Free Guide: South Oxfordshire Spending & Supplier Profile
A free spending & supplier guide for South Oxfordshire District Council · Non-metropolitan district · South East
Data covering 2013 to 2026
Recorded Spend
£205.8m
Transactions
29,501
Suppliers
1,246
Key Takeaways
- £206 million in recorded spend across 29,501 transactions since 2013
- 56% of matched spend goes to information and communication suppliers
- Top 5 identified suppliers account for 72% of matched spend, with an HHI of 2,864
A district council spending over £200 million?
South Oxfordshire is a non-metropolitan district in the South East, covering 262 square miles with a population of around 144,000. For a district council, the recorded spending is sizeable. Our data shows £206 million across 29,501 transactions, drawn from 73 source files and spanning 2013 to 2026. That is a long run of data, collected from southandvale.gov.uk, southoxon.gov.uk, and Find a Tender. On the tenders side, 32 published tenders carry a combined value of £175 million. And across 18 tracked contracts, the recorded contract value sits at £232,000. South Oxfordshire shares services with Vale of White Horse, which is worth keeping in mind when you see spending patterns here. The joint arrangement means some procurement activity may sit under shared service structures rather than appearing neatly under one council's name.
Capita dominates, and it's not even close
Of the 1,260 suppliers we've matched, one name towers above the rest. Capita Business Services accounts for £64 million in recorded spend, roughly 31% of everything we've tracked. Biffa Municipal follows at £15 million, then Greenwich Leisure at £4.2 million. The top five identified suppliers absorb 72% of matched spend, and the HHI sits at 2,864, which is highly concentrated. That concentration is largely a Capita story. By sector, information and communication takes 56% of matched spend across 109 suppliers, driven almost entirely by that Capita relationship. Waste management claims 13% through Biffa and others, while professional and technical services account for 9% spread across 215 suppliers. If you're in professional services, that wider supplier base is interesting. Construction sits at 3% with 89 identified suppliers, suggesting the council does buy in that space but in smaller amounts.
Where are the open tenders?
Our dataset holds one published procurement notice, awarded through an open procedure at £232,000. But the real story is in the tender pipeline. Of 32 published tenders worth a combined £175 million, that is where the bulk of formal procurement activity shows up. South Oxfordshire's joint working arrangement with Vale of White Horse likely shapes how procurement gets structured, and some opportunities may be published under the shared services banner. With one published contract notice sitting next to nearly 30,000 payment transactions, much of the spending appears to flow through existing arrangements or frameworks. For bid managers scanning this council, the payment data tells you who is getting paid and for what. The tender feed on Find a Tender is where you will see formal opportunities as they come through.
| # | Supplier | Spend |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CAPITA BUSINESS SERVICES LTD | £64,249,084 |
| 2 | BIFFA MUNICIPAL LIMITED | £15,339,238 |
| 3 | GREENWICH LEISURE LTD | £4,218,102 |
| 4 | HAYS PLC | £3,500,507 |
| 5 | ZURICH INSURANCE COMPANY | £1,884,688 |
| 6 | AMEC FOSTER WHEELER ENERGY LIMITED | £1,485,342 |
| 7 | MEPC MILTON GP LIMITED | £1,434,357 |
| 8 | MAIER PARTNERSHIP LIMITED | £1,416,181 |
| 9 | RM EDUCATION LTD | £1,147,494 |
| 10 | PHOENIX SOFTWARE LIMITED | £903,241 |
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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.
