Free Guide: Coventry Spending & Supplier Profile
A free spending & supplier guide for Coventry City Council · Metropolitan district · West Midlands
Data covering 2010 to 2026
Recorded Spend
£2.4bn
Transactions
502,826
Suppliers
1,076
Key Takeaways
- £2.4 billion in recorded spend across over 502,000 transactions since 2010
- 51.3% of matched contract spend goes to just five identified suppliers
- Construction dominates at 38% of spend, with two firms taking the top spots
How big a buyer is Coventry?
Coventry is a metropolitan district of nearly 380,000 people sitting within the West Midlands Combined Authority, and our data shows it is a serious buyer. Across the spending records we hold, the council has put through over 502,000 transactions totalling £2.4 billion, with data stretching from 2010 to 2026. That is a long window, drawn from 67 source files collected from coventry.gov.uk and Find a Tender. On the contracts side, we have tracked 173 published contracts worth a combined £39.3 million, plus 181 tender notices valued at roughly £2.4 billion. The gap between contract and tender values is worth noting. Tender values often reflect estimated lifetime spend rather than confirmed awards, so the real committed figure sits somewhere between those two numbers. For a metro district of just 38.2 square miles, the volume of purchasing activity is considerable. If you are sizing up Coventry as a market, there is plenty of activity to go at.
Construction firms are running away with it
Of the 1,210 matched suppliers in our dataset, the top five account for 51.3% of recorded contract spend. Matrix Networks Limited leads with £14.3 million, followed by Jeakins Weir Limited at £8.5 million. Both are construction firms, and that sector dominates overall, taking 38% of spend across 49 identified suppliers. Health and social work comes second at 16.9%, spread across a much larger pool of 182 suppliers. That is a very different dynamic: construction spend is concentrated among fewer players, while health and social care work is spread more widely. The HHI score sits at 760, which is unconcentrated overall. But the top-10 share of 62.5% tells you the big contracts cluster around a relatively small group. Below the top tier, you will find real estate, admin services, and financial services each taking between 4% and 5%. Wholesale and retail has the highest supplier count at 203 but under 1% of spend.
Open tenders slightly edge out direct awards
Based on the 14 contracts where we have procurement method data, 8 went through open tender and 6 were direct awards. That is a roughly even split, though open routes have a slight edge. Most of these contracts sit above the procurement threshold, with 12 of the 14 classified as above-threshold. The median contract value is £883,000, so this is not a council awarding lots of small deals through these formal routes. The tender pipeline is active too, with 181 notices on record worth a combined £2.4 billion. Direct awards making up 43% of tracked contracts is not unusual for a council this size, but it does mean a meaningful share of work goes to suppliers the council already knows. If you are looking at the open tender route, 8 opportunities from the data we hold is a small sample, so it is hard to draw firm conclusions about how competitive those processes typically are.
| # | Supplier | Spend |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MATRIX NETWORKS LIMITED | £14,260,000 |
| 2 | JEAKINS WEIR LIMITED | £8,501,853 |
| 3 | GREENSQUAREACCORD LIMITED | £5,642,000 |
| 4 | SWAN FAMILY CENTRES LIMITED | £3,539,867 |
| 5 | THE EXTRACARE CHARITABLE TRUST | £2,856,000 |
| 6 | CITIZEN HOUSING GROUP LIMITED | £2,356,196 |
| 7 | ARTHUR J. GALLAGHER INSURANCE BROKERS LIMITED | £1,594,057 |
| 8 | NP AEROSPACE LIMITED | £1,300,000 |
| 9 | YARM SCHOOL | £1,197,454 |
| 10 | HAYS SPECIALIST RECRUITMENT LIMITED | £1,144,919 |
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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.
