Free Guide: Central Bedfordshire Spending & Supplier Profile
A free spending & supplier guide for Central Bedfordshire Council · Unitary authority · East of England
Data covering 2013 to 2026
Recorded Spend
£169.6m
Transactions
109,661
Suppliers
1,213
Key Takeaways
- £169.6 million in recorded spend across nearly 110,000 transactions since 2013
- 45.5% of matched spend goes to just five suppliers, led by Amey LG at £25 million
- 97 tenders worth £896.9 million signal a busy pipeline for an East of England unitary
How big a buyer is Central Bedfordshire?
Central Bedfordshire is a unitary authority covering 276 square miles in the East of England, serving around 294,000 people. Our data shows £169.6 million in recorded spend across 109,661 transactions, drawn from 21 source files and spanning 2013 to 2026. That is a steady volume of purchasing for a council this size. On the contracts side, we hold 46 contract notices worth a combined £1.2 million, while 97 tenders account for £896.9 million in advertised value. Of those 46 notices, two include full procurement method detail, which we cover in the pipeline section below. The council is also a member of the Fusion21 purchasing consortium, which opens up access to pre-competed frameworks for construction, maintenance and related services. If you are tracking framework routes into this council, that membership is worth keeping in mind. Across the spending records we hold, we have matched 1,266 supplier records to Companies House across 1,213 unique suppliers.
Amey dominates, but the field is wide open behind them
Amey LG sits well clear at the top with £25.1 million in matched spend, about three times the next supplier, Biffa Municipal at £8.2 million. After those two, the numbers drop fast. Bedford Education Partnership Holdings comes in third at £3.3 million, followed by Willmott Dixon Construction at £2.9 million and Bupa Care Services at £2.3 million. Together the top five account for 45.5% of matched spend, and the top ten for 53.4%. The HHI score is 878, which is unconcentrated. So while Amey has a strong position, spending is spread across a broad supplier base. By sector, administrative and support services take 30.7% of spend, health and social work 14.5%, and waste management 11.2%. Construction firms collectively pull in 10.8%. Of the 1,266 matched suppliers, 182 sit in the health and social care category alone, making it the most crowded sector by supplier count.
What does the procurement pipeline actually look like?
Of the 46 contract notices in our dataset, two include full procurement detail. Both sit above threshold and both were awarded through open procedure, with a median value of £612,559. The tender pipeline tells a broader story. Across 97 tracked tenders worth £896.9 million in total, there is a lot of advertised opportunity flowing through this council. That tender volume suggests Central Bedfordshire is an active publisher on Find a Tender, and structured contract records are still building up alongside that. Both detailed contracts went through open competition, so there are no direct awards in the procurement data we hold. For bid managers scanning for accessible opportunities, 97 tenders is a healthy count. The average advertised tender value works out to around £9.2 million, which points to some large infrastructure or service procurements in the mix. Whether those convert into trackable contracts over time is something to watch.
| # | Supplier | Spend |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | AMEY LG LIMITED | £25,056,525 |
| 2 | BIFFA MUNICIPAL LIMITED | £8,243,951 |
| 3 | BEDFORD EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP HOLDINGS LIMITED | £3,323,097 |
| 4 | WILLMOTT DIXON CONSTRUCTION LIMITED | £2,948,462 |
| 5 | BUPA CARE SERVICES LIMITED | £2,347,375 |
| 6 | BALFOUR BEATTY CIVIL ENGINEERING (SW) LIMITED | £2,052,709 |
| 7 | JEAKINS WEIR LIMITED | £1,452,694 |
| 8 | COMENSURA LIMITED | £1,279,141 |
| 9 | FCC RECYCLING (UK) LIMITED | £1,266,766 |
| 10 | NPOWER LIMITED | £1,219,775 |
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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.
