Free Guide: Eastleigh Spending & Supplier Profile
A free spending & supplier guide for Eastleigh Borough Council · Non-metropolitan district · South East
Data covering 2014 to 2026
Recorded Spend
£237.3m
Transactions
17,529
Suppliers
1,414
Key Takeaways
- £237 million in recorded spend across 17,529 transactions from 2014 to 2026
- 1,414 identified suppliers with an unconcentrated market at HHI 480
- Construction dominates at 23.9% of matched spend, with two law firms topping the supplier list
How big a buyer is Eastleigh?
For a non-metropolitan district covering just 30.9 square miles in Hampshire, Eastleigh punches above its weight as a buyer. Our data shows £237 million in recorded spend across 17,529 transactions, drawn from 39 source files spanning 2014 to 2026. That is a solid volume of purchasing activity for a borough council serving around 135,500 people. The spending records come from two sources: the council's own website and Find a Tender, collected through to December 2025. On the contract side, we hold 17 published contracts valued at £1.3 million combined, alongside 35 tenders worth £6.6 million. The transaction-level data tells a richer story here, giving you a detailed view of day-to-day purchasing patterns over more than a decade. If you are scoping Eastleigh as a prospect, the depth of transactional data is where the real intelligence sits.
Legal firms and construction companies share the top spots
The supplier picture at Eastleigh is unusual. Two legal firms, TLT Solicitors and Shoosmiths, sit at the top of the identified supplier list with £17 million and £16.7 million respectively. Construction firms then fill most of the remaining top ten slots. Seddon Construction (£11.8 million), Mildren Construction (£6.2 million), London Construction Contractor (£4.3 million), and Doswell Projects (£3.7 million) all feature. Hampshire County Cars rounds out an interesting mix at £11.4 million, pointing to a sizeable transport requirement. Across 1,414 identified suppliers, the top five account for 44.1% of matched spend and the top ten for 56.5%. But the HHI sits at just 480, which is low. That combination, where a handful of suppliers hold large values but overall spend is spread widely, suggests the council uses a broad supplier base for routine purchasing while concentrating bigger-ticket work with fewer providers. Construction accounts for 23.9% of all matched spend. Other large categories include unclassified spend at 14.1%, extraterritorial organisations at 12.1%, and administrative support services at 11.6%.
Is the front door open or closed?
Based on the procurement data we hold, Eastleigh looks like an open buyer. Of the 17 published contracts in our dataset, we have procurement method data for two, and both came through open procedure. The median contract value across those two sits at £632,125. There are no below-threshold contracts in our records and no direct awards in the dataset we have tracked. The tender pipeline shows 35 opportunities worth a combined £6.6 million. For a district council, that is a reasonable flow of advertised work. One thing to keep in mind: the transactional spend tells you who is already getting paid, while the formal contract and tender records show you the structured procurement route in. With 17,529 transactions spread across 1,414 suppliers, there is clearly a lot of purchasing happening outside the formal tendering process, which is normal for a council of this size. Much of that will be low-value or framework-based buying. If you are tracking Eastleigh, watching both the tender feed and the transaction data will give you the fullest picture.
| # | Supplier | Spend |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | TLT SOLICITORS LIMITED | £17,000,000 |
| 2 | SHOOSMITHS LLP | £16,709,000 |
| 3 | SEDDON CONSTRUCTION LIMITED | £11,774,117 |
| 4 | HAMPSHIRE COUNTY CARS LIMITED | £11,417,669 |
| 5 | MILDREN CONSTRUCTION EOT LIMITED | £6,183,352 |
| 6 | LONDON CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTOR LTD | £4,286,863 |
| 7 | DOSWELL PROJECTS LIMITED | £3,693,966 |
| 8 | BLAKEDOWN LANDSCAPES (SE) LIMITED | £3,522,477 |
| 9 | ARCUS GLOBAL LIMITED | £3,512,659 |
| 10 | SYNERGY BOREHOLES LIMITED | £2,704,661 |
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