Top suppliers
Top suppliers to Watford Borough Council
Top-five suppliers hold 94% of contract value — a concentrated market.
Procurement categories
What Watford Borough Council buys
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV) breakdown of contracts awarded over the reporting period.
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Latest Watford Borough Council contracts awarded
The most recently published award notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
M365 Renewal
PHOENIX SOFTWARE LIMITED · 2026-08-27
£573K
Managed Service Desk & Infrastructure Management
LITTLE FISH (UK) LIMITED · 2026-08-06
£920K
Herts & Beds Air Quality Data Management
RICARDO-AEA LIMITED · 2026-07-30
Scriptwriter / Copy Editor for the Museum of Watford
Cooper Arts & Heritage Consulting · 2026-07-24
Multifunctional Print Devices and Associated Digital Transformation Solutions
Canon (UK) Limited · 2026-07-07
Personal Safety Devices
Soloprotect Limited · 2026-06-30
£35K
FM Procurement Consultancy Support
KJP UK LIMITED t/a ONE CONSULTING GROUP · 2026-06-30
*UPDATED* FM Procurement Consultancy Support
KJP UK LIMITED t/a ONE CONSULTING GROUP · 2026-06-30
Roof replacement at 29-35 High Street, Watford
HERTS HERITAGE BUILDING AND ROOFING LIMITED · 2026-04-10
Provision for Eros & Extra Modules
Idox Software Ltd · 2026-04-08
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Watford Winter Night Shelter
Deadline: 2026-08-28
£255K
Pipeline
Contracts expiring in the next 12 months
When these contracts end, Watford Borough Council typically re-tenders. SMEs preparing bids 3-6 months ahead win disproportionately often.
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Expires: 2026-10-16
£11.3M
Firmstep Specialist Consultancy Support
Expires: 2027-02-02
£31K
Market analysis
Bidding into Watford Borough Council — what to expect
Supplier concentration and timing patterns that shape SME bid strategy.
44%
Awards to SMEs
94%
Top-5 supplier share
0%
Framework call-offs
6
Awards to social enterprises
Around 44% of Watford Borough Council’s classified awards go to small and medium-sized enterprises, and 6 have gone to voluntary, community or social enterprises.
Frequently asked
Common questions about selling to Watford Borough Council
How much does Watford Borough Council spend on procurement?
Watford Borough Council awarded 29 contracts totalling £187.5M between 2023-09-15 and 2026-09-15, working with 22 unique suppliers. Average contract value is £9.4M.
Who are Watford Borough Council's top suppliers?
The largest suppliers to Watford Borough Council by total award value are Sports and Leisure Management Ltd, VEOLIA ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES GROUP (UK) LIMITED, Ansco Music Club Ltd. The top five suppliers together hold 94% of contract value.
What does Watford Borough Council buy from suppliers?
Watford Borough Council's procurement is concentrated in business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security, administration, defence and social security services, 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 2026-09-15
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
- · Find a Tender (find-tender.service.gov.uk)
- · Contracts Finder
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