Free Guide: Rugby Spending & Supplier Profile
A free spending & supplier guide for Rugby Borough Council · Non-metropolitan district · West Midlands
Data covering 2011 to 2026
Recorded Spend
£285.3m
Transactions
61,221
Suppliers
1,657
Key Takeaways
- £285 million in recorded spend across 61,221 transactions since 2011
- 1,660 matched suppliers with an unconcentrated HHI of 239
- Construction dominates at 29.2% of identified supplier spend
£285 million over 15 years: how big a buyer is Rugby?
Rugby Borough Council is a non-metropolitan district in Warwickshire covering 135.5 square miles with a population of around 110,650. Our dataset covers £285.3 million in recorded spend across 61,221 transactions, drawn from 144 source files and spanning 2011 to 2026. That works out to roughly £19 million a year, which is a steady volume for a borough council of this size. We've matched 1,660 suppliers against Companies House records, spread across 22 sector classifications. The spending data comes from rugby.gov.uk and Find a Tender, collected through to December 2025. Four tenders are recorded with a combined value of £292,000, and there is one contract on file. If you're scoping Rugby as a potential client, the transaction-level data is where the real picture sits. Over 61,000 payment records give you a detailed view of who this council actually pays and how often.
Construction firms take the biggest share, but the market is wide open
Based on the supplier records we've matched, construction leads the way at 29.2% of spend, totalling £38.5 million across 139 identified suppliers. Willmott Dixon tops the list at £10.8 million, with Frank O'Gara & Sons at £6.7 million and Reeds Plumbing & Heating at £3.0 million. Manufacturing comes second at 14.3%, largely driven by Nationwide Windows (£7.2 million) and Dennis Eagle (£5.4 million). But here is what matters for competition: the HHI score is just 239, which is very low. The top five suppliers account for 29.5% of matched spend, and the top ten for 40.5%. No single supplier dominates. Warwickshire Rural Community Council, an interesting name on the list at £8.9 million, is the second-largest recipient and sits in the "other service activities" category. With 1,657 unique suppliers in the data, spend is spread widely across a large supplier base.
Where are the formal procurements?
Rugby's formal procurement records are thin in our dataset. We hold four tenders worth a combined £292,000 and one published contract. The bulk of what we know about this council comes from its payment transactions rather than structured contract notices. That is not unusual for a smaller borough council, where much of the buying activity falls below formal publication thresholds. Of the 61,221 transactions in our data, the average payment works out to around £4,660, pointing to a high volume of lower-value purchases. Professional and technical services, admin support, and IT each account for 8-11% of matched spend, suggesting a range of recurring operational needs alongside the larger construction and manufacturing contracts. For anyone tracking procurement method breakdowns, the data does not include that split for Rugby. The payment records tell you who gets paid and how much, which is often more useful than contract notices alone.
| # | Supplier | Spend |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WILLMOTT DIXON CONSTRUCTION LIMITED | £10,834,672 |
| 2 | WARWICKSHIRE RURAL COMMUNITY COUNCIL | £8,892,470 |
| 3 | NATIONWIDE WINDOWS LIMITED | £7,161,893 |
| 4 | FRANK O'GARA & SONS LIMITED | £6,659,524 |
| 5 | DENNIS EAGLE LIMITED | £5,400,381 |
| 6 | COMENSURA LIMITED | £3,358,501 |
| 7 | CIVICA UK LIMITED | £3,082,078 |
| 8 | REEDS PLUMBING & HEATING CONTRACTORS LIMITED | £2,954,180 |
| 9 | RUGBY FIRST LIMITED | £2,794,195 |
| 10 | E.ON ENERGY SOLUTIONS LIMITED | £2,299,573 |
About Us
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.
