Free Guide: South Holland Spending & Supplier Profile
A free spending & supplier guide for South Holland District Council · Non-metropolitan district · East Midlands
Data covering 2022 to 2026
Recorded Spend
£23.8m
Transactions
7,076
Suppliers
524
Key Takeaways
- £23.8 million recorded spend across 7,076 transactions from 2022 to 2026
- 533 matched suppliers with the top 5 accounting for 49% of tracked spend
- 19 tenders worth £13.6 million compared to just 10 published contracts
A small district council with a steady spending trail
South Holland is a non-metropolitan district in Lincolnshire, covering 289.6 square miles with a population just under 96,000. It is not a big buyer by any measure, but there is a clear spending record to work with. Our data covers £23.8 million in recorded spend across 7,076 transactions, drawn from 18 source files and spanning 2022 to 2026. That works out to a modest but consistent flow of purchasing activity. On the contracts side, we hold 10 published contracts worth a combined £150,000, alongside 19 tenders valued at £13.6 million. The data comes from both the council's own site and Find a Tender, collected up to November 2025. For a district council of this size, the transaction volume tells you this is an active buyer even if individual contract values tend to stay small. If you are looking at Lincolnshire districts, South Holland has enough of a trail to assess.
Construction and one outsourcing partner dominate the spend
Across the 533 suppliers we have matched, the spending is moderately spread. The HHI sits at 699, which is unconcentrated. But look closer and you will see the top 5 suppliers still command 49% of tracked spend, with the top 10 reaching 59.5%. Public Sector Partnership Services leads the pack at £5 million, a company classified under public administration, which points to an outsourced services arrangement. After that, construction takes over. D. Brown Building Contractors and Hodgson Sayers together account for nearly £3.9 million, and construction as a sector claims 25.8% of all recorded spend. Manufacturing firms pull in 12.4%, with Dennis Eagle (fleet vehicles) at £1.4 million. Professional services, admin support, and wholesale trade each sit between 5% and 9%. Legal spend is split across two firms: Capsticks Solicitors at £1.2 million and Birketts at £321,000. The supplier base is broad in number but the money concentrates quickly at the top.
How open is the front door here?
The procurement data we hold for South Holland is thin on formal contracts but tells a useful story. Of the 2 contracts with method data, both were procured through open procedure, and both fall below threshold. The median contract value is £75,000. That is small work. The tender pipeline is more interesting: 19 tenders worth £13.6 million suggest the council does go to market, particularly for larger pieces of work. Based on what we can see, the formal contracting route here favours open competition rather than direct awards, though the sample is small and the picture may be incomplete. There are no consortium arrangements in the data. With 524 identified suppliers across 20 sectors and 7,076 transactions, much of the council's purchasing appears to happen through routine spend rather than big formal procurements. That pattern is common in smaller districts where day-to-day operational buying drives the numbers.
| # | Supplier | Spend |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PUBLIC SECTOR PARTNERSHIP SERVICES LTD | £5,041,487 |
| 2 | D. BROWN (BUILDING CONTRACTORS) LIMITED | £2,147,395 |
| 3 | HODGSON SAYERS LIMITED | £1,769,629 |
| 4 | DENNIS EAGLE LIMITED | £1,378,181 |
| 5 | CAPSTICKS SOLICITORS LLP | £1,205,866 |
| 6 | C H JONES LIMITED | £684,599 |
| 7 | THE RISK FACTOR LIMITED | £536,926 |
| 8 | INTEGRITY PLUS LIMITED | £529,918 |
| 9 | GLEN FARROW UK LTD | £396,782 |
| 10 | BIRKETTS SOLICITORS LIMITED | £321,154 |
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