Free Guide: Blaby Spending & Supplier Profile
A free spending & supplier guide for Blaby District Council · Non-metropolitan district · East Midlands
Data covering 2013 to 2026
Recorded Spend
£0
Transactions
23,483
Suppliers
1,136
Key Takeaways
- 23,483 transactions tracked across 1,145 matched suppliers from 2013 to 2026
- £25 million in recorded health and social care spend makes it the dominant sector at 41.5%
- Top 5 identified suppliers account for 56.7% of matched spend, with an HHI of 1,774
How big a buyer is Blaby?
Blaby is a non-metropolitan district in Leicestershire, covering about 50 square miles with a population just over 100,000. It is not a major spender by any measure, but the council does transact steadily. Our dataset holds 23,483 payment transactions spanning 2013 to 2026, drawn from 92 source files across three publishing domains. We have matched 1,145 suppliers to company records across those transactions. Spending touches 22 different sectors, though the distribution is far from even. One sector, health and social care, accounts for 41.5% of all matched spend at roughly £25 million. Construction comes in second at 17.3%, worth about £10.4 million. After that, spending fragments quickly. Manufacturing, IT, and wholesale each sit at roughly 5% to 8%. If you are looking at Blaby, the first thing to understand is that a relatively small number of service areas absorb most of the budget.
One supplier towers over the rest
Leicestershire County Care Limited dominates the identified supplier list with £24.5 million in recorded spend, almost entirely within the health and social care sector. That single supplier relationship shapes the concentration picture. Wates Construction sits at number two with £5.8 million, then there is a steep drop to Molyneux Rose at £1.4 million in real estate and Dennis Eagle at a similar level in manufacturing. Across the top five identified suppliers, 56.7% of matched spend is concentrated. The HHI score is 1,774, which falls in the moderately concentrated range, and that is largely driven by the County Care figure. Beyond the top tier, spend spreads thinly. Construction has 151 matched suppliers, professional services has 162, and wholesale and retail has 132. So while the headline numbers look concentrated, the long tail of smaller transactions involves a broad supplier base.
Where are the formal tenders?
We hold 5 tenders worth a combined £391,878 and 4 recorded contracts totalling £33,868. The single contract in our procurement dataset was a direct award, below threshold, with a value of £33,868. The transaction data fills in the wider picture. Some 23,483 payment transactions show the volume of purchasing happening day to day. The median contract value across what we hold is £33,868, which sits at the smaller end of the scale. Blaby publishes through procontract.due-north.com, its own website, and Find a Tender Service. For a district council of this size, the pattern of frequent lower-value payments alongside a small number of published contracts is a common one. The question for anyone watching this council is whether more formal opportunities emerge as contracts come up for renewal.
| # | Supplier | Spend |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LEICESTERSHIRE COUNTY CARE LIMITED | £24,462,853 |
| 2 | WATES CONSTRUCTION LIMITED | £5,837,607 |
| 3 | MOLYNEUX ROSE LIMITED | £1,435,257 |
| 4 | DENNIS EAGLE LIMITED | £1,416,704 |
| 5 | PACE FUELCARE LIMITED | £983,908 |
| 6 | DTM GARDENS & LANDSCAPES LTD | £938,818 |
| 7 | ARTHUR J. GALLAGHER INSURANCE BROKERS LIMITED | £717,161 |
| 8 | GREENERGY FUELS LIMITED | £659,068 |
| 9 | STANNAH LIFT SERVICES LIMITED | £576,218 |
| 10 | IDOX SOFTWARE LTD | £561,560 |
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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.
