Buyer intelligence
Who's buying in the public sector
Find the public bodies that buy what you sell. See how often each one tenders, how much it awards, what its tenders ask for and who wins, so you can pick the buyers worth your time.
- Buyers active
- 3,372
- In the last 12 months
- Tenders published
- 17,659
- 52,217 contracts awarded
- Value awarded
- £112bn
- Frameworks excluded
| Buyer | Tenders | Value awarded | Mainly buys |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Common Services Agency (more commonly known as Public Services Delivery Scotland) (PSD Scotland)Central government · Scotland | 31 | £43.9m | Medical equipment and supplies 38% |
| Oldham Metropolitan Borough CouncilLocal authority · North West | 31 | £639k | Social and domiciliary care 40% |
| Home OfficeCentral government · London | 30 | £1.87bn | IT services and software 38% |
| Transport for LondonPublic undertaking · London | 30 | £2.34bn | Transport 35% |
| Norfolk County CouncilLocal authority · East of England | 30 | £419m | Transport 26% |
| Department for TransportCentral government · Wales | 30 | £252m | Architecture and engineering 20% |
| Department for Science, Innovation & TechnologyCentral government · London | 30 | £262m | IT services and software 38% |
| Essex County CouncilLocal authority · East of England | 30 | £99.2m | Social and domiciliary care 24% |
| Wirral CouncilLocal authority · North West | 30 | £61.7m | Social and domiciliary care 29% |
| Kent County Council (t/a Procurement Services)Local authority · South East | 30 | £7.36m | Office supplies and equipment 24% |
| Dudley Metropolitan Borough CouncilLocal authority · West Midlands | 30 | £32.2m | Construction 29% |
| Peterborough City CouncilLocal authority · East of England | 30 | £7.34m | Social and domiciliary care 30% |
| London Borough of CroydonLocal authority · London | 30 | £26.8m | Social and domiciliary care 35% |
| Severn Trent Water LimitedPrivate utility · West Midlands | 30 | — | Construction 25% |
| Hampshire County CouncilLocal authority · South East | 29 | £630m | Construction 55% |
| Greater Manchester Combined AuthorityLocal authority · North West | 29 | £40m | IT services and software 27% |
| Derby City CouncilLocal authority · East Midlands | 29 | £52.9m | Training 24% |
| Borough of Telford & WrekinLocal authority · West Midlands | 29 | £3.92m | Construction 69% |
| South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined AuthorityLocal authority · Yorkshire and the Humber | 29 | £56.5m | IT services and software 35% |
| Wigan CouncilLocal authority · North West | 29 | £30.1m | Construction 37% |
| City of Doncaster CouncilLocal authority · Yorkshire and the Humber | 28 | £18.6m | IT services and software 20% |
| Llywodraeth Cymru / Welsh GovernmentCentral government · Wales | 28 | £65.4m | Research and development 23% |
| Queen's University BelfastEducation · Northern Ireland | 28 | £21.6m | Laboratory and scientific equipment 41% |
| Northern Lighthouse BoardCentral government · Scotland | 28 | £60m | Construction 68% |
| Cardiff CouncilLocal authority · Wales | 28 | £195m | Social and domiciliary care 32% |
| Thames Water Utilities LimitedPrivate utility · South East | 28 | — | Construction 28% |
| London Borough of HackneyLocal authority · London | 27 | £44.2m | Social and domiciliary care 29% |
| University of SalfordEducation · North West | 27 | £3.31m | IT services and software 30% |
| University of StrathclydeEducation · Scotland | 27 | £17.2m | IT services and software 26% |
| UK Industrial Fusion Solutions LtdPublic undertaking · South East | 27 | £16.1m | Architecture and engineering 64% |
| Blackpool CouncilLocal authority · North West | 26 | £37m | Construction 21% |
| St Helens CouncilLocal authority · North West | 26 | £6.69m | Construction 47% |
| TranslinkCentral government · Northern Ireland | 26 | £263m | Vehicles and fleet 19% |
| Health and Safety ExecutiveNHS and health · North West | 26 | £39.8m | Laboratory and scientific equipment 37% |
| South Cambridgeshire District CouncilLocal authority · East of England | 26 | £80k | Architecture and engineering 16% |
| Lincolnshire County CouncilLocal authority · East Midlands | 25 | £116m | Social and domiciliary care 26% |
| Sunderland City CouncilLocal authority · North East | 25 | £267m | Construction 17% |
| Central Bedfordshire CouncilLocal authority · East of England | 25 | £11.4m | Construction 38% |
| North Tyneside Borough CouncilLocal authority · North East | 25 | £10.8m | Construction 21% |
| Shropshire CouncilLocal authority · West Midlands | 25 | £7.39m | Social and domiciliary care 27% |
| Maidstone Borough CouncilLocal authority · South East | 25 | £2.79m | Construction 46% |
| Lisburn & Castlereagh City CouncilLocal authority · Northern Ireland | 25 | £40k | Construction 20% |
| Test Valley Borough CouncilLocal authority · South East | 25 | — | Construction 40% |
| Bristol City CouncilLocal authority · South West | 24 | £46.8m | Social and domiciliary care 77% |
| Tees Valley Combined AuthorityLocal authority · North East | 24 | £27m | Recruitment and staffing 24% |
| Oxford City CouncilLocal authority · South East | 24 | £21.8m | Property and estates 15% |
| Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture ScienceCentral government · East of England | 24 | £24.6m | Architecture and engineering 19% |
| Hertfordshire County CouncilLocal authority · East of England | 24 | £367m | Social and domiciliary care 31% |
| NHS Blood and TransplantNHS and health · South West | 24 | £34.5m | Medical equipment and supplies 35% |
| London Borough of LewishamLocal authority · London | 24 | £81m | Social and domiciliary care 28% |
Tenders are tender notices published in the last 12 months. Value awarded is the stated value of contracts awarded, leaving out framework and dynamic purchasing system ceilings, which are limits rather than spend. "Mainly buys" is the trade with the most of the buyer's procurements, with its share. How we work these out