Free Guide: Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Spending & Supplier Profile
A free spending & supplier guide for Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority · Combined authority · East of England
Data covering 2018 to 2026
Recorded Spend
£347.2m
Transactions
12,231
Suppliers
557
Key Takeaways
- £347 million in recorded spend across 12,231 transactions from 2018 to 2026
- £108.5 million went to one construction supplier, driving high concentration at the top
- 65 tenders worth £52.8 million show an active pipeline, mostly through Find a Tender
£347 million over eight years: how big a buyer is this combined authority?
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough is a combined authority covering 1.5 million people across nearly 2,500 square miles of eastern England. Our dataset covers £347.2 million in recorded spend across 12,231 transactions, drawn from 65 source files collected between 2018 and 2026. That is a large volume of purchasing activity for a combined authority, which typically has a narrower remit than a unitary or county council. Combined authorities tend to focus on transport, infrastructure and economic development rather than day-to-day services, and the spending patterns here reflect that. The data comes from two sources: the authority's own transparency publications and Find a Tender notices. With 589 matched suppliers across 19 sectors, there is enough depth to get a clear read on where the money goes and who is picking it up. The spend is not evenly distributed across those years, though, so recent trends may tell a different story.
Construction dominates, and one supplier towers over the rest
The top supplier in our data is Cambridgeshire County Homes Limited, with £108.5 million in recorded spend. That single relationship accounts for roughly 31% of all matched spending. Stagecoach Services sits second at £19.9 million, followed by Network Rail Infrastructure at £13.9 million. Construction as a sector takes 51.6% of identified spend, spread across 21 suppliers. Transport and storage accounts for another 10.1%. Professional and technical services, despite having the most suppliers at 124, claims just 4% of the spend. The concentration numbers tell the story clearly: an HHI of 1,637, which is moderately concentrated, and the top five suppliers account for 58.9% of recorded spend. That top-heavy pattern is largely driven by the construction relationship at the top. If you strip that out, the remaining spend looks more dispersed across the 557 identified suppliers.
Where are the open tenders?
This is where the picture gets interesting. Our contract records show 2 published contracts, both above threshold, both direct awards, with a median value of £325,819. The contract register is slim, but the tender pipeline fills in more of the picture. We've tracked 65 tenders with a combined value of £52.8 million through Find a Tender, which suggests the authority does go to market regularly for larger procurements. The gap between those two numbers likely reflects how the authority publishes its data rather than how it actually buys. Combined authorities often rely on constituent councils or frameworks to handle procurement, which means the contract data may sit elsewhere. For bid managers, the tender feed from Find a Tender is probably the more reliable signal of upcoming opportunities here. The 65 tenders across the period point to a steady, if not frequent, flow of work going through competitive routes.
| # | Supplier | Spend |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CAMBRIDGESHIRE COUNTY HOMES LIMITED | £108,540,507 |
| 2 | STAGECOACH SERVICES LIMITED | £19,901,259 |
| 3 | NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED | £13,938,200 |
| 4 | CAMBRIDGE EDUCATIONAL COLLEGE LTD | £12,639,579 |
| 5 | CROSS KEYS HOMES LIMITED | £11,250,201 |
| 6 | WARMWORKS SCOTLAND LLP | £10,725,518 |
| 7 | E.ON ENERGY SOLUTIONS LIMITED | £8,405,090 |
| 8 | EAST CAMBS TRADING COMPANY LIMITED | £5,897,343 |
| 9 | PROP CO 1 LIMITED | £5,205,797 |
| 10 | MACE LIMITED | £4,175,399 |
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