Free Guide: South Norfolk Spending & Supplier Profile
A free spending & supplier guide for South Norfolk District Council · Non-metropolitan district · East of England
Data covering 2019 to 2026
Recorded Spend
£293.3m
Transactions
27,120
Suppliers
1,002
Key Takeaways
- £293 million in recorded spend across 27,120 transactions from 2019 to 2026
- 1,002 identified suppliers spread across 22 sectors with an unconcentrated HHI of 582
- 19 tenders worth £7.3 million published alongside 12 contracts valued at £4.1 million
A district council spending nearly £300 million?
South Norfolk is a non-metropolitan district covering 350.6 square miles of Norfolk with a population of around 143,000. For a council of that type, the recorded spend is striking. Our data shows £293.3 million across 27,120 transactions, drawn from 36 source files and covering the period from 2019 to 2026. That works out at roughly £42 million a year on average, though spend will not be evenly distributed across every year in the dataset. The data comes from two sources: Find a Tender and the council's own South Norfolk and Broadland website. That shared web domain is a clue. South Norfolk and Broadland District Council have been running a joint officer team for several years, so some of this spend likely reflects shared services. If you are scoping this council, it is worth keeping that Broadland relationship in mind when interpreting the numbers.
Where does £293 million actually go?
Across the 1,010 suppliers we have matched, spending is fairly well spread. The HHI sits at 582, which is unconcentrated, and the top five suppliers account for 43.2% of recorded spend. Construction is the largest classified sector at 13.3%, with 118 suppliers sharing £7 million. But the single biggest recipient in our data is Basildon District Council at £10 million, which is unusual. Inter-authority payments like that typically relate to shared service arrangements or pooled contracts. Jackson Civil Engineering follows at £3.9 million, then Goldman Sachs International Bank at £3 million, likely a treasury or investment transaction rather than a service contract. Professional and technical services (129 suppliers, £3.8 million) and IT and communications (104 suppliers, £4.6 million) both have busy supplier bases. Around a quarter of spend sits in the Unknown sector category, where supplier SIC codes have not been matched.
How open is the front door?
The formal procurement picture here is small. Our data holds 12 published contracts worth £4.1 million and 19 tenders valued at £7.3 million. Of the three contracts where we have method data, one was open, one selective, and one limited. The median contract value sits at £134,200, and only one contract was above the public procurement threshold. With such a small published contract set relative to the overall transaction volume, much of the council's buying appears to happen below formal thresholds or through frameworks. That is common for district councils, which tend to have lighter procurement functions than unitaries or counties. The 19 tenders suggest there is pipeline activity, but you are not going to find a large volume of openly advertised opportunities here. For a council spending at this level, the gap between transaction volume and formal contract count is something to keep in mind when assessing how accessible this market really is.
| # | Supplier | Spend |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BASILDON DISTRICT COUNCIL | £10,034,061 |
| 2 | JACKSON CIVIL ENGINEERING LIMITED | £3,900,139 |
| 3 | GOLDMAN SACHS INTERNATIONAL BANK | £3,000,000 |
| 4 | ALLIANCE LEISURE SERVICES LIMITED | £2,971,949 |
| 5 | DENNIS EAGLE LIMITED | £2,614,373 |
| 6 | RIX PETROLEUM (EAST ANGLIA) LIMITED | £2,201,432 |
| 7 | SAFFRON HOUSING TRUST LIMITED | £1,630,952 |
| 8 | BIRKETTS LLP | £1,276,222 |
| 9 | TIAA LIMITED | £1,250,733 |
| 10 | TILIA HOMES LIMITED | £960,837 |
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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.
