Free Guide: St Albans Spending & Supplier Profile
A free spending & supplier guide for St Albans City and District Council · Non-metropolitan district · East of England
Data covering 2015 to 2026
Recorded Spend
£455.6m
Transactions
40,969
Suppliers
1,396
Key Takeaways
- £455.6 million in recorded spend across 40,969 transactions since 2015
- 1,396 identified suppliers with the top five accounting for 55.3% of spend
- Construction and real estate together make up nearly half of all recorded spending
How much does St Albans actually spend?
For a non-metropolitan district of around 149,000 people, St Albans pushes through a fair amount of money. Our data covers £455.6 million in recorded spend across 40,969 transactions, drawn from 45 source files spanning 2015 to 2026. That works out to roughly £11,000 per transaction on average, though the range is wide. The council sits in Hertfordshire, part of the East of England region, and covers about 62 square miles. It does not sit within a combined authority. The spending records we hold come from the council's own publications and Find a Tender, giving us a decent window into how this authority operates as a buyer. With 1,399 matched suppliers across those transactions, there is a broad base of commercial activity here. If you're looking at district councils in Hertfordshire, this is one that spends at a level you would want to pay attention to.
Morgan Sindall dominates, but the field is wide open below them
Two Morgan Sindall entities sit at the top of the supplier table. Morgan Sindall Construction & Infrastructure leads with £42.4 million, and Morgan Sindall Property Services follows at £38.0 million. Between them, that is roughly £80 million, or about 17.6% of all recorded spend. Veolia ES (UK) sits third at £34.6 million, then Willmott Dixon at £15.3 million. Construction is the dominant sector at 32.5% of spend across 137 identified suppliers, with real estate (15.3%) and financial services (15.0%) behind it. Professional and technical services account for 12.9%, spread across the largest supplier count of 242. The HHI score is 785, which is low, and with 1,396 unique suppliers on the books the market is not locked up. The top five take 55.3% of spend, but beyond them you have over a thousand other firms sharing the remaining 45%. That is a long tail.
Where are the formal tenders?
Here is where the picture gets interesting. Our data shows 8 tenders worth a combined £5 million and 1 published contract record. There is no method distribution data to break down how procurement routes split between open competition and direct awards. The real depth of coverage for St Albans comes from payment transaction records rather than structured contract notices. With nearly 41,000 line items, these records give you a clear and detailed view of where money actually goes and who receives it. That transactional detail is where the useful intelligence sits for understanding this council's buying patterns. Sectors like IT (4.1% of spend, 152 suppliers) and admin services (3.8%, 159 suppliers) show broad supplier participation at smaller values. If you are building a picture of St Albans as a buyer, the transaction data is the strongest lens available.
| # | Supplier | Spend |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MORGAN SINDALL CONSTRUCTION & INFRASTRUCTURE LTD | £42,360,831 |
| 2 | MORGAN SINDALL PROPERTY SERVICES LIMITED | £38,017,701 |
| 3 | VEOLIA ES (UK) LIMITED | £34,569,037 |
| 4 | WILLMOTT DIXON CONSTRUCTION LIMITED | £15,321,143 |
| 5 | JOHN O'CONNER (GROUNDS MAINTENANCE) LIMITED | £10,201,652 |
| 6 | CORDEROY CONTRACT SERVICES LIMITED | £8,544,565 |
| 7 | TROWERS & HAMLINS LLP | £7,785,400 |
| 8 | HIGHTOWN HOUSING ASSOCIATION LIMITED | £4,520,894 |
| 9 | PENMILNE CONTRACTORS LIMITED | £4,453,703 |
| 10 | COMENSURA LIMITED | £3,989,886 |
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