Free Guide: Staffordshire Spending & Supplier Profile
A free spending & supplier guide for Staffordshire County Council · County · West Midlands
Data covering 2018 to 2026
Recorded Spend
£1.5bn
Transactions
148,233
Suppliers
4,731
Key Takeaways
- £1.48 billion in recorded spend across 148,233 transactions since 2018
- 5,005 matched suppliers but the top five account for 38% of spend
- 152 tenders worth £1.86 billion signal a large active pipeline
How big a buyer is Staffordshire?
Big. Our data covers £1.48 billion in recorded spend across 148,233 transactions, drawn from 104 source files and spanning 2018 to 2026. That puts Staffordshire County Council among the heavier-spending county councils you'll come across, which makes sense for an authority serving 883,000 people over just north of 1,000 square miles in the West Midlands. On top of the payment data, we've tracked 178 published contracts worth a combined £9.8 million and 152 tenders valued at £1.86 billion. That tender figure is worth pausing on. It dwarfs the recorded contract value, which suggests much of the formal procurement activity either sits in large frameworks or involves multi-year deals where the headline number reflects maximum possible spend. Either way, there is clearly a steady flow of opportunities coming through. If you're looking at county-level authorities, Staffordshire is one where the volume alone warrants a closer look at the detail.
Amey dominates, but 4,700 other suppliers get a look in
Across the 5,005 suppliers we've matched to company records, Amey LG Limited stands out at £264 million in recorded spend. Add its sister entity Amey Highways (£33.8 million) and the Amey group accounts for roughly a fifth of all matched spend on its own. Entrust Support Services follows at £90 million, then Lighting for Staffordshire at £48.7 million. The top five suppliers take 38% of spend between them, and the top ten account for 45.5%. The HHI sits at 571, which is low, so while Amey pulls a lot of weight, spend is not dangerously concentrated beyond that. By sector, administrative and support services leads at 23.5% of matched spend, followed by health and social work at 15.5% with 637 identified suppliers. Education takes 11.3% and professional services 10.3%. Construction sits at 7.6%, spread across 198 suppliers. The health and social work category has the largest supplier count, which points to a fragmented market with many smaller providers.
Only seven published contracts, so how is the money actually flowing?
Here's the thing that might catch your eye. Despite £1.48 billion in payment records, we only see seven formal contracts published, all above threshold. Four of those were direct awards and three went through open tender. The median contract value is £475,000. That split, four direct awards out of seven, is worth watching. It could mean the council relies heavily on frameworks, call-offs, or existing arrangements rather than standalone procurements. The tender pipeline tells a different story though, with 152 active or historic tenders worth £1.86 billion in total value. So opportunities are being advertised, just not always converting into individually published contract notices in the data we hold. For context, data is sourced from both Find a Tender and the council's own website. If you're tracking Staffordshire, the tender feed looks like the more useful signal for upcoming work than waiting for contract award notices.
| # | Supplier | Spend |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | AMEY LG LIMITED | £264,285,958 |
| 2 | ENTRUST SUPPORT SERVICES LIMITED | £90,007,889 |
| 3 | LIGHTING FOR STAFFORDSHIRE LIMITED | £48,678,683 |
| 4 | AMEY HIGHWAYS LIMITED | £33,770,661 |
| 5 | COMENSURA LIMITED | £29,524,640 |
| 6 | ACORN CARE & EDUCATION (OPS) LTD | £28,043,323 |
| 7 | MEDEQUIP ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY LIMITED | £17,704,727 |
| 8 | NEXXUS TRADING SERVICES LIMITED | £17,091,752 |
| 9 | VEOLIA ES STAFFORDSHIRE LIMITED | £16,505,521 |
| 10 | MANOR HALL ACADEMY TRUST | £12,920,045 |
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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.
