Free Guide: Castle Point Spending & Supplier Profile
A free spending & supplier guide for Castle Point Borough Council · Non-metropolitan district · East of England
Data covering 2011 to 2026
Recorded Spend
£173.4m
Transactions
33,979
Suppliers
938
Key Takeaways
- £173.4 million in recorded spend across nearly 34,000 transactions since 2011
- 938 identified suppliers with an unconcentrated market, HHI of 257
- 21 tenders worth £6.7 million tracked, with construction taking 19.3% of matched spend
How much does Castle Point actually spend?
Castle Point is a compact borough, just 17.4 square miles and around 90,500 residents in south Essex. But our data shows it is a steady buyer. Across the spending records we hold, there is £173.4 million in recorded spend spread over nearly 34,000 transactions from 2011 to 2026. That works out at roughly £11.6 million a year. We have matched 1,307 supplier records drawn from 139 source files, so there is a decent body of data to work with. On the contracts side, we track 12 published contracts worth £3.2 million, and 21 tenders valued at £6.7 million. For a non-metropolitan district of this size, the transaction volume is worth paying attention to. With 938 suppliers spread across 21 sectors, the aggregate picture is one of broad operational purchasing rather than spend concentrated in a few large categories.
Who gets the money, and how spread out is it?
The supplier base here is broad. Of the 938 identified suppliers in our dataset, the top five account for 25.8% of matched spend and the top ten for 38.3%. The HHI sits at 257, which is low. No single supplier dominates. Freeths LLP leads with £11.8 million, followed by Essex County Cars at £4.6 million and Dale Building Maintenance at £3.4 million. Facilities management, legal, transport and construction all feature in the top ranks. Sector-wise, construction is the largest category at 19.3% of matched spend across 120 suppliers. Wholesale and retail trade takes 11.4%, and administrative support services 10.6%. Professional and technical services has the highest supplier count at 149, but only 5.7% of spend. That spread across sectors and suppliers means the council is not locked into a handful of incumbents, at least based on what we can see.
How open is the front door?
We have method detail for 3 contracts at Castle Point: one open procedure, one direct award and one classified as unknown. The median contract value across those sits at £976,311, so these are mid-sized pieces of work. On the tender side, we track 21 opportunities worth a combined £6.7 million. All 3 contracts with method data were above threshold, which makes sense given the median value. The even split between open and direct (with one unknown) does not tell us much on its own, but paired with the broad supplier base and low concentration score, the picture from the spending data is of a council that does spread its purchasing around. If you are looking at Castle Point, the tender pipeline and the transaction-level spend data give a fuller picture than the published contracts alone.
| # | Supplier | Spend |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | FREETHS LLP | £11,823,268 |
| 2 | ESSEX COUNTY CARS LTD | £4,573,245 |
| 3 | DALE BUILDING MAINTENANCE LIMITED | £3,426,013 |
| 4 | PINNACLE FM LIMITED | £3,354,904 |
| 5 | CAPITA SECURE INFORMATION SOLUTIONS LIMITED | £3,089,575 |
| 6 | FAUN ZOELLER (UK) LIMITED | £2,929,373 |
| 7 | SOUTH ESSEX HOMES LIMITED | £2,716,765 |
| 8 | MORGAN SINDALL LIMITED | £2,508,970 |
| 9 | CASTLE POINT GAS & HEATING CO. LIMITED | £2,424,234 |
| 10 | EDF ENERGY LIMITED | £2,163,430 |
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