Free Guide: Isle of Wight Spending & Supplier Profile
A free spending & supplier guide for Isle of Wight Council · Unitary authority · South East
Data covering 2012 to 2026
Recorded Spend
£322.2m
Transactions
1,070,929
Suppliers
4,869
Key Takeaways
- £322 million in recorded spend across over 1 million transactions since 2012
- 4,869 identified suppliers but the top 5 account for 38.7% of matched spend
- 180 tenders worth £67 million tracked, with open competition on 3 of 5 recent contracts
How much does this island council actually spend?
Isle of Wight is a unitary authority serving around 142,000 people on 147 square miles of island. That geographic isolation shapes everything about how it buys. Our data covers £322 million in recorded spend across more than 1 million transactions, drawn from 240 source files and spanning 2012 to 2026. We've also tracked 180 tenders worth a combined £67 million and 135 contracts valued at £3.7 million. The median contract value sits at £556,200, which tells you this council does place some sizeable pieces of work. For a relatively small population, the spending volume is worth paying attention to. Being an island means certain services can't easily be shared with neighbouring authorities, and the council handles everything from roads to social care in-house. That creates a broad range of procurement activity for its size.
Island Roads dominates, but health and care spend runs deep
Across the 9,011 suppliers we've matched, one name towers above the rest. Island Roads Services Limited accounts for £459 million in recorded spend, more than three times the next largest supplier, Go South Coast at £144 million. Between them, roads and transport eat up a huge share of the budget. But look beyond those two and you'll find health and social care running through the data like a spine. Island Healthcare, Buckland Care, and Moat House Care Home all sit in the top ten. Professional and technical services take 25.9% of matched spend, with health and social work right behind at 25.2%. Transport accounts for 10.5%. The HHI score is 638, which is unconcentrated, though that partly reflects the long tail of smaller suppliers. The top five still command 38.7% of identified spend, so if you're not one of those incumbents, you're competing for a smaller slice.
Only 5 contracts on record, so what can we actually tell?
The formal contract data here is thin. We hold just 5 published contracts, all above threshold, with 3 awarded through open tender and 2 via direct award. That's too small a sample to draw firm conclusions about procurement culture. The tender pipeline is more useful. Of the 180 tenders we've tracked, the combined value of £67 million gives you a better sense of the opportunities that flow through this council. Construction, IT, and professional services all appear in the mix. What's worth noting is the source data itself. Our records pull from iow.gov.uk, the council's ProContract portal, and Find a Tender, so you can cross-reference upcoming opportunities across those channels. For a council of this size, the breadth of spending categories, 22 sectors across our data, means procurement needs are varied even if individual contract volumes are modest.
| # | Supplier | Spend |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ISLAND ROADS SERVICES LIMITED | £458,589,579 |
| 2 | GO SOUTH COAST LIMITED | £143,595,341 |
| 3 | ISLAND HEALTHCARE LIMITED | £61,982,643 |
| 4 | ISLAND WASTE SERVICES LIMITED | £56,952,493 |
| 5 | HAMPSHIRE COUNTY CARS LIMITED | £51,353,176 |
| 6 | REDE HOUSE LTD | £48,203,209 |
| 7 | CLYDE & CO LLP | £40,862,974 |
| 8 | BUCKLAND CARE LIMITED | £32,303,888 |
| 9 | WOMBLE BOND DICKINSON (UK) LLP | £28,788,872 |
| 10 | MOAT HOUSE CARE HOME LIMITED | £26,660,181 |
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