Free Guide: South Kesteven Spending & Supplier Profile
A free spending & supplier guide for South Kesteven District Council · Non-metropolitan district · East Midlands
Data covering 2016 to 2026
Recorded Spend
£309.0m
Transactions
72,289
Suppliers
1,884
Key Takeaways
- £309 million in recorded spend across 72,289 transactions over a decade
- 47.8% of matched spend goes to construction, dominated by property maintenance firms
- 1,884 identified suppliers and an unconcentrated market with an HHI of 316
A district council spending £309 million over ten years?
South Kesteven is a non-metropolitan district in Lincolnshire covering 364 square miles and a population of around 143,000. For a district council, the spending volume is striking. Our data covers £309 million in recorded spend across 72,289 transactions from 2016 to 2026, drawn from 113 source files. That works out at roughly £31 million a year on average. On the formal procurement side, we've tracked 33 published contracts valued at £9.3 million and 44 tenders worth £12.4 million. The bulk of the money flows through the day-to-day purchase-to-pay transactions rather than large formal contracts. Data sources include procontract.due-north.com, Find a Tender, and the council's own website, so you're getting a picture assembled from multiple publishing channels. For a district authority, this is a busy buyer with a steady transaction flow.
Construction firms are taking nearly half the spend
Of the 1,884 suppliers we've identified, construction firms command 47.8% of matched spend, pulling in £85.4 million across 171 suppliers. Foster Property Maintenance leads the pack at £21.9 million, followed by Liberty Gas Group at £13.9 million and G.F. Tomlinson Building at £8 million. Six of the top ten suppliers sit in the construction sector. That pattern makes sense for a district council with housing stock responsibilities. Outside construction, manufacturing takes 9.9% of spend (Dennis Eagle at £6.9 million is the standout there, likely fleet vehicles), wholesale and retail accounts for 8.9%, and IT and communications takes 6.8% across 233 suppliers. Despite the construction dominance, the market is unconcentrated with an HHI of 316. The top five suppliers account for 31.9% of matched spend, and the top ten for 44.3%. So while construction is the dominant sector, no single supplier has a lock on the council's wallet.
How open is the front door?
Across the 6 contracts where we have procurement method data, 4 were awarded through open tender and 2 via direct award. That's a reasonable open-tender rate, though the sample is small. The median contract value sits at £247,500, with 4 contracts above the procurement threshold and 2 below. The tender pipeline is active. With 44 published tenders worth £12.4 million in the dataset, there's a steady flow of formal opportunities being advertised. If you're in construction or property maintenance, that pipeline matters, given where the money goes. But the real volume of spending here moves through purchase orders and smaller transactions rather than big set-piece procurements. The 72,289 transactions in the payments data dwarf the 33 formal contracts we hold. For suppliers already in the market, that transaction volume points to ongoing, repeat purchasing relationships across the council's operations.
| # | Supplier | Spend |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | FOSTER PROPERTY MAINTENANCE LIMITED | £21,895,385 |
| 2 | LIBERTY GAS GROUP LIMITED | £13,922,414 |
| 3 | G.F. TOMLINSON BUILDING LIMITED | £7,995,082 |
| 4 | DENNIS EAGLE LIMITED | £6,885,639 |
| 5 | D. BROWN (BUILDING CONTRACTORS) LIMITED | £6,338,316 |
| 6 | FORTEM SOLUTIONS LIMITED | £6,134,575 |
| 7 | E.ON ENERGY SOLUTIONS LIMITED | £5,338,043 |
| 8 | UNITED LIVING (NORTH) LIMITED | £3,687,064 |
| 9 | CERTAS ENERGY UK LIMITED | £3,684,146 |
| 10 | KEY INTEGRATED SERVICES (MAINTENANCE) LIMITED | £3,150,000 |
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