Free Guide: Newark and Sherwood Spending & Supplier Profile
A free spending & supplier guide for Newark and Sherwood District Council · Non-metropolitan district · East Midlands
Data covering 2011 to 2026
Recorded Spend
£1.1bn
Transactions
43,388
Suppliers
2,016
Key Takeaways
- £1.1 billion in recorded spend across 43,388 transactions since 2011
- 85.5% of matched spend goes to just five identified suppliers
- 57 tenders worth £90.1 million sit in the pipeline alongside 42 contracts
Over a billion in recorded spend from a district council?
Newark and Sherwood is a non-metropolitan district in Nottinghamshire, covering 251.4 square miles with a population of around 123,000. For a council of that size, the spending volumes are eye-catching. Our data covers £1.1 billion across 43,388 transactions, drawn from 37 source files and spanning 2011 to 2026. That is a long and detailed purchasing history. On the contracts side, we've tracked 42 contracts worth a combined £631,250, alongside 57 tenders valued at £90.1 million. The gap between those two figures is worth noting. The tender pipeline dwarfs the recorded contract value, which suggests either large frameworks in play or contracts yet to be formally published. We've matched 2,083 suppliers across this dataset, spread over 22 sector categories. Newark and Sherwood also sits within the Efficiency East Midlands (EEM) consortium, so some procurement may route through shared arrangements.
One supplier dominates everything else
This is a highly concentrated market, and the numbers make that clear immediately. The HHI score is 5,123, which is very high. Among the identified suppliers we've matched, the top five account for 85.5% of recorded spend, and the top ten push that to 87.8%. Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club Limited leads by a wide margin at £592.9 million. That single entity accounts for more than half of all matched spend. Behind them, the Association of Police and Crime Commissioners sits at £67.3 million, followed by YMCA Newark and Sherwood at £34.4 million. Construction firms fill out much of the rest. Matthews & Tannert, Novus Property Solutions, HBC Construction, and Tanworth Construction all appear in the top ten. Where sector classification is available, construction accounts for 7.1% of spend across 240 suppliers. But 71.7% of spend sits in unclassified records, so the true sector breakdown is harder to read.
How open is the front door?
Of the contracts we hold procurement method data for, both went through open tender. That is a small sample, so it is hard to draw broad conclusions about how the council buys. The median contract value across those records is around £315,600. The tender pipeline tells a bigger story. With 57 tenders worth £90.1 million on record, there is active procurement flowing through this council. One contract sits above the public procurement threshold and one below, so the range of opportunity spans smaller and larger pieces of work. If you're scanning for open competition, the data we hold points in that direction, but with only two contracts carrying method data, the picture is incomplete. The 43,388 payment transactions over 15 years give a much richer view of where the money actually goes, and construction and service activities dominate among the classified spend.
| # | Supplier | Spend |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | NOTTINGHAMSHIRE COUNTY CRICKET CLUB LIMITED | £592,905,212 |
| 2 | THE ASSOCIATION OF POLICE AND CRIME COMMISSIONERS | £67,298,239 |
| 3 | YMCA NEWARK AND SHERWOOD | £34,364,236 |
| 4 | MATTHEWS & TANNERT LIMITED | £14,315,832 |
| 5 | NOVUS PROPERTY SOLUTIONS LIMITED | £5,503,523 |
| 6 | HBC CONSTRUCTION LIMITED | £5,429,054 |
| 7 | R.G. CARTER BUILDING LIMITED | £3,958,833 |
| 8 | TANWORTH CONSTRUCTION LIMITED | £3,595,806 |
| 9 | PHOENIX GAS SERVICES LIMITED | £3,497,847 |
| 10 | ARTHUR J. GALLAGHER INSURANCE BROKERS LIMITED | £2,742,469 |
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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.
