Free Guide: Barnsley Spending & Supplier Profile
A free spending & supplier guide for Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council · Metropolitan district · Yorkshire and The Humber
Data covering 2016 to 2026
Recorded Spend
£0
Transactions
422,639
Suppliers
5,926
Key Takeaways
- 422,639 transactions tracked across a decade of Barnsley spending data from 2016 to 2026
- £634 million in recorded construction spend, making it the dominant sector by far
- 6,125 matched suppliers identified with an unconcentrated HHI of 313
A quarter of a million people, and ten years of spending data to dig into
Barnsley is a metropolitan borough of 248,071 people covering 127 square miles in South Yorkshire. It sits within the Sheffield City Region combined authority. Our dataset covers 422,639 individual transactions spanning 2016 to 2026, drawn from 92 source files collected from barnsley.gov.uk and Find a Tender. We've also tracked 193 published contracts worth a combined £1.9 million, plus 223 tenders valued at £216 million. That gap between contract values and tender values is worth noting. The recorded contract figures look low relative to the tender pipeline and transaction volume, which likely reflects how different data sources capture spend at different stages. For a metropolitan district of this size, the transaction count is large enough to give you a solid read on where the money flows. And with data running right up to late 2025, you're looking at a reasonably current picture.
Construction dominates, but the supplier base is wide open
Construction accounts for 25.6% of identified spend at £634 million. Four of the top five suppliers by spend sit in that sector, including three Barnsley SPV entities that together account for over £306 million. Berneslai Homes, the council's arms-length housing management company, tops the list at £324 million in real estate activities. That's a familiar pattern for metropolitan boroughs with large social housing stock. Beyond those big names, the supplier base is broad. We've matched 6,125 suppliers across 22 sectors, and the HHI sits at just 313, which is low. The top five suppliers account for 32.5% of recorded spend, and the top ten for 44.3%. Health and social work (£281 million, 11.3%) and education (£261 million, 10.5%) are the next biggest sectors by spend. Professional and technical services draw the most suppliers at 716, despite only 4.7% of spend.
Where are all the contracts?
Here's the thing that stands out in Barnsley's procurement data: we only have 2 formal contracts on record, both above threshold, both awarded through open tender. The median contract value across those two is £974,908. But there are 223 tenders worth £216 million in the pipeline data. That contrast is stark, and it tells you something about how the published data breaks down across sources. The transaction-level spending data is rich, with over 422,000 records, but formal contract award notices are thin on the ground in what we've collected. For bid managers scanning the pipeline, those 223 tenders are the more useful signal. The spending data confirms there's real money moving through this council across construction, housing, health, and education. If you're trying to gauge how competitive the bidding process is, the open tender route on both recorded contracts is all we can point to so far.
| # | Supplier | Spend |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BERNESLAI HOMES LIMITED | £323,637,817 |
| 2 | HBC CONSTRUCTION LIMITED | £144,368,118 |
| 3 | BARNSLEY SPV THREE LIMITED | £125,387,886 |
| 4 | BARNSLEY SPV ONE LIMITED | £117,166,825 |
| 5 | THE ASSOCIATION OF POLICE AND CRIME COMMISSIONERS | £96,213,218 |
| 6 | NPOWER LIMITED | £85,346,352 |
| 7 | BARNSLEY SPV TWO LIMITED | £63,794,079 |
| 8 | WATES PROPERTY SERVICES LIMITED | £59,598,321 |
| 9 | MODERN SCHOOLS (BARNSLEY) LIMITED | £48,238,239 |
| 10 | SPECIALIST RECRUITMENT SERVICES LIMITED | £33,734,628 |
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CouncilLedger brings together spending records, contract awards, and tender notices from over 400 UK local authorities into one procurement intelligence platform. Our data covers 16 years of transactions, collected directly from council transparency publications and government procurement platforms. Search suppliers, track spending trends, discover tender opportunities, and monitor the contracts that matter to your business.
