Free Guide: New Forest Spending & Supplier Profile
A free spending & supplier guide for New Forest District Council · Non-metropolitan district · South East
Data covering 2020 to 2026
Recorded Spend
£1.5bn
Transactions
52,200
Suppliers
1,258
Key Takeaways
- £1.48 billion in recorded spend across 52,200 transactions from 2020 to 2026
- 80.5% of matched spend goes to just five suppliers, with an HHI of 2,168
- 54 tenders worth £31.9 million are published, but contract-level data is thin
£1.48 billion through a district council?
New Forest is a non-metropolitan district in Hampshire covering 290.3 square miles with a population of around 180,000. For a district council, the recorded spend is striking. Our data covers £1.48 billion across 52,200 payment transactions, drawn from 59 source files spanning 2020 to 2026. That volume puts it well above what you might expect from a council of this type. A few very large payment lines to transportation and financial services suppliers drive a big chunk of that total, so the headline figure likely reflects pass-through or recurring high-value payments rather than a broad commissioning programme. We've matched 1,322 suppliers from across the payment records, spread over 22 different sectors. The data is sourced from the council's own site, Find a Tender, and their ProContract portal, all published under the Open Government Licence.
A handful of suppliers dominate the spend
Concentration here is high. The top five identified suppliers account for 80.5% of all matched spend, and the top ten take 87.1%. The HHI sits at 2,168, which is moderately concentrated. Hampshire County Cars leads with £248 million, followed by Lloyds Bank at £82 million and D P Morgan at £75 million. Transportation and storage alone accounts for 41.3% of recorded spend, with financial services at 15.4% and agriculture, forestry and fishing at 12.5%. Construction, despite having 115 identified suppliers, only represents 5.9% of spend. Professional services has the widest supplier base at 182 firms but just 3.5% of the money. If you're in construction or professional services, the number of competing suppliers is worth noting. The spending is heavily weighted toward a small group of large, recurring relationships.
Where are the contract details?
This is where the picture gets thinner. Our data shows 54 published tenders worth a combined £31.9 million, but the contract-level records are sparse. We have 30 contracts on file, none with published values. There's no method distribution data available, so we can't tell you how much goes through open competition versus direct award. For a council spending this much through payment transactions, the gap between payment data and formal procurement records is wide. The tender pipeline at £31.9 million represents just a fraction of the payment volume. That could mean much of the spend sits below procurement thresholds, runs through frameworks, or simply isn't published in the sources we collect from. If you're prospecting here, the payment data tells you who's getting paid, but you'll need to dig further to understand how those relationships were established.
| # | Supplier | Spend |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | HAMPSHIRE COUNTY CARS LIMITED | £248,461,780 |
| 2 | LLOYDS BANK PLC | £81,898,611 |
| 3 | D P MORGAN | £74,640,000 |
| 4 | NORTHERN TRUST LAND LIMITED | £64,410,000 |
| 5 | THRINGS LLP | £12,446,075 |
| 6 | CAPSTICKS SOLICITORS LLP | £10,621,792 |
| 7 | KNIGHTS BROWN CONSTRUCTION LTD | £7,214,459 |
| 8 | DENNIS EAGLE LIMITED | £5,029,632 |
| 9 | SANTANDER UK PLC | £4,506,687 |
| 10 | PARAMOUNT WINDOW & FASCIA LIMITED | £4,026,446 |
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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.
