Free Guide: Medway Spending & Supplier Profile
A free spending & supplier guide for Medway Council · Unitary authority · South East
Data covering 2011 to 2026
Recorded Spend
£3.7bn
Transactions
1,143,175
Suppliers
6,097
Key Takeaways
- £3.7 billion in recorded spend across over 1.1 million transactions since 2011
- 6,097 identified suppliers with an unconcentrated HHI of 188, spreading spend widely
- 144 tenders worth £557 million published, with all 15 tracked contracts awarded via open tender
£3.7 billion over 15 years: how big a buyer is Medway?
Medway is a unitary authority covering 74.9 square miles in Kent with a population of around 279,000. Our dataset covers £3.7 billion in recorded spend across more than 1.1 million transactions, drawn from 141 source files spanning 2011 to 2026. That is a large, sustained volume of purchasing for a council of this size. On the contracts side, we've tracked 71 contracts worth a combined £46.6 million, alongside 144 published tenders valued at £557 million. The gap between contract value and tender value is worth noting. It suggests a pipeline with some large opportunities moving through procurement. Data comes from three sources: Medway's own site, their ProContract portal, and Find a Tender. If you're scoping Medway as a prospect, there is a deep spending history here to work with, and the council appears to publish consistently.
Who's taking the biggest share of Medway's spend?
Medway Norse Limited, a joint venture for facilities and environmental services, leads among the 6,097 identified suppliers with £191 million in recorded spend. Medway Community Healthcare CIC sits second at £83 million. Between them, the top five suppliers account for 20.6% of matched spend, and the top ten for 25.5%. That is a low concentration ratio, and the HHI of 188 confirms it: this is an unconcentrated market. Spend is genuinely spread around. By sector, health and social work takes the largest slice at 30.2% of matched spend across 724 suppliers. Admin and support services follows at 23.6%, driven largely by that Norse relationship. Education (8.6%) and construction (7.7%) come next. Professional and scientific services has the highest supplier count at 789, but only 3.9% of spend, so lots of firms are chasing relatively modest sums there.
All open tender: is that really the full picture?
Of the 15 contracts where we have procurement method data, every single one was awarded through open tender. No direct awards, no restricted procedures. The median contract value sits at around £1.47 million, and 14 of the 15 are above-threshold contracts. That skew towards larger, above-threshold work makes sense given the open tender route. It is worth keeping in mind that this covers only the contracts where method data is available, not the full 71 contracts in the dataset. The tender pipeline looks active: 144 published tenders worth £557 million gives you a sense of the opportunity flow. Based on what we can see, Medway runs its formal procurement through competitive processes. For bid managers, the open-only pattern in the tracked data at least suggests these opportunities are being advertised rather than placed quietly with incumbents.
| # | Supplier | Spend |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MEDWAY NORSE LIMITED | £191,219,075 |
| 2 | MEDWAY COMMUNITY HEALTHCARE C.I.C. | £82,980,721 |
| 3 | ARRIVA KENT & SURREY LIMITED | £24,830,148 |
| 4 | THE KENT AUTISTIC TRUST | £21,261,914 |
| 5 | ROCHESTER CARE HOME LIMITED | £18,165,536 |
| 6 | WILLMOTT DIXON CONSTRUCTION LIMITED | £18,055,087 |
| 7 | NORTH KENT MIND | £16,854,187 |
| 8 | KYNDI LIMITED | £16,273,866 |
| 9 | COUNTRYSTYLE RECYCLING LIMITED | £15,820,920 |
| 10 | PARAMOUNT INDEPENDENT PROPERTY SERVICES LLP | £14,461,676 |
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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.
