Free Guide: Blackpool Spending & Supplier Profile
A free spending & supplier guide for Blackpool Borough Council · Unitary authority · North West
Data covering 2010 to 2026
Recorded Spend
£0
Transactions
574,968
Suppliers
4,218
Key Takeaways
- 574,968 transactions tracked across 4,218 identified suppliers from 2010 to 2026
- 24.3% of matched spend goes to health and social work, the largest sector by far
- HHI of 201 points to a widely dispersed supplier base with low concentration
How big a buyer is Blackpool?
Blackpool is a unitary authority in Lancashire serving around 138,000 people across just 13.5 square miles. Our dataset covers 574,968 transactions linked to 4,283 matched suppliers, covering transactions from 2010 to 2026 across 96 source files. On the contracts side, we hold 109 published contracts worth a combined £752,500, plus 125 tenders with a total value of roughly £281 million. The contract and tender figures sit in different parts of our dataset and reflect different publication channels, so the two values are not directly comparable. The data comes from blackpool.gov.uk and Find a Tender Service, collected up to November 2025. The transaction records span a 16-year period, and the 574,968 rows give a detailed picture of where the council's recorded spending has gone across that window.
Health dominates, but the money is spread wide
Health and social work accounts for 24.3% of matched spend, totalling £407 million across 458 identified suppliers. Construction follows at 15.9% with £265 million, then financial services at 8.5%. The top supplier in our data is A M Developments Limited at £118 million, followed by Bank of Scotland at £105 million and Lancashire County Care at £94 million. That top five accounts for 26.8% of recorded spend, and the top ten for 37.2%. With an HHI of 201, this is an unconcentrated market. Spend is spread across 4,218 unique suppliers. Construction is the second-largest sector by spend, with firms like R.P. Tyson Construction and Community Lighting Partnership (Blackpool) both appearing in the top ten. Blackpool is listed as a member of the Procure Plus Holdings purchasing consortium, which is open to all public sector bodies.
What does the tender pipeline actually look like?
Our procurement method data covers four contracts: two awarded through open tender, one via a limited procedure, and one direct award. The median contract value across those four sits at £126,875. One of the four contracts sits above the procurement threshold, with three below it. The method data covers a small slice of Blackpool's published procurement. The broader tender data tells a fuller story by value: those 125 tenders carry a combined value of £281 million across the records we hold. The tender data captures the larger share of recorded procurement activity by value, while the 109 published contracts in our dataset total £752,500. Both sets of records contribute to the overall picture, but the scale difference between the two is clear in the numbers.
| # | Supplier | Spend |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | A M DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED | £117,769,408 |
| 2 | BANK OF SCOTLAND PLC | £105,372,077 |
| 3 | LANCASHIRE COUNTY CARE LTD | £94,069,540 |
| 4 | EDF ENERGY LIMITED | £72,129,105 |
| 5 | BLACKPOOL WASTE SERVICES LIMITED | £58,349,668 |
| 6 | BLACKPOOL COASTAL HOUSING LIMITED | £42,743,815 |
| 7 | COMMUNITY LIGHTING PARTNERSHIP (BLACKPOOL) LIMITED | £35,664,285 |
| 8 | LONDON BOROUGH OF JAM LIMITED | £35,451,432 |
| 9 | AUTISM INITIATIVES (UK) | £30,048,372 |
| 10 | R.P. TYSON CONSTRUCTION LIMITED | £29,970,620 |
About Us
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.
