Free Guide: Sefton Spending & Supplier Profile
A free spending & supplier guide for Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council · Metropolitan district · North West
Data covering 2011 to 2026
Recorded Spend
£2.6bn
Transactions
464,336
Suppliers
5,618
Key Takeaways
- £2.6 billion in recorded spend across 464,336 transactions since 2011
- 5,618 identified suppliers with an unconcentrated market, HHI of just 92
- Health and social care dominates at 34.8% of matched spend
£2.6 billion over 15 years: what does that tell you?
Sefton is a metropolitan borough on Merseyside with a population of around 276,000, and our data covers a long run of its spending. Across 464,336 transactions from 2011 to 2026, the recorded spend totals £2.6 billion. That is built from 122 source files collected from Sefton's own site, their Procontract portal, and Find a Tender. The dataset includes 5,753 matched supplier records and 93 published tenders worth a combined £215 million. Contract records sit at 94, though without published values attached. For a met borough of this size, the transaction volume is healthy and the time range gives you a genuine longitudinal view of spending patterns. Worth noting: Sefton is part of the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority and a member of the Procure Plus Holdings consortium, which may route certain procurement activity through frameworks outside the council's own published data.
Health and social care takes a third of the pot
Of the spend we've tracked, health and social work accounts for 34.8%, pulling in £407 million across 676 identified suppliers. That is more than double the next sector, construction, which sits at £153 million (13.1%) from 421 suppliers. IT and communications comes third at £81 million. The top supplier in our data is Sefton New Directions Limited at £57 million, a council-linked social care provider. Dowhigh Limited follows at £41 million for construction, then Public Sector Services and Autism Initiatives both around £34 million. But concentration is very low. The HHI is just 92, and the top five suppliers account for only 16.1% of recorded spend. Even the top ten only reach 23.5%. With 5,618 identified suppliers spread across 22 sectors, the spend here is widely distributed. If you're in care, construction, or IT, there is clearly recurring demand.
93 tenders but where's the method breakdown?
Here is an honest gap in the data: we have 93 published tenders valued at £215 million and 94 contract notices, but procurement method breakdowns are not available in our current records for Sefton. That means we cannot tell you the split between open tenders, direct awards, and framework call-offs from this dataset alone. What we can say is that the tender pipeline is active. £215 million across 93 tenders gives a rough average of £2.3 million per tender, pointing to mid-to-large value opportunities in the mix. The council publishes through Procontract (due-north.com) and Find a Tender, so monitoring both portals matters. Given the wide supplier base and low concentration scores, the pattern suggests this is a council that spreads its spending around rather than funnelling it through a small group. But without method data, that is an inference from outcomes rather than confirmed process.
| # | Supplier | Spend |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SEFTON NEW DIRECTIONS LIMITED | £57,372,615 |
| 2 | DOWHIGH LIMITED | £41,122,352 |
| 3 | PUBLIC SECTOR SERVICES LTD | £34,756,100 |
| 4 | AUTISM INITIATIVES (UK) | £34,424,981 |
| 5 | AGILISYS LIMITED | £20,487,153 |
| 6 | EXPECT LTD. | £20,192,537 |
| 7 | GRAYSONS H & E SERVICES LIMITED | £19,727,543 |
| 8 | ALTERNATIVE FUTURES GROUP LIMITED | £19,382,047 |
| 9 | BALFOUR BEATTY CIVIL ENGINEERING (SW) LIMITED | £14,351,901 |
| 10 | FORMBY VILLAGE RADIO CARS LIMITED | £13,758,682 |
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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.
