Top suppliers
Top suppliers to West Sussex County Council
Top-five suppliers hold 80% of contract value — a concentrated market.
Procurement categories
What West Sussex County Council buys
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV) breakdown of contracts awarded over the reporting period.
60724850794571303485358090443266099831389265776315757370Recent contracts
Latest West Sussex County Council contracts awarded
The most recently published award notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
Community health survey for adults aged 16 years and over (2026)
NAVIGATOR INSIGHT LTD · 2026-09-02
£102K
Social Care Case Management System (Mosaic)
ACCESS UK LTD · 2026-08-20
Call-Off Contract for the provision of Adobe ETLA
BYTES SOFTWARE SERVICES LTD · 2026-08-01
WSCC Route 60125 Horsham to St Marys School Bexhill - 1 PA, 4 seats, large boot
ACE TAXIS WEST SUSSEX LTD · 2026-07-29
WSCC Route 3632 Horsham to LVS Hassocks - 4 seats, 1 PA
ROBIN CARS LTD · 2026-07-29
WSCC Route 715 - Steyning Grammar School Bus - Min 57 Seats - Start Sept 26
CRAWLEY LUXURY · 2026-07-29
WSCC ROUTE 60126 - weekly boarder - East Grinstead to St Marys Bexhill 1 PA Reg
ACE TAXIS WEST SUSSEX LTD · 2026-07-29
WSCC Route 8311 Worthing to Manor House School - 4 seats, 1 PA
GATE CARS LTD · 2026-07-29
WSCC Route 70014 - Arundel to Slinfold CE Primary School - 4 Seats, 1 Passenger
HAMMERSLEYS TAXIS LTD · 2026-07-29
WSCC ROUTE 30011 - Horsham to Woodlands meed college - MPV 5 1 PA
PRIMERIDE TRANSPORT SERVICES LTD · 2026-07-29
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Cleaning Services for Tanbridge House School
Deadline: 2026-09-16
£875K
Learning and Development Suppliers Framework
Deadline: 2026-09-30
£3.2M
WSCC Independent Alternative Provision (IAP) Open Framework
Deadline: 2026-10-01
£224.6M
Children’s Home Collaborative Project Framework
Deadline: 2026-10-01
£79.0M
WSCC - JS - Passenger Transport DPS
Deadline: 2027-05-02
£175.0M
Extension: WSCC - Passenger Transport Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS)
Deadline: 2029-02-23
£175.0M
Supported Living Framework re-opening August 2021
Deadline: 2029-07-30
Re-opening of the Open Framework for the Provision of Short Breaks for Disabled Children and Young People
Deadline: 2029-12-12
Re-opening of the Open Framework for the Provision of Short Breaks for Disabled Children and Young People
Deadline: 2029-12-12
Adult Learning and Skills Open Framework (LTR)
Deadline: 2032-11-01
£80.0M
Pipeline
Contracts expiring in the next 12 months
When these contracts end, West Sussex County Council typically re-tenders. SMEs preparing bids 3-6 months ahead win disproportionately often.
WSCC - JS - Insurance claim management software
Expires: 2026-09-30
WSCC - JS - Contract Event Management and Reporting Software
Expires: 2026-09-30
Call off contract - Adult Learning & Skills Service Framework
Expires: 2026-09-30
WSCC - JS - Kofax Readsoft Process Director with Software Assurance
Expires: 2026-09-30
Provision of statutory Educational Psychology assessments & advice reports
Expires: 2026-09-30
Call-Off Contract - Adult Learning and Skills Service Framework-Skills Bootcamps
Expires: 2026-09-30
Highways Coring and Testing of Utilities Re-instatements (2024)
Expires: 2026-09-30
£99K
WSCC - JS - Fire Safety Records Management System
Expires: 2026-10-05
For the provision of the recruitment of various payroll vacancies
Expires: 2026-10-06
Payroll Back Fill Project - Hays
Expires: 2026-10-06
Market analysis
Bidding into West Sussex County Council — what to expect
Supplier concentration and timing patterns that shape SME bid strategy.
64%
Awards to SMEs
80%
Top-5 supplier share
66%
Framework call-offs
3
Awards to social enterprises
Around 64% of West Sussex County Council’s classified awards go to small and medium-sized enterprises, and 3 have gone to voluntary, community or social enterprises. Around 66%of awards are call-offs from framework agreements — getting onto the right framework matters as much as the bid itself here.
Frequently asked
Common questions about selling to West Sussex County Council
How much does West Sussex County Council spend on procurement?
West Sussex County Council awarded 571 contracts totalling £119.7M between 2023-09-15 and 2026-09-15, working with 217 unique suppliers. Average contract value is £1.8M.
Who are West Sussex County Council's top suppliers?
The largest suppliers to West Sussex County Council by total award value are Essex Cares Limited, Telent Technology Services Limited, Enable Infrastructure LTD. The top five suppliers together hold 80% of contract value.
What does West Sussex County Council buy from suppliers?
West Sussex County Council's procurement is concentrated in transport services (excl. waste transport), it services: consulting, software development, internet and support, software package and information systems, 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.
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