39.1M

IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

72
59 awards£17.3M

Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation

34
52 awards£34.9M

Construction work

45
36 awards£388.9M

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

79
35 awards£17.7M

Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

90
17 awards£4.7M

Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

60
15 awards£6.7M

Financial and insurance services

66
14 awards£9.7M

Education and training services

80
13 awards£6.7M

Furniture (incl. office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances (excl. lighting) and cleaning products

39
11 awards£3.5M

Repair and maintenance services

50
11 awards£9.8M

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

44
8 awards£425K

Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services

77
7 awards£12.2M

Other community, social and personal services

98
7 awards£158.3M

Agricultural machinery

16
5 awards£1.6M

Machinery for mining, quarrying, construction equipment

43
5 awards£738K

Food, beverages, tobacco and related products

15
4 awards£14.6M

Chemical products

24
4 awards£450K

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

30
4 awards£5.7M

Industrial machinery

42
4 awards£1.2M

Supporting and auxiliary transport services; travel agencies services

63
4 awards£98K

Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment

32
3 awards£450K

Research and development services and related consultancy services

73
3 awards£410K

Agricultural, farming, fishing, forestry and related products

03
2 awards£1.1M

Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products

33
2 awards£239K

Installation services (except software)

51
2 awards£5.6M

Petroleum products, fuel, electricity and other sources of energy

09
1 award£103K

Clothing, footwear, luggage articles and accessories

18
1 award£446K

Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)

38
1 award£58K

Software package and information systems

48
1 award£8.4M

Postal and telecommunications services

64
1 award£3.2M

Real estate services

70
1 award£150K

Administration, defence and social security services

75
1 award£240K

Recent contracts

Latest The City of Edinburgh Council contracts awarded

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

Award of CT1819 - Landscape Architect for Portobello Promenade Project utilising CEC Professional...

Atkins Realis UK Limited · 2026-11-06

£143K

Supply of Bulk Propane to EICA:Ratho

Calor · 2026-10-29

£103K

Information Security Partner

Bridewell · 2026-10-28

£306K

Appointment of Security Operations Centre

SPG Intelligence · 2026-10-28

£332K

Purchase of Household Waste and Recycling Centre Skips

Skip Units Ltd · 2026-10-27

£100K

Works Contract for New Builyeon Road Primary School and Early Learning Centre

Galliford Try Construction Limited t/a Morrison Construction · 2026-10-26

£25.0M

Reupholstery for Specialist Seating

Matrix Fife · 2026-10-21

£102K

Building Management System Upgrades and Installation

TESGL LTD · 2026-10-05

£326K

Garden Waste Permitting System

PermiServ Ltd · 2026-10-05

£500K

CT2675/SOC1094 PROVISION OF MULTI DISCIPLINE DESIGN TEAM SERVICES - OXCARS AND INCHMICKERY REDEVELOPMENT

Atkins Realis · 2026-09-30

£3.0M

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Most of it is in health & social care, construction works and architecture & engineering.

3

tenders open now

Inviting bids today

43

planned procurements

Work this buyer has said it intends to tender

97

frameworks running

Routes to sell here without a full tender

58

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Market analysis

Bidding into The City of Edinburgh Council — what to expect

Supplier concentration and timing patterns that shape SME bid strategy.

66%

Awards to SMEs

58%

Top-5 supplier share

12%

Framework call-offs

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Awards to social enterprises

Around 66% of The City of Edinburgh Council’s classified awards go to small and medium-sized enterprises.

Frequently asked

Common questions about selling to The City of Edinburgh Council

How much does The City of Edinburgh Council spend on procurement?

The City of Edinburgh Council awarded 547 contracts totalling £1.7bn between 2023-11-08 and 2026-11-08, working with 363 unique suppliers. Average contract value is £3.4M.

Who are The City of Edinburgh Council's top suppliers?

The largest suppliers to The City of Edinburgh Council by total award value are 1st Focus Homecare ltd, Marston (Holdings) Limited, Cruden Homes Ltd. The top five suppliers together hold 58% of contract value.

What does The City of Edinburgh Council buy from suppliers?

The City of Edinburgh Council's procurement is concentrated in health and social work services, architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services, it services: consulting, software development, internet and support, 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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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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