Free Guide: Bassetlaw Spending & Supplier Profile
A free spending & supplier guide for Bassetlaw District Council · Non-metropolitan district · East Midlands
Data covering 2015 to 2026
Recorded Spend
£259.2m
Transactions
84,611
Suppliers
1,427
Key Takeaways
- £259 million in recorded spend across 84,611 transactions from 2015 to 2026
- 52.4% of matched spend goes to construction, dominated by five contractors
- 52 tenders published worth £11.7 million, with all tracked contracts awarded openly
A quarter-billion in spending from a district council?
Bassetlaw is a non-metropolitan district in Nottinghamshire with a population of around 118,000, covering 246 square miles. For a council of that size, the recorded spend is striking. Our data covers £259 million across 84,611 transactions, drawn from 83 source files published between 2015 and 2026. That works out at roughly £2,190 per resident over the period, though of course this only reflects what's been published and matched. On the contracts side, we hold 45 contracts worth a combined £6.1 million, alongside 52 tenders valued at £11.7 million. Bassetlaw publishes through its own open data portal and Find a Tender, and the data collection runs up to December 2025. If you're scoping East Midlands districts, this one has a decent volume of published spending to work with. The transaction count alone tells you this is an active buyer.
Construction runs the show here
Construction accounts for 52.4% of all matched spend, pulling in £55.9 million across 179 identified suppliers. That's more than the next six sectors combined. United Living (North) leads the pack with £23.6 million, followed by Fortem Solutions at £7.5 million and Gelder at £4.5 million. Four of the top five suppliers by spend are construction firms. The concentration numbers tell an interesting story, though. The HHI sits at 610, which is low, and the top five suppliers account for 37.9% of matched spend. So while construction dominates as a sector, the money is spread across a fair number of firms rather than locked up with one or two. We've matched 1,462 suppliers in total across 22 sectors. Beyond construction, IT and comms takes 8.0% of spend and admin services takes 6.9%. Bassetlaw is also a member of Procure Plus Holdings, a buying consortium open to all public sector bodies.
How open is the front door?
Of the contracts where we have procurement method data, all three above-threshold awards went through open procedure. The median contract value across those sits at £1,000,000. On the tender side, 52 opportunities have been published with a combined value of £11.7 million, which gives you a reasonable pipeline to track. The spending records show a council that processes a high volume of lower-value transactions. Over 84,000 payment records across roughly a decade points to a steady flow of operational purchasing alongside the larger contract awards. For bid managers watching this council, the question is whether those larger contracts tend to come through frameworks like Procure Plus or through standalone tenders. The open procedure rate looks good based on what we can see, and the contract-level picture will sharpen as more awards are published.
| # | Supplier | Spend |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | UNITED LIVING (NORTH) LIMITED | £23,606,104 |
| 2 | FORTEM SOLUTIONS LIMITED | £7,495,474 |
| 3 | GELDER LIMITED | £4,500,000 |
| 4 | EQUANS REGENERATION LIMITED | £2,555,242 |
| 5 | EDF ENERGY LIMITED | £2,323,915 |
| 6 | MC PROPERTY MAINTENANCE LTD | £2,250,882 |
| 7 | MANOR MAINTENANCE ELECTRICAL SERVICES LTD | £2,103,582 |
| 8 | CERTAS ENERGY LIMITED | £2,057,309 |
| 9 | MILLER FREEMAN & SONS (NOTTINGHAM) LIMITED | £1,982,869 |
| 10 | THE RISK FACTOR LIMITED | £1,657,798 |
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