Free Guide: East Lindsey Spending & Supplier Profile
A free spending & supplier guide for East Lindsey District Council · Non-metropolitan district · East Midlands
Data covering 2022 to 2026
Recorded Spend
£7.5m
Transactions
598
Suppliers
139
Key Takeaways
- £7.5 million recorded spend across 598 transactions from 2022 to 2026
- 83.1% of identified spend goes to just five suppliers, with one dominating
- 20 tenders worth £7.9 million show a pipeline weighted toward open competition
How big a buyer is East Lindsey?
East Lindsey is a non-metropolitan district covering 682 square miles of rural Lincolnshire, serving around 142,000 people. Our data shows £7.5 million in recorded spend across 598 transactions from 2022 to 2026, sourced from the council's own transparency pages and Find a Tender. That works out to roughly £12,500 per transaction on average, though the median contract value of £426,194 tells you the published contracts skew much larger than the day-to-day purchase orders. We've tracked 11 contracts worth £8.2 million alongside 20 tenders valued at £7.9 million. For a district council of this size, the spend profile is fairly typical of what you'd expect from a rural authority. The transaction volume is steady rather than heavy, so procurement activity here tends to come in defined batches rather than a constant flow of opportunities.
One supplier takes the lion's share
Concentration here is high. The HHI sits at 4,082, which is firmly in "highly concentrated" territory. And the numbers back that up. Sureserve Energy Services alone accounts for £5.6 million of the £7.5 million we've tracked, roughly 75% of identified spend. After that, the drop-off is steep. Overhall Contractors and Rio Surfacing sit in second and third place at around £570,000 and £532,000 respectively. The top five suppliers between them take 83.1% of recorded spend. Construction is the second-largest sector with 23 identified suppliers and £1.95 million in spend, but the "other service activities" category dominates at 63.2%, driven almost entirely by Sureserve. Across the 142 matched suppliers in our dataset, most are picking up relatively small amounts. If you're looking at this council, the question is whether that concentration reflects long-term contracts or rolling arrangements.
Does open competition get a fair run?
Based on the eight contracts where we have procurement method data, the picture is more open than the concentration figures might suggest. Five of those eight went through open tender, one was a direct award, one used a limited procedure, and one is unclassified. Six of the eight sit above the procurement threshold. So while the spend itself is heavily concentrated around a few suppliers, the formal contracting route does appear to favour open competition. The tender pipeline backs this up. Of the 20 tenders we've tracked, the combined value comes to £7.9 million, and these are sourced from Find a Tender, meaning they're mostly above-threshold opportunities. Two contracts fell below threshold, which is expected given the council's size and rural character. For anyone tracking East Lindsey, the tender notices offer the clearest forward view of upcoming work.
| # | Supplier | Spend |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SURESERVE ENERGY SERVICES UK LIMITED | £5,556,941 |
| 2 | OVERHALL CONTRACTORS LIMITED | £570,451 |
| 3 | RIO SURFACING LIMITED | £532,388 |
| 4 | PUBLIC SECTOR PARTNERSHIP SERVICES LTD | £352,828 |
| 5 | EVOENERGY LIMITED | £320,000 |
| 6 | D. BROWN (BUILDING CONTRACTORS) LIMITED | £139,627 |
| 7 | PEACOCK & BINNINGTON LIMITED | £120,880 |
| 8 | IRVING PATRICK CONSULTING LTD | £95,700 |
| 9 | HODGSON SAYERS LIMITED | £70,284 |
| 10 | NEC SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS UK LIMITED | £62,092 |
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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.
