Free Guide: Cannock Chase Spending & Supplier Profile
A free spending & supplier guide for Cannock Chase District Council · Non-metropolitan district · West Midlands
Data covering 2014 to 2026
Recorded Spend
£505.5m
Transactions
43,268
Suppliers
1,230
Key Takeaways
- £505 million in recorded spend across 43,268 transactions from 2014 to 2026
- 1,239 matched suppliers identified, with construction and leisure dominating at 59% of spend
- 10 tenders worth £32.3 million in the pipeline, and both contracts with method data used open competition
Half a billion in recorded spend from a compact district council?
Cannock Chase is a small non-metropolitan district in Staffordshire, covering just 30.5 square miles with a population of around 101,000. But the spending data tells an interesting story. Our dataset covers £505 million across 43,268 transactions, drawn from 124 source files published between 2014 and 2026. That is a large volume of recorded spend for a district council of this size, and it spans more than a decade of purchasing activity. Contract records show 11 published contracts worth a combined £60 million, while 10 tenders valued at £32.3 million sit in the pipeline. The council is also a member of the Procure Plus Holdings consortium, an all-public-sector buying group. If you're looking at this council, the transaction history is deep enough to give you a solid read on spending patterns and supplier relationships over time.
Construction and leisure take nearly 60p of every pound
Two sectors account for the bulk of matched spend. Construction leads at 31% (£77.6 million across 156 identified suppliers), followed by arts, entertainment and recreation at 28.2% (£70.4 million from just 21 suppliers). That leisure figure is driven almost entirely by Sports and Leisure Management Ltd, which tops the supplier list at £60 million. Waste management comes in third at 10.8%, with Biffa Municipal accounting for most of that. Among the 1,239 suppliers we've matched, the top five account for 51.6% of recorded spend, and the top ten take 64.8%. The HHI sits at 838, which is unconcentrated. So while the top suppliers command large shares, the long tail of over 1,200 suppliers means spending is reasonably spread. Construction is where you'll find the most competition, with firms like Lovell Partnerships, Novus Property Solutions, and Keepmoat Homes all pulling in multi-million pound totals.
Open tenders only, but the contract list is short
Of the two contracts we hold procurement method data for, both went through open competition, with one classified above threshold and one below. No direct awards in the mix. The median contract value across those sits at around £30 million, which reflects the outsized leisure management contract pulling the figure up rather than a pattern of large-scale procurement. On the tender side, 10 opportunities worth £32.3 million are recorded. That is a relatively lean contract register compared to the depth of the transaction data. It suggests the council may publish more of its spend transparency data than formal contract notices, or that many purchasing decisions happen below contract publication thresholds. For bid managers, the open-only procurement method is encouraging on face value. But with a small published contract set, the transaction-level data is where you will find the fuller picture of who this council actually buys from and how often.
| # | Supplier | Spend |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SPORTS AND LEISURE MANAGEMENT LTD | £60,000,000 |
| 2 | LOVELL PARTNERSHIPS LIMITED | £23,464,680 |
| 3 | BIFFA MUNICIPAL LIMITED | £20,764,976 |
| 4 | NOVUS PROPERTY SOLUTIONS LIMITED | £14,432,751 |
| 5 | BRITISH GAS SOCIAL HOUSING LIMITED | £10,361,884 |
| 6 | INSPIRING HEALTHY LIFESTYLES | £10,158,283 |
| 7 | DODD GROUP (MIDLANDS) LIMITED | £9,366,828 |
| 8 | KEEPMOAT HOMES LIMITED | £5,249,988 |
| 9 | CITY OF BIRMINGHAM COMMUNITY COLLEGE | £4,056,162 |
| 10 | CIVICA UK LIMITED | £4,043,032 |
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