Free Guide: Mid Devon Spending & Supplier Profile
A free spending & supplier guide for Mid Devon District Council · Non-metropolitan district · South West
Data covering 2015 to 2026
Recorded Spend
£149.3m
Transactions
14,200
Suppliers
487
Key Takeaways
- £149.3 million in recorded spend across 14,200 transactions from 2015 to 2026
- 487 identified suppliers, with the top 5 accounting for 48.5% of matched spend
- 19 tenders worth £1.6 million tracked, plus 2 formal contracts split between open and limited routes
How big a buyer is Mid Devon?
Mid Devon is a non-metropolitan district council covering 352.5 square miles of rural Devon, serving around 83,000 people. It is not a large authority, but our data shows £149.3 million in recorded spend across 14,200 transactions from 2015 to 2026, drawn from 26 source files. That is a decent volume for a district council of this size. We have matched 499 suppliers across the dataset, spread over 21 sectors. Contract records account for £533,757 across 11 published contracts, while 19 tenders totalling £1.6 million give a sense of the formal procurement pipeline. Mid Devon is a full member of Advantage South West and also has access to the LHC Procurement Group, so some of its buying power may be channelled through those frameworks rather than appearing as standalone procurements. For a district authority in a rural part of the South West, the spending profile looks about right for its responsibilities.
One supplier dominates the spend. Why?
Devon and Cornwall Logs Limited sits at the top of the supplier list with £8.3 million in recorded spend, which is striking. That single supplier, classified under agriculture and forestry, accounts for a large chunk of the sector's 35.2% share of matched spend. Strip that out and the picture shifts considerably. Construction comes next at 11.7% of spend across 39 suppliers, with Robert Heath Heating, Novus Property Solutions and Bridge Civil Engineering all featuring in the top ten. Admin and support services take 9.0%, led by Specialist Fleet Services at £1.5 million. Despite that top-heavy supplier, the overall concentration is moderate. An HHI of 1,310 sits in the unconcentrated range, and the top five suppliers account for 48.5% of matched spend. With 487 identified suppliers across the dataset, the council is spreading work around. But if you're in construction or facilities, that is clearly where the recurring spend sits.
Open tenders or closed shop?
Our procurement data for Mid Devon covers a small set of formal contract notices. Of the contracts we have tracked, the split is even: one open procedure and one limited procedure. Across the 19 tenders in our dataset, the total pipeline sits at £1.6 million, with a median contract value of around £266,878. One contract falls above threshold and one below, so there is activity at both ends. That even split between open and limited routes does not point strongly in either direction. It is hard to draw firm conclusions on procurement culture from this sample, but the mix suggests Mid Devon is not exclusively reliant on direct awards or restricted processes. The council's membership of Advantage South West and the LHC Procurement Group may also mean that some procurement runs through framework agreements, which would not always show up as standalone tenders in published notices.
| # | Supplier | Spend |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | DEVON AND CORNWALL LOGS LIMITED | £8,304,502 |
| 2 | SPECIALIST FLEET SERVICES LIMITED | £1,520,027 |
| 3 | ROBERT HEATH HEATING LIMITED | £711,932 |
| 4 | TIVERTON TOWN BAND | £550,095 |
| 5 | ANGLIAN BUILDING PRODUCTS LIMITED | £491,556 |
| 6 | NOVUS PROPERTY SOLUTIONS LIMITED | £487,641 |
| 7 | GALLAGHER -1 LTD | £438,394 |
| 8 | BRIDGE CIVIL ENGINEERING LIMITED | £437,757 |
| 9 | COMENSURA LIMITED | £400,066 |
| 10 | JOHNSON HEALTH TECH UK LIMITED | £384,531 |
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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.
