Free Guide: Hart Spending & Supplier Profile
A free spending & supplier guide for Hart District Council · Non-metropolitan district · South East
Data covering 2017 to 2026
Recorded Spend
£150.8m
Transactions
14,121
Suppliers
605
Key Takeaways
- £150.8 million in recorded spend across 14,121 transactions from 2017 to 2026
- 609 matched suppliers identified, with the top 5 accounting for 58.3% of tracked spend
- 4 published contracts all awarded through open procedure, with a median value of £23,750
How much does Hart actually spend?
Hart is a small district council in Hampshire, covering 83 square miles with a population of around 97,600. But the spending adds up. Our data covers £150.8 million in recorded spend across 14,121 transactions, drawn from 15 source files spanning 2017 to 2026. That works out at roughly £1,545 per resident over the period, which gives you a sense of the buying volume flowing through this council. On the contracts side, we've tracked 4 published contracts worth a combined £124,694, and 6 tenders valued at £375,000. Hart publishes its spending data on its own website, and records also appear on Find a Tender. We've matched 609 suppliers across these records, so there is a reasonable base of commercial relationships to look at. For a non-metropolitan district, Hart generates a steady volume of procurement activity that is worth understanding if you operate in this part of Hampshire.
One transport supplier dominates the top of the table
Hampshire County Cars sits at the top of our identified supplier list with £13.4 million in recorded spend, nearly double the next largest supplier. That is a big concentration in a single provider. Serco follows at £7.6 million, then Veolia ES at £5 million, Willmott Dixon at £4.3 million, and Vivid Housing at £2.6 million. Together, the top 5 account for 58.3% of tracked spend. The top 10 take 67.6%. The HHI score comes in at 933, which is unconcentrated overall, but that top-end weighting tells a different story at the supplier level. By sector, transportation and storage takes the largest share at 24.4% of matched spend, followed by professional and technical services at 16.4% and construction at 15.9%. IT and communications accounts for 8.2%, spread across 73 suppliers. If you're looking at professional services or construction, there are plenty of suppliers already active here. The transport spend, by contrast, looks far more concentrated around a single relationship.
All four contracts went to open tender, so what comes next?
All four published contracts in our dataset were awarded through open procedure, consistent with a straightforward procurement approach. Every one sits below the procurement threshold, with a median contract value of £23,750, and there are no direct awards in the contract records. The tender pipeline shows 6 opportunities worth a combined £375,000, which suggests some upcoming activity. Hart's procurement operation is typical of a smaller district council. Much of the day-to-day spending flows through purchase orders and regular payments rather than formal contract notices, which is why the transaction count (14,121) is so much higher than the contract count. For bid managers scanning this council, the interesting question is whether the large ongoing supplier relationships visible in the spend data were procured through processes that simply predate our records, or whether they roll forward on existing arrangements.
| # | Supplier | Spend |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HAMPSHIRE COUNTY CARS LIMITED | £13,355,662 |
| 2 | SERCO LIMITED | £7,563,453 |
| 3 | VEOLIA ES (UK) LIMITED | £4,993,650 |
| 4 | WILLMOTT DIXON HOLDINGS LIMITED | £4,301,583 |
| 5 | VIVID HOUSING LIMITED | £2,612,902 |
| 6 | THE YOU TRUST | £1,278,461 |
| 7 | CAPITA BUSINESS SERVICES LTD | £1,163,301 |
| 8 | SUTTLE PROJECTS LIMITED | £1,136,474 |
| 9 | IDOX SOFTWARE LTD | £898,231 |
| 10 | CITIZENS ADVICE - HART DISTRICT LIMITED | £762,964 |
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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.
