Free Guide: Hastings Spending & Supplier Profile
A free spending & supplier guide for Hastings Borough Council · Non-metropolitan district · South East
Data covering 2012 to 2026
Recorded Spend
£0
Transactions
38,402
Suppliers
1,226
Key Takeaways
- 38,402 transactions tracked across 1,240 matched suppliers since 2012
- £18.3 million in tender pipeline across 21 published opportunities
- 176 HHI score shows spending is spread widely across the supplier base
How big a buyer is Hastings?
Hastings is a compact borough council, covering just 11.6 square miles with a population of around 92,500. But the spending records tell a busy story. Our data covers 38,402 individual payment transactions drawn from 71 source files, spanning 2012 to 2026. That is a deep and consistent publishing history for a non-metropolitan district. On the tender side, we've tracked 21 published opportunities worth a combined £18.3 million. The council sources data through both its own website and Find a Tender, which gives you two channels to monitor. For a smaller district authority, the volume of transactional data is worth paying attention to. It means you can build a detailed picture of how money flows through this council, who receives it, and how spending patterns shift over time. If you are scoping Hastings as a potential market, the data gives you plenty to work with.
Real estate and housing dominate, but competition is wide open
Across the 1,240 suppliers we've matched to company records, the spending is remarkably spread out. The HHI sits at just 176, which is very low, and the top five suppliers account for only 23.1% of recorded spend. The top ten take 35.5%. That is an unconcentrated market by any measure. Idverde Limited leads with around £4 million in spend, followed closely by Roost People Limited at £3.7 million. Three of the top five suppliers operate in real estate, and that sector takes the largest share at 16.9% of matched spend (£11.6 million across 81 suppliers). Construction and administrative services each account for about 15.6%, with 118 identified suppliers in both categories. Professional and scientific services has the highest supplier count at 184, yet only captures 6.1% of spend. So there are a lot of firms winning smaller amounts in that space.
What does the tender pipeline actually look like?
The 21 tenders we've tracked carry a combined value of £18.3 million, giving you an average of roughly £870,000 per opportunity. Across the 16 published contracts in our records, contract values are not listed, which is common for district councils that publish award notices without financial details. Without procurement method breakdowns in the data, it is hard to say how much goes through open competition versus direct award. What you can see is that Hastings uses both its own procurement channels and Find a Tender for publishing, so opportunities appear in more than one place. The accommodation and food services sector is interesting here. Only 25 suppliers share £4.3 million in spend, making it one of the more concentrated pockets within an otherwise open market. For context, construction has nearly five times as many suppliers chasing a similar total. Where you choose to look in this council will shape how competitive the field feels.
| # | Supplier | Spend |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | IDVERDE LIMITED | £4,029,976 |
| 2 | ROOST PEOPLE LIMITED | £3,749,271 |
| 3 | SOUTHDOWN HOUSING ASSOCIATION LIMITED | £2,818,976 |
| 4 | LILLYBANK HOMES LTD | £2,600,975 |
| 5 | SOUTH DOWNS RESIDENTIAL LIMITED | £2,592,263 |
| 6 | PARAMOUNT PROPERTY SERVICES LIMITED | £2,228,240 |
| 7 | A P CAPITAL INVESTMENTS LIMITED | £1,965,016 |
| 8 | BOOKER & BEST LIMITED | £1,428,205 |
| 9 | M.W. FRENCH & SON LTD | £1,412,462 |
| 10 | ALFA ELECTRIC LIMITED | £1,381,901 |
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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.
