Free Guide: Rochdale Spending & Supplier Profile
A free spending & supplier guide for Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council · Metropolitan district · North West
Data covering 2013 to 2026
Recorded Spend
£2.4bn
Transactions
1,441,453
Suppliers
4,144
Key Takeaways
- £2.4 billion in recorded spend across over 1.4 million transactions since 2013
- 4,144 unique suppliers with an unconcentrated market at HHI 103
- Health and social work takes 28.4% of matched spend, the largest single sector
£2.4 billion through the books since 2013. What does that look like?
Rochdale is a metropolitan borough of around 224,000 people sitting within Greater Manchester and the GMCA combined authority. Our dataset covers £2.4 billion in recorded spend across more than 1.4 million payment transactions, drawn from 149 source files with transaction dates spanning 2013 to 2026 and data collected up to December 2025. That spend data comes from data.rochdale.gov.uk and Find a Tender notices. On the contracts side, we've tracked 36 published contracts worth a combined £2.6 million, alongside 56 tender notices valued at £46.1 million. The contract value and tender pipeline value sit far apart, though without fuller contract records it's hard to say exactly why. Incomplete capture, different time windows, or tenders not yet awarded could all play a part. Across 61 square miles in the North West, the raw transaction volume runs to over 1.4 million individual payment records over the period.
Rochdale-specific vehicles dominate the top table. But look at the breadth underneath
The top five suppliers account for just 17% of recorded spend, and the top ten for 26%. With an HHI of 103, this is an unconcentrated market. The biggest names are telling. Axiom Education (Rochdale) leads at £81.8 million, followed by three InspiredSpaces Rochdale vehicles collectively totalling over £117 million. The naming pattern of these entities, each tied to a specific locality and project number, is consistent with PFI-style project vehicles, though the source data only gives us company names and SIC codes. Community Lighting Partnership (Rochdale) sits fifth at £36.1 million. Below those top names, there are 4,144 unique suppliers spread across 22 sectors. Health and social care is the largest at 28.4% of matched spend across 647 suppliers, with admin and support services at 22.5% and construction at 12.9%. Our quality data also shows 4,169 suppliers matched to Companies House records. Outside the top-table arrangements, supplier concentration remains low.
How does Rochdale actually go to market?
We hold 2 contracts with method data for Rochdale: one open procedure and one limited. The median contract value across those two sits at around £1.3 million, though with only two data points that figure carries limited analytical weight. The tender pipeline offers more to work with. Across 56 tracked tenders worth £46.1 million, there is a steady flow of advertised opportunities. One above-threshold and one below-threshold contract in our procurement records form a small sample for method analysis. The bulk of Rochdale's recorded purchasing activity, over 1.4 million transactions, flows through payment-to-supplier records rather than formal contract notices. The tender pipeline of £46.1 million in advertised opportunities sits alongside £2.6 million in recorded contract awards, and together they outline the shape of the council's formal procurement activity captured in our data so far.
| # | Supplier | Spend |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | AXIOM EDUCATION (ROCHDALE) LIMITED | £81,832,450 |
| 2 | INSPIREDSPACES ROCHDALE (PROJECTCO2) LIMITED | £43,649,968 |
| 3 | INSPIREDSPACES ROCHDALE (PROJECTCO1) LIMITED | £37,587,768 |
| 4 | INSPIREDSPACES ROCHDALE LIMITED | £36,469,082 |
| 5 | COMMUNITY LIGHTING PARTNERSHIP (ROCHDALE) LIMITED | £36,131,430 |
| 6 | BALFOUR BEATTY LIVING PLACES LIMITED | £27,168,386 |
| 7 | SPECIALIST RECRUITMENT SERVICES LIMITED | £27,145,525 |
| 8 | G SMITH AND SONS LTD | £24,821,517 |
| 9 | WILLMOTT DIXON CONSTRUCTION LIMITED | £24,158,560 |
| 10 | ALTERNATIVE FUTURES GROUP LIMITED | £21,272,802 |
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