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Torbay Council

Torbay 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

£192.6M

Total spend

332

Contract awards

270

Unique suppliers

£735K

Avg contract

According to ENKII, Torbay Council has awarded 332 contracts worth £192.6M to 270 suppliers between 2023-11-08 and 2026-11-08, at an average contract value of £735K, with the top five suppliers holding 62% of contract value.

Top suppliers

Top suppliers to Torbay Council

Top-five suppliers hold 62% of contract value — a concentrated market.

SupplierAwardsTotal value
GAP Recruitment Limited t/a BIG ANT group3£47.7M
Torbay South Devon and NHS Foundation Trust1£42.3M
Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust1£15.1M
Millbrook Healthcare Ltd2£11.4M
Young Devon3£6.2M
Boniface Community Homes LTD1£4.0M
Dunborne Ltd1£3.0M
Rostine Services Limited1£3.0M
Safe Haven Accommodation Ltd1£3.0M
ABL HEALTH LIMITED1£3.0M
Abbey School1£2.4M
LTC Specialist Scaffolding Ltd1£2.4M
Sound Communities2£2.3M
d j watts coach travel ltd1£2.0M
DJ Watts Coach Travel Ltd T/A Torbay Buses7£2.0M
M W Benney2£1.9M
Torbay Community Development Trust3£1.9M
RINGGO LIMITED1£1.6M
Phoenix Software Limited1£1.3M
Progression Services1£1.2M

Procurement categories

What Torbay Council buys

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

Construction work

45
46 awards£13.4M

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

79
42 awards£53.8M

Health and social work services

85
40 awards£92.9M

Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

71
28 awards£2.4M

Software package and information systems

48
25 awards£5.0M

Education and training services

80
21 awards£7.4M

Repair and maintenance services

50
20 awards£589K

Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services

55
15 awards£604K

Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

60
15 awards£5.1M

Other community, social and personal services

98
11 awards£3.5M

Recreational, cultural and sporting services

92
9 awards£744K

IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

72
8 awards£1.4M

Food, beverages, tobacco and related products

15
6 awards£105K

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

30
6 awards£562K

Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation

34
6 awards£810K

Financial and insurance services

66
5 awards£899K

Real estate services

70
5 awards£399K

Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

90
5 awards£3.1M

Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting

31
4 awards£208K

Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment

32
3 awards£100K

Printed matter and related products

22
2 awards£73K

Industrial machinery

42
2 awards£377K

Supporting and auxiliary transport services; travel agencies services

63
2 awards£1.6M

Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)

38
1 award£51K

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

39
1 award£35K

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

44
1 award£2.4M

Postal and telecommunications services

64
1 award£280K

Public utilities

65
1 award£140K

Administration, defence and social security services

75
1 award£25K

Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services

77
1 award£514K

Recent contracts

Latest Torbay Council contracts awarded

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

PUB26066 - Specialist Stop Smoking Service

ABL HEALTH LIMITED · 2026-10-18

£3.0M

Children's Services Case Management System

LIQUIDLOGIC LIMITED · 2026-09-28

£713K

CSC26180 Form F Fostering Assessments

Quickline recruitment · 2026-09-26

£60K

PLA26167 Bay of Lights 2026 – Ice Rink Marquee Provider

Marldon Marquees Limited · 2026-09-22

£60K

PLA26055 Bay of Lights 2026 – Ice Rink Provider

Icescape Ltd · 2026-09-07

£173K

PHC26117 Supported Bus Service 2026 - Service 26

D J WATTS COACH TRAVEL LIMITED · 2026-08-27

£423K

CAP26165 St. Boniface Design and Build Contract

Boniface Community Homes LTD · 2026-08-12

£4.0M

PLA26135 Bay of Lights – Video Mapping

The Media Workshop Ltd · 2026-08-05

£38K

Renew 24 Hour Security Operations Centre (SOC) and Cyber Monitoring Service

Phoenix Software Ltd · 2026-07-30

£151K

PLA26095 Cashless Parking Payment System

RINGGO LIMITED · 2026-07-29

£1.6M

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5

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Inviting bids today

75

contracts ending in 12 months

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16

planned procurements

Work this buyer has said it intends to tender

13

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Market analysis

Bidding into Torbay Council — what to expect

Supplier concentration and timing patterns that shape SME bid strategy.

54%

Awards to SMEs

62%

Top-5 supplier share

5%

Framework call-offs

125

Awards to social enterprises

Around 54% of Torbay Council’s classified awards go to small and medium-sized enterprises, and 125 have gone to voluntary, community or social enterprises.

Frequently asked

Common questions about selling to Torbay Council

How much does Torbay Council spend on procurement?

Torbay Council awarded 332 contracts totalling £192.6M between 2023-11-08 and 2026-11-08, working with 270 unique suppliers. Average contract value is £735K.

Who are Torbay Council's top suppliers?

The largest suppliers to Torbay Council by total award value are GAP Recruitment Limited t/a BIG ANT group, Torbay South Devon and NHS Foundation Trust, Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. The top five suppliers together hold 62% of contract value.

What does Torbay Council buy from suppliers?

Torbay 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

  • · Find a Tender (find-tender.service.gov.uk)
  • · Contracts Finder
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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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