Free Guide: North Somerset Spending & Supplier Profile
A free spending & supplier guide for North Somerset Council · Unitary authority · South West
Data covering 2022 to 2026
Recorded Spend
£704.5m
Transactions
234,509
Suppliers
1,639
Key Takeaways
- £704 million in recorded spend across 234,509 transactions from 2022 to 2026
- 1,639 identified suppliers with an unconcentrated HHI of 219 and top-5 share of 26.6%
- 106 tenders worth £98.9 million sit in the pipeline alongside 124 published contracts
£704 million through a unitary authority of 215,000 people?
North Somerset is a unitary authority covering 144 square miles in the South West, serving a population of around 215,600. Our data shows £704.5 million in recorded spend across 234,509 transactions, drawn from seven source files collected up to November 2025. The spending records span 2022 to 2026. That volume of transactions puts it firmly in active buyer territory. Alongside the payment data, we hold 124 published contracts with a combined value of £4.9 million and 106 tenders worth £98.9 million. The data comes from n-somerset.gov.uk and Find a Tender, published under OGL v3. Across those records we've matched 1,711 suppliers to Companies House, giving a solid base for understanding who is doing business here. For a council this size, the transaction count is worth paying attention to. It points to a buyer with a broad and busy procurement operation.
Health and social care dominates, but it's not a one-sector council
Of the spend we've matched to sectors, health and social care takes the largest share at 33.5%, with 298 identified suppliers accounting for £150.9 million. Three of the top ten suppliers sit in that sector: The Brandon Trust (£18.8 million), Access Your Care (£11.7 million), and Sirona Care & Health (£8.5 million). But look beyond health and there's real breadth here. Administrative and support services (10.4%), construction (10.3%), and IT (9.4%) each pull in over £40 million. Agilisys leads the pack overall at £38.4 million, closely followed by North Somerset Environment Company at £36.5 million, which handles waste and environmental services. With an HHI of 219, the market is unconcentrated. The top five suppliers account for 26.6% of recorded spend, and the top ten for 36%. Across 1,639 identified suppliers, no single firm has a stranglehold on this council's spending.
How open is the front door for new suppliers?
Our procurement data covers five above-threshold contracts, with a median contract value of £476,340. Of those five, three went through open procedure and two were direct awards. That's a small sample, so read the method split with caution. The tender pipeline tells a fuller story. With 106 tenders worth £98.9 million in total, there is a steady flow of formally advertised opportunities coming through Find a Tender. If you're tracking this council, that pipeline is where your attention will naturally land. The absence of any below-threshold contracts in our data is typical for what councils publish at this level. Most of the day-to-day purchasing shows up in the 234,509 payment transactions rather than in formal contract notices. One thing to keep in mind: there are no consortium arrangements in the records we hold. North Somerset appears to procure independently rather than through joint buying vehicles, at least based on what our data captures.
| # | Supplier | Spend |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | AGILISYS LIMITED | £38,406,961 |
| 2 | NORTH SOMERSET ENVIRONMENT COMPANY LIMITED | £36,498,640 |
| 3 | THE BRANDON TRUST | £18,838,637 |
| 4 | GALLIFORD TRY CONSTRUCTION LIMITED | £14,679,227 |
| 5 | ACCESS YOUR CARE LIMITED | £11,710,257 |
| 6 | INSPIRE TOGETHER LTD | £9,507,390 |
| 7 | NETWORK HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS LIMITED | £8,488,743 |
| 8 | SIRONA CARE & HEALTH C.I.C. | £8,462,541 |
| 9 | MATRIX SCM LIMITED | £8,176,365 |
| 10 | WILLMOTT DIXON CONSTRUCTION LIMITED | £7,616,198 |
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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.
