Free Guide: Stevenage Spending & Supplier Profile
A free spending & supplier guide for Stevenage Borough Council · Non-metropolitan district · East of England
Data covering 2023 to 2026
Recorded Spend
£187.6m
Transactions
38,753
Suppliers
998
Key Takeaways
- £187.6 million in recorded spend across 38,753 transactions from 2023 to 2026
- Construction dominates at 38.2% of matched spend, led by Wates at £27.8 million
- 104 tenders worth £257.6 million signal an active pipeline for a district council
How much is Stevenage actually spending?
For a non-metropolitan district covering just 10 square miles with a population of around 88,000, Stevenage is pushing serious money through its books. Our data covers £187.6 million in recorded spend across 38,753 transactions from 2023 to 2026, drawn from 32 source files. That works out to roughly £4,800 per transaction on average, though the spread is wide. On the contracts side, the 39 published contracts we hold carry a combined value of £905,000, while 104 tenders total £257.6 million. The tender pipeline is where the real scale sits. This is a borough council with a clear regeneration and housing agenda running through its spending, and the transaction volumes suggest a busy procurement function. We have matched 1,025 suppliers across these records, giving a reasonable picture of where the money flows. Data is sourced from both Find a Tender and the council's own site.
Construction and real estate eat most of the budget
Wates Construction Limited tops the identified supplier list at £27.8 million, more than double the next largest. Hill Residential and Jones Lang LaSalle follow, both classified under real estate activities, at £10.6 million and £4.3 million respectively. Construction alone accounts for 38.2% of matched spend across 104 identified suppliers. Add in real estate at 14.5%, and over half the spend we've tracked flows into building and property. Admin services (11.1%) and IT (8.6%) fill out the mid-tier. Market concentration is low, with an HHI of 786 and the top five suppliers accounting for 44.7% of spend. But that top-line figure masks how dominant Wates is at the top. Swingate Phase 1A LLP, sitting at number four with £4.3 million, is an unclassified entity, likely a joint venture or development vehicle tied to a specific housing scheme.
Tenders tell the fuller story
We hold two formal contract notices: one direct award and one open procedure, with a median value of £452,500. One contract sits above the regulatory threshold, one below. The tender side tells a fuller story. With 104 tenders worth £257.6 million, Stevenage is actively going to market. For a district council of this size, that volume points to ongoing capital programmes, likely housing and regeneration based on the supplier and sector profiles. The split between direct and open procurement is even at one apiece in the contract data, though the contract data is a narrow slice of the full picture. If you're tracking opportunities here, the tender feed is where you'll find the action rather than the published contract register. The council publishes through both Find a Tender and its own website, and the spending records we hold span 2023 to 2026 with collection running through January 2026.
| # | Supplier | Spend |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WATES CONSTRUCTION LIMITED | £27,758,961 |
| 2 | HILL RESIDENTIAL LIMITED | £10,637,059 |
| 3 | JONES LANG LASALLE LIMITED | £4,336,880 |
| 4 | SWINGATE PHASE 1A LLP | £4,306,501 |
| 5 | EDF ENERGY LIMITED | £2,831,844 |
| 6 | SPECIALIST COMPUTER CENTRES PLC | £2,705,784 |
| 7 | CRYSTALATE ELECTRONICS LIMITED | £2,130,283 |
| 8 | ESSENTIAL RESULTS LIMITED | £2,125,302 |
| 9 | ARTHUR J. GALLAGHER INSURANCE BROKERS LIMITED | £2,067,662 |
| 10 | SURESERVE COMPLIANCE CENTRAL LIMITED | £1,611,468 |
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