Free Guide: Newcastle-under-Lyme Spending & Supplier Profile
A free spending & supplier guide for Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council · Non-metropolitan district · West Midlands
Data covering 2023 to 2026
Recorded Spend
£240k
Transactions
749
Suppliers
135
Key Takeaways
- 749 transactions worth £240,000 recorded across 2023 to 2026 from this Staffordshire borough
- 52.4% of matched spend goes to just five suppliers, but the market is unconcentrated with an HHI of 873
- 18 tenders valued at £6.2 million point to a pipeline well above the recorded transaction spend
How big a buyer is Newcastle-under-Lyme?
This is a non-metropolitan district in Staffordshire with a population of around 130,000, covering 81.5 square miles. Our data covers 749 transactions worth a combined £240,000, drawn from records spanning 2023 to 2026. That recorded spend figure is modest, and it reflects what the council has published through its transparency returns rather than the full scale of its purchasing. We've matched 147 suppliers across those transactions, which gives a reasonable picture of who this council is paying at the lower end of the spending scale. Separately, 18 tenders valued at £6.2 million have been published through Find a Tender, which tells you the council is active in formal procurement even if the transparency spend data captures smaller day-to-day payments. The tender pipeline gives a better sense of contract-scale activity than the transaction data alone.
Construction and transport take the biggest shares
Across the spending records we hold, construction firms account for 28.2% of matched spend, spread across 15 identified suppliers. Transportation and storage sits second at 22.0%, but that entire share traces to a single supplier whose name appears redacted in the data, totalling £142,287. Seddon Homes Limited follows at £105,885 in construction, and Hapex Developments rounds out the top three at £45,691 in real estate. Professional and technical services pull in 10.9% of spend from 21 suppliers, while wholesale and retail trade draws from 22 suppliers, the highest count of any sector in the dataset. The top five suppliers account for 52.4% of matched spend, and the HHI sits at 873, which is unconcentrated. So while a handful of suppliers pull in the largest individual amounts, the council is spreading money across a wide base. There are 135 unique suppliers across 19 sectors in our dataset.
What does the procurement pipeline actually look like?
The 18 published tenders are where the real contract value sits, totalling £6.2 million. Our dataset does not include procurement method breakdowns for this council's contracts, so we cannot tell you the split between open competition and direct awards. What we can say is that the council sources data through both its own transparency portal and Find a Tender, which suggests a mix of below-threshold purchasing and formal above-threshold procurement. The transaction-level data is made up of relatively small payments, with 749 records adding up to £240,000, giving an average transaction of roughly £320. That points to a transparency dataset dominated by routine operational payments rather than large contract awards. For anyone tracking this council, the tender feed is likely your most useful signal for upcoming work at contract scale. The spending data fills in the picture of who they pay regularly and in what sectors.
| # | Supplier | Spend |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | REMOVED LTD. | £142,287 |
| 2 | SEDDON HOMES LIMITED | £105,885 |
| 3 | HAPEX DEVELOPMENTS LTD | £45,691 |
| 4 | SMITH BUILDING SERVICES LIMITED | £24,840 |
| 5 | OX TEN CONSULTING LTD | £20,438 |
| 6 | SUPPORT STAFFORDSHIRE | £17,853 |
| 7 | OPUS PEOPLE SOLUTIONS GROUP LIMITED | £13,968 |
| 8 | PRISM UK MEDICAL LIMITED | £13,551 |
| 9 | 31TEN CONSULTING LIMITED | £13,463 |
| 10 | STILTZ LIMITED | £12,750 |
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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.
