Free Guide: East Cambridgeshire Spending & Supplier Profile
A free spending & supplier guide for East Cambridgeshire District Council · Non-metropolitan district · East of England
Data covering 2020 to 2026
Recorded Spend
£38.5m
Transactions
17,226
Suppliers
338
Key Takeaways
- £38.5 million in recorded spend across 17,226 transactions from 2020 to 2026
- 68.5% of matched spend goes to just five suppliers, two council-owned
- 7 tenders worth £230,000 published, but only 1 formal contract on record in the procurement data, valued at £86,140
How big a buyer is East Cambridgeshire?
East Cambridgeshire is a small district council serving around 90,000 people across 251 square miles of rural Cambridgeshire. But the spending data tells an interesting story for its size. Our dataset covers £38.5 million in recorded spend across 17,226 transactions, drawn from 22 source files spanning 2020 to 2026. That works out at roughly £6.4 million a year, which is modest but steady. We've matched 437 supplier records to 338 unique identified suppliers, spread across 20 different sectors. For a non-metropolitan district inside the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority, the transaction volume is respectable. The data comes from eastcambs.gov.uk and Find a Tender, collected through to November 2025. If you're scoping district councils in the East of England, this is a buyer that keeps a consistent flow of smaller payments moving through its books.
Two council-owned companies dominate the spend
The supplier picture here is unusual. East Cambs Street Scene Limited sits at the top with £7.9 million in recorded spend, and East Cambs Trading Company follows at £2.2 million. Both are council-owned entities, which immediately reshapes how you read the concentration figures. The HHI score is 1,732, moderately concentrated, and the top five suppliers account for 68.5% of matched spend. But strip out the two in-house companies and the picture looks quite different. Dennis Eagle Limited (£2.1 million, fleet manufacturing) and Cambridgeshire County Homes (£1.5 million, construction) are the biggest external names. Construction is the largest external sector at 23% of spend across 43 suppliers. Manufacturing takes 14.6% with 29 suppliers. Of the 338 identified suppliers in our data, the tail is long. Beyond the top ten, which accounts for 74.8% of spend, the remaining suppliers share roughly £5.2 million between them.
Where are the formal contracts?
The formal contract record is far lighter than the transaction data, which matters if you're looking for pipeline. Our procurement data holds just 1 formal contract valued at £86,140, awarded through open tender and falling below threshold. On the tender side, there are 7 published opportunities worth a combined £230,000. The spending dataset references 3 contracts, but only one appears as a full procurement record. For a council pushing £38.5 million through its payment systems, the gap between transaction volume and formal contract publishing is worth noting. Much of the spend likely flows through framework agreements, call-off contracts, or arrangements with those council-owned entities that don't generate individual contract notices. With so few formal notices on record, the contract register alone won't tell the full procurement story. If you're monitoring East Cambridgeshire for opportunities, the payment data may tell you more than the contract register does.
| # | Supplier | Spend |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | EAST CAMBS STREET SCENE LIMITED | £7,883,597 |
| 2 | EAST CAMBS TRADING COMPANY LIMITED | £2,163,732 |
| 3 | DENNIS EAGLE LIMITED | £2,135,338 |
| 4 | CAMBRIDGESHIRE COUNTY HOMES LIMITED | £1,502,865 |
| 5 | CPD BODIES LIMITED | £541,579 |
| 6 | BIFFA WASTE SERVICES LIMITED | £349,489 |
| 7 | AECOM LIMITED | £281,854 |
| 8 | TREVOR BENTON CONSTRUCTION LIMITED | £273,329 |
| 9 | STONESFIELD PLAYING FIELD ASSOCIATION | £214,676 |
| 10 | THE SANCTUARY GROUP LTD | £175,145 |
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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.
